The Clarinet Trio

The Clarinet Trio: Transformations and Further Passages

by John Eyles
April 9, 2022

A clarinet trio is a chamber trio comprising a clarinet, a bowed string instrument such as a violin, viola or cello, and a piano; the phrase can also refer to a composition written for such a trio. However, away from such matters, The Clarinet Trio is the name of a three-clarinet group which first recorded together on October 1st 1998, in Berlin, the resulting album, Oct. 1, '98, having been released on the Leo Lab label in 1999. The first ...

Double Trio De Clarinettes: Itineraire Bis

by Vic Albani
March 21, 2014

Benedetti da alcuni illuminati nomi che gestiscono cose importanti del jazz europeo (vedi Philippe Ochem, direttore del Jazz d'Or festival di Strasburgo, Armand Meignan, direttore del festival di Le Mans, Frank Baumann del Goethe Institut di Minsk, l'Istituto di cultura francese dello stesso centro e altri nomi dello stesso calibro) nascono di tanto in tanto progetti in qualche modo commissionati o comunque fortemente supportati che riescono a illuminare gli eventi maggiormente “culturali" della vita musicale europea. Questo disco è la ...

Double Trio De Clarinettes: Itineraire Bis

by Glenn Astarita
January 3, 2014

Prominent European purveyors of jazz clarinet fare--The Clarinet Trio and Le Trio De Clarinettes--align for a joint mission on this set that covers a wide spectrum of applications, ideas and surprises. They induce the sounds of nature and render highly melodic song forms while including doses of humor amid punchy motifs and hordes of delicate contrasts. At times the sextet operates within quiet and hauntingly introspective settings and launches circular ostinatos, used for sounding boards and assorted improvisational activities.

The Clarinet Trio: Oct. 1, '98

by Robert Spencer
August 1, 1999

The Clarinet Trio is made up of Jürgen Kupke (clarinet), Gebhard Ullmann (bass clarinet) and Theo Nabicht (bass clarinet). Although this somewhat straitened instrumental lineup would seem limited, these three musicians have tremendous stylistic ability and virtuosic breadth. On these 19 brief pieces they move through a world of clarinet approaches - indeed, often they do so in the course of one piece.

To take just one example, “Klezmer . . . Flower . . . Tag . . .," ...

The Clarinet Trio: Oct. 1, '98

by Glenn Astarita
June 1, 1999

The Clarinet Trio is: Jurgen Kupke (clarinet), Gebhard Ullmann (bass clarinet) and Theo Nabicht (bass clarinet). Oct. 1, ‘98 was recorded live in an old chamber-music hall in Berlin and features 19 tracks in total which average between 2-4 minutes in length.

Charming, clamorous, playful and for the most part, thoroughly entertaining, this Clarinet Trio succeeds with fresh ideas, a multifaceted approach and impeccable execution. Gebhard Ullmann’s “Heaven No. 27” features an interesting blend of harmony, as the choruses are ...