String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Album by Johannes Brahms

String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 are two string quartets by Johannes Brahms, composed and published in 1873. They represent Brahms's first published string quartets and demonstrate his mature approach to chamber music, combining classical forms and rigorous motivic development with rich Romantic harmony, contrapuntal density and dramatic contrasts.

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String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro
7:59
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String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze. Poco adagio
7:13
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String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: III. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo - Un poco piu animato
8:19
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String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: IV. Allegro
5:59
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String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo
9:20
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String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2: II. Andante moderato
8:56
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String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2: III. Quasi Minuetto, moderato - Allegretto vivace
5:29
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String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro non assai
7:15