Reflections

Johannes BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet
Richard WAGNER Siegfried Idyll*
Dmitry SHOSTAKOVICH Two Pieces for String Octet: Prelude and Scherzo, Op.11

*John Keene conductor

Brahms’ beloved Clarinet Quintet draws you into a deeply personal world of tenderness and lyrical beauty. Wagner’s radiant Siegfried Idyll, written as a gift for his wife, follows with its own warmth and intimacy, while Shostakovich’s Two Pieces for String Octet shifts the mood from brooding intensity to exhilarating energy.