With the first edition of Josef Schelb’s only recently rediscovered “Sonata for Clarinet and Piano” from 1947, the repertoire of this chamber-music genre gains an attractive asset.

Schelb’s four-movement work, closest in style to that by Paul Hindemith among the well-known clarinet sonatas of the 20th century, captivates with its distinctive originality, strong inventiveness, and the very personal character of its musical statement. Schelb is not only a master of contrapuntal compositional a...