Piano Quartets, opp. 15 & 45

Album by Gabriel Fauré & Emanuel Ax & Isaac Stern & Jaime Laredo & Yo‐Yo Ma

Piano Quartets, Opp. 15 & 45 is a set of two piano quartets by French composer Gabriel Fauré, composed in 1876 and 1885. They blend Romantic chamber textures with Fauré's characteristic harmonic refinement and lyrical piano writing, representing early and mature stages in his chamber-music output and contributing to the development of French chamber repertoire in the late 19th century.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15: I. Allegro molto moderato
    9:28
  2. 2.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15: II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo
    5:46
  3. 3.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15: III. Adagio
    7:59
  4. 4.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15: IV. Allegro molto
    8:14
  5. 5.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45: I. Allegro molto moderato
    11:25
  6. 6.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45: II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    3:22
  7. 7.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45: III. Adagio non troppo
    11:27
  8. 8.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45: IV. Allegro molto
    9:11

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