String Quartets / Clarinet Quintet

Album by Johannes Brahms & Léner String Quartet & Charles Draper

String Quartets / Clarinet Quintet is a collection of chamber works by German composer Johannes Brahms, comprising his two string quartets composed in 1873 and his clarinet quintet composed in 1891. The pieces employ Romantic-era harmonic language and dense chamber textures, balancing lyrical melodies, rich sonorities and contrapuntal development, and they occupy a key place in Brahms's mature output for small ensemble, reflecting his evolving approach to form and instrumental colour.

First released: 1997

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Disc 1

1.
String Quartet no. 1 in C minor, op. 51 no. 1: I. Allegro
8:25
2.
String Quartet no. 1 in C minor, op. 51 no. 1: II. Romanze. Poco adagio
7:32
3.
String Quartet no. 1 in C minor, op. 51 no. 1: III. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo - Un poco più animato
7:51
4.
String Quartet no. 1 in C minor, op. 51 no. 1: IV. Allegro
6:35
5.
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 51 no. 2: I. Allegro non troppo
8:19
6.
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 51 no. 2: II. Andante moderato
9:00
7.
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 51 no. 2: III. Quasi minuetto, moderato - Allegretto vivace
5:38
8.
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 51 no. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro non assai
6:28

Disc 2

2.
String Quartet no. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67: I. Vivace
9:31
3.
String Quartet no. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67: II. Andante
8:56
4.
String Quartet no. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67: III. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo) - Trio
9:12
5.
String Quartet no. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67: IV. Poco allegretto con variazioni - Doppio movimento
12:04
6.
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: I. Allegro
9:35
7.
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: II. Adagio
9:58
8.
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: III. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
5:03
9.
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: IV. Con moto - Un poco meno mosso
8:22