String Quartets, op. 51 nos. 1 and 2 (Simi String Quartet)

Album by Johannes Brahms

String Quartets, Op. 51 Nos. 1 and 2 are two string quartets by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed in 1873. They mark Brahms's entry into his mature chamber music style, combining classical quartet forms with Romantic harmonic richness, dense textures and contrapuntal writing, and occupy an important place in his early mature output.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro
    10:24
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze. Poco adagio
    6:08
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: III. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo - Trio
    6:47
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: IV. Allegro
    5:58
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo
    11:45
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2: II. Andante moderato
    8:32
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2: III. Quasi minuetto. Moderato - Allegretto vivace
    4:44
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro non assai - Più vivace
    7:05

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