Carl Reinecke was one of the most influential, many-sided and respected individuals in the musical life of 19th century Germany. His contributions to German music culture are not to be overrated. During over 40 years of his pedagogical work at the Music Conservatory in Leipzig he gave lessons in playing piano, composition, choral singing, and led chamber ensembles. This CD contains a set of Reinecke’s compositions for clarinet, horn and piano. Although the composer used these instruments in his other chamber pieces in various configurations, still the Phantasiestücke for Violin and Piano op.22, Introduction and Allegro Appassionato in C minor op.256 for clarinet and piano, Nocturne in E flat major op.112 for horn and piano and Trio in B flat major op.274 for clarinet, horn and piano best express the set of compositions scored for these combinations of instruments. The compositions come from different periods of Reinecke’s career and enable us to follow the development in his composing style.

Trio Śląskie (Silesian Trio):
- Roman Widaszek (clarinet)
- Tadeusz Tomaszewski (horn)
- Joanna Domańska (piano)