The Piano Quartets

Album by Johannes Brahms & Emanuel Ax & Isaac Stern & Jaime Laredo & Yo‐Yo Ma

The Piano Quartets are two chamber works by Johannes Brahms, written in the 1860s. They combine Romantic harmonic richness and dense, classical-influenced forms for piano and string trio, representing a key stage in Brahms's development as a composer of large-scale chamber music.
First released: 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26: I. Allegro non troppo
    16:46
  2. 2.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: I. Allegro
    13:38
  3. 3.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26: II. Poco adagio
    12:51
  4. 4.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: II. Intermezzo: Allegro, ma non troppo – Trio: Animato
    8:04
  5. 5.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: III. Andante con moto
    10:12
  6. 6.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26: III. Scherzo; Trio: Poco allegro
    11:39
  7. 7.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26: IV. Finale: Allegro
    10:55
  8. 8.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: IV. Rondo alla Zingarese: Presto
    8:10
  9. 9.
    Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60: I. Allegro non troppo
    10:55
  10. 10.
    Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60: II. Scherzo: Allegro
    4:12
  11. 11.
    Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60: III. Andante
    9:09
  12. 12.
    Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60: IV. Finale: Allegro comodo
    10:57

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