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J. S. Bach’s Trio Sonatas II, III, IV performed by Zephyr: Jorge Montilla (Bb clarinet), Min-ho Yeh (Bb clarinet) and Howard Klug (Bass) - 9 tracks
  • J. S. Bach’s Trio Sonatas II, III, IV performed by Zephyr: Jorge Montilla (Bb clarinet), Min-ho Yeh (Bb clarinet) and Howard Klug (Bass) - 9 tracks
  • J. S. Bach’s Trio Sonatas II, III, IV performed by Zephyr: Jorge Montilla (Bb clarinet), Min-ho Yeh (Bb clarinet) and Howard Klug (Bass) - 9 tracks
J. S. Bach’s Trio Sonatas II, III, IV performed by Zephyr: Jorge Montilla (Bb clarinet), Min-ho Yeh (Bb clarinet) and Howard Klug (Bass) - 9 tracks

J. S. Bach’s Trio Sonatas II, III, IV performed by Zephyr: Jorge Montilla (Bb clarinet), Min-ho Yeh (Bb clarinet) and Howard Klug (Bass) - 9 tracks

These three elite clarinetists have a long history of collaboration tied to the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where Howard Klug has been a long-time faculty member and mentor. They have also notably performed together as members of Trio Zephyr. [1, 2, 3, 4]: 

The Album & Instrumentation
This specific instrumentation offers a highly unique, dark, and rich timbral reimagining of Bach's counterpoint. In a traditional Baroque trio sonata, two upper voices weave independent melodies above a driving bass line. By using two soprano clarinets and a bass clarinet, the trio seamlessly covers the necessary registers while lending the pieces a warm, vocal quality quite distinct from the original organ pipes or traditional string/flute interpretations.
The three sonatas covered in this collection include:
  • Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526
  • Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 527
  • Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528 [1, 2]
    • The album sheet music and adaptations are published and distributed under specialized woodwind labels like Woodwindiana Editions, which is curated by Howard Klug himself. [1]
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