MAX REGER (1873-1916): Clarinet Sonatas in A Flat, Op. 49/1, in F Sharp Minor, Op. 49/2 and in B Flat, Op. 107.

Catalogue Number: 11M059
Label: Naxos
Reference: 8.572173
Format: CD
Price: $11.98
Description: Original thematic material and harmonic progressions, expressive dynamics and intricate phrasing are all things that made Reger a composer ahead of his time. Nothing here is contrapuntally dense or gnarled like some of his late orchestral works and each has its own character, the first high-spirited, the second elegant but introverted and the big, 34-minute third a sunny, optimistic work. Janet Hilton (clarinet), Jakob Fichert (piano).