String Quartet No. 1 in C minor / Piano Quintet in F minor

Album by Johannes Brahms & Quatuor Ébène & Akiko Yamamoto

String Quartet No. 1 in C minor / Piano Quintet in F minor is a pairing of chamber works by Johannes Brahms, originating from the 1860s–1870s. Both pieces exhibit Brahms's late-Romantic harmonic language and dense motivic development, juxtaposing dramatic minor-key intensity with lyrical, contrapuntally rich textures that mark a maturing phase in his chamber music output.
First released: 2009

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro
    11:03
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze (Poco adagio)
    7:24
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: III. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo - Un poco più animato
    10:29
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: IV. Allegro
    6:02
  5. 5.
    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34: I. Allegro non troppo
    15:44
  6. 6.
    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34: II. Andante, un poco adagio
    9:47
  7. 7.
    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34: III. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio
    7:32
  8. 8.
    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34: IV. Finale (Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Presto, non troppo)
    10:35

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