Clarinetist Michael Collins and the Escher Quartet present one of the masterpieces of the clarinet chamber repertoire: Johannes Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet. Composed at the twilight of his career, Brahms’s quintet radiates aching nostalgia and a poignant sense of lost love, ultimately settling into a melancholy serenity. Modeled on those by Mozart and Brahms, Max Reger’s Clarinet Quintet complements the Brahms …

Max Reger’s 150th anniversary was celebrated in 2023, but his music is not often programmed. During his own lifetime, however, he was much esteemed. Paul Hindemith described him as “the last giant of music,” and Schoenberg promoted his music because “he still remains unfamiliar” and “I consider him a genius.” Written towards the end of his life, Max Reger’s Four …