Brahms: Piano Quintet Op. 34, String Quartet, Op. 67

Album by Johannes Brahms & András Schiff & Takács Quartet

The Piano Quintet, Op. 34 and the String Quartet, Op. 67 are chamber works by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1864–1865 and 1875–1876 respectively. Both works exemplify Brahms's mature Romantic language, combining dense contrapuntal textures, expansive harmonic development and a blend of lyrical and vigorous rhythmic writing, and they occupy key positions in his chamber-music output, with the quintet reflecting an earlier consolidation of his style and the quartet illustrating later developments.

Brahms: Piano Quintet Op. 34, String Quartet, Op. 67 by Johannes Brahms - album cover

First released: 1991

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1.
Piano Quintet, op. 34: I. Allegro non troppo
15:03
2.
Piano Quintet, op. 34: II. Andante un poco adagio
8:01
3.
Piano Quintet, op. 34: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
7:32
4.
Piano Quintet, op. 34: IV. Finale (Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo)
10:37
5.
String Quartet no. 3, op. 67: I. Vivace
8:49
6.
String Quartet no. 3, op. 67: II. Andante
7:14
7.
String Quartet no. 3, op. 67: III. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo)
7:18
8.
String Quartet no. 3, op. 67: IV. Poco Allegretto con Variazioni
9:58