Quintettes Op. 111 & 115

Album by Johannes Brahms & Melos Quartett & Gérard Caussé & Michel Portal

Quintettes Op. 111 & 115 are chamber works by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1890 and 1891. They exemplify Brahms's late Romantic chamber style, combining classical forms and contrapuntal density with warm, autumnal lyricism; Op.111 foregrounds rich string sonorities while Op.115 pairs a mellow clarinet timbre with intimate string writing, and both occupy a late-period place in his output that emphasises concentrated, refined chamber expression.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Quintette à cordes no. 2, op. 111: I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
    12:52
  2. 2.
    Quintette à cordes no. 2, op. 111: II. Adagio
    7:13
  3. 3.
    Quintette à cordes no. 2, op. 111: III. Un poco allegretto
    5:13
  4. 4.
    Quintette à cordes no. 2, op. 111: IV. Vivace ma non troppo presto
    4:58
  5. 5.
    Quintette pour clarinette et quatuor à cordes, op. 115: I. Allegro
    12:36
  6. 6.
    Quintette pour clarinette et quatuor à cordes, op. 115: II. Adagio
    10:46
  7. 7.
    Quintette pour clarinette et quatuor à cordes, op. 115: III. Andantino - presto non assai, ma con sentimento
    4:30
  8. 8.
    Quintette pour clarinette et quatuor à cordes, op. 115: IV. Con moto
    8:55

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