Brahms: Quintets, Op. 34 & Op. 115 - Tokyo String Quartet, Jon Nakamatsu and Jon Manasse | Tokyo
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The Tokyo String Quartet is joined by pianist Jon Nakamatsu and clarinetist Jon Manasse in these Brahms masterpieces dating from two very different periods in his life: the tumultuous Piano Quintet, Op.34 -- the work of an ambitious young man -- and the Clarinet Quintet, Op.115, an autumnal serenade by an experienced master. The journey between these two milestones was one marked by criticism, soul searching and ultimate triumph. http://www.tokyoquartet.com/ http://store.harmoniamundi.com/johannes-brahms-quintets.html
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could not *have* picked.
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Tokyo's sound is fantastic - but, i have to say, you could not picked a better clarinetist the world over. Manasse has a brilliant sound and technique. (of course, i have no bias having known him since we were 11 and having attended both precollege and college at the juilliard with him) JM: i could listen to you/your playing all day.
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"These are without doubt among the best recordings available of the two quintets. As a program, they are both complementary and contrasting, and so are very well-matched. Each new playing reveals further delightful and vitalising aspects of these paramount chamber works." - SA-CD.net
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"No praise is enough..." - San Francisco Classical Voice
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"The extraordinary homogeneity of sound that comes from a complete quartet of matching instruments is most apparent… the beauty of the blend is so total." - Gramophone
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"Here is a glorious set of performances that find its way onto somebody’s Pick of the Year list (certainly mine). The immaculate and wise Tokyo String Quartet are joined by two American soloists, clarinetist Jon Manasse and pianist Jon Nakamatsu, in pristine and moving performances… an important and revealing new recording of two great and very different masterpieces." - The Herald
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BBC Music Magazine "The Piano Quintet, Op.34, and Clarinet Quintet, Op.115, are seldom coupled together, yet make a natural and mutually illuminating pairing… both pieces receive performances that understand and warmly identify with Brahms’s intentions: the playing is expressive and there is an obvious love of the music throughout… very enjoyable, superbly played accounts in which there is really nothing to criticise."
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Great Review! from WholeNote Magazine - Terry Robbins "Sometimes, as a reviewer, you just stop listening critically and simply get lost in the performances. That’s what happened here, and what can possibly top that?"
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This recording is getting raves from all! Audiophile Audition 5 STARS "They have outdone themselves on the current Brahms disc… The interpretation by the Tokyo and Manasse is about as emotionally complex and satisfying as I’ve heard, and I doubt the beauty of the playing has been surpassed… another superb performance by the Tokyo, here joined by the excellent Jon Nakamatsu. An almost mandatory purchase for any Brahms lover."