WILHELM BERGER (1861-1911): Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 94, CARL FRÜHLING (1868-1937): Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A Minor, Op. 40.

Description: Frühling's sunny and relaxed, optimistic and youthful-sounding trio receives its third recording. Berger's 1903 trio was written for Richard Mühlfeld, the same clarinettist for whom Brahms wrote his late trios and as a similar autumnal lyricism in most of its four movements while ending with a fugal finale (a form much in evidence in his slightly earlier string trio (see 08N054 of last August). Trio Vidas.