Lorenzo Coppola et al ****
Wigmore Hall, 10th January 2018
The clarinet quintets by Mozart and Brahms make the perfect concert pairing. Both were late works inspired by friendships with great musicians – Anton Stadler in Mozart’s case, and Richard Mühlfeld, who tempted Brahms out of self-imposed retirement. Both quintets employ muted strings in their slow movements and both close with a theme and variations finale. You can hear them coupled together plenty of times in concert but what made this Wigmore Hall recital extra special were the period instruments on which they were played by Lorenzo Coppola and a string quartet led by Isabelle Faust.
Lorenzo Coppola
© Stefano Buonamici
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