Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major
Album by Johannes Brahms & Borodin Quartet & Sviatoslav Richter
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26 is the second piano quartet by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1861. The four-movement work blends lyrical Romantic melody, dense counterpoint and varied textures for piano and strings, and it marks an important early step in Brahms's development of large-scale chamber forms within the Romantic tradition.
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- 1.Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 26: I. Allegro non troppo15:24
- 2.Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 26: II. Poco adagio11:35
- 3.Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 26: III. Scherzo: Poco allegro11:21
- 4.Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 26: IV. Finale: Allegro9:06
