Piano Quartets 1-3

Album by Johannes Brahms & Renaud Capuçon & Gautier Capuçon & Gérard Caussé & Nicholas Angelich

Piano Quartets Nos. 1–3 are a set of chamber works by Johannes Brahms, composed between 1861 and 1875. They exemplify Romantic chamber music, combining intricate piano writing with contrapuntal string textures and formal sophistication, and they trace key stages in Brahms's development as a composer of mature chamber repertoire.
First released: 29th September 2008

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26: I. Allegro non troppo
    16:22
  2. 2.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: I. Allegro
    14:10
  3. 3.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26: II. Poco adagio
    13:22
  4. 4.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo - Trio. Animato
    7:52
  5. 5.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: III. Andante con moto
    10:41
  6. 6.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26: III. Scherzo. Poco allegro - Trio
    11:24
  7. 7.
    Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26: IV. Allegro
    10:46
  8. 8.
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: IV. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto
    8:22
  9. 9.
    Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60: I. Allegro non troppo
    11:05
  10. 10.
    Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60: II. Poco adagio
    4:13
  11. 11.
    Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60: III. Scherzo. Poco allegro - Trio
    9:24
  12. 12.
    Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60: IV. Finale. Allegro
    10:12

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