This is a fine but frustrating disc. Admirers of the superb Swedish clarinettist Martin Fröst may already have this version of Brahms' Trio for clarinet, cello and piano Op 114, which was released nine years ago along with Fröst's performances of the two Brahms clarinet sonatas. Including it again alongside brand new recordings of the Clarinet Quintet and Fröst's own arrangements for clarinet and piano of six Brahms songs, however musically logical, means that some will feel obliged to duplicate a performance they already know well; so far the quintet doesn't appear to be available as a download either. Those who want high-quality recordings of the quintet and trio, though, won't go far wrong with these; perhaps some ensembles wring a bit more autumnal angst out of the quintet than Fröst and his distinguished quartet of colleagues led by Janine Jansen manage here do here, but the way the clarinet and strings listen to each other and tailor their phrasing accordingly is an object lesson in high-class ensemble playing, while the clarinet-and-piano arrangements of the songs, in which Fröst is partnered by Roland Pöntinen, complement the chamber works nicely.