For clarinet, viola, and piano or violin, violoncello, and piano
Max Bruch was 72 in 1910 when he composed Acht Stücke (Eight Pieces), Op. 83 for his son, Max Felix, already a professional clarinetist. The Eight Pieces shine with Bruch's lyricism and each has its particular charm. Written in a late but conservative Romantic style, they are deep, intense, passionate, and intimate.