Josephs / Merrick / Frith / Kreutzer Quartet Music For Clarinet CD

Linda Merrick describers Josephs as a "consummate, motivated and sincere musician" who inspires performers. The Sonatas are Brahmsian in their use of lyrical melodies and rhythmic variety: these, and the Quintet, are major contemporary works in Josephs' individual but extremely approachable and mainly tonal harmonic language.

1. Clarinet Quintet Op. 135 Partitura (A) 2. Clarinet Quintet Op. 135 Partitura (B) 3. Clarinet Quintet Op. 135 Scherzo 4. Clarinet Quintet Op. 135 Notturno 5. Clarinet Quintet Op. 135 Dispartitura 6. Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet ; Piano Op. 148 Moderto 7. Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet ; Piano Op. 148 Intermezzo 8. Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet ; Piano Op. 148 Scherzo 9. Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet ; Piano Op. 148 Monody 10. Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet ; Piano Op. 149 Moderato 11. Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet ; Piano Op. 149 Intermezzo 12. Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet ; Piano Op. 149 Vivo Leggiero