With this disc, Jon Manasse, who joins forces once again with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and ex Tokyo String Quartet cellist Clive Greensmith, completes his survey of Brahms' chamber works.

The clarinet takes centre stage in this programme of chamber works ranging from Beethoven's youthful Trio in B flat major Op.11 (composed 1797 Vienna) via Weber's dazzling showpiece Grand Duo Op.48 for clarinet & piano, to Brahms' autumnal Trio in A minor Op.114 (1891), written for Richard Mühlfeld.

"From the first note to the last, this was an explosively brilliant and beautifully controlled performance [of Op.8] with artistic ensemble precision such as we rarely hear." - Peninsula Reviews (concert review)