Bernhard Päuler

Sonata IV: E major, Sonata V: F major, Sonata VI: G major.

Hoffmeister's flute duets always offer a rich melodic palette and make perfect use of the instrumental 'vocabulary'.

Thanks to their contrapuntal-imitatorial style and concise melodicism, Sammartini's sonatas surpass the duet productions of his time.

F. M. Simonet dedicated the duos to the famous horn player Domnik (1767 - 1844), who besides horn concertos also wrote a horn school. The duos were written for ensemble playing at conservatories.

The trio, written in 1814, is entirely in the spirit of a 'late' rococo divertimento, playful and virtuosic at the same time.

Crusell's three clarinet quartets are among the summit works of their genre. They are required reading for every clarinetist. Op.2 was written in 1812.

The popular trio with its variations on the Russian song 'Schöne Minka, ich muß scheiden' is a technical bravura piece full of sentimental melodic episodes to be celebrated.

The award-winning work, published by Augener in 1901, displays all the advantages of instrumental splendour. True euphony, expansive and impressive melodies, daring harmonic progressions, contemplativ...