Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 1-3

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Release Date: 23rd Jul 2012
Catalogue No: 93040
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Work length38:30

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Isabelle Faust, Bruno Giuranna, Alain Meunier, Derek Han

I. Allegro

Track length13:11

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II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length8:07

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III. Andante con moto

Track length9:07

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IV. Rondo alla zingarese

Track length8:05

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Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60

Work length32:53

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Isabelle Faust, Bruno Giuranna, Alain Meunier, Derek Han

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length10:18

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II. Scherzo. Allegro

Track length4:02

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III. Andante

Track length8:33

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IV. Allegro comodo

Track length10:00

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Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26

Work length45:30

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Isabelle Faust, Bruno Giuranna, Alain Meunier, Derek Han

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length15:11

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II. Poco adagio

Track length10:04

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III. Scherzo. Poco allegro

Track length10:41

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IV. Finale. Allegro

Track length9:34

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The chamber works of Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) have long been seen as a window onto the German composer’s rigorous, intricate approach to composition and restrained yet Romantic style. This is true of his piano quartets; although he only composed three, in their individual characters and masterful control of musical material, they are an integral aspect of Brahms’s chamber output.

The Piano Quartet in G minor Op.25, the earliest of Brahms’s works in this genre, reveals the composer’s great creativity. Based on short motifs that are continuously extended and combined to form larger structures, it draws on song-like melodies in the first movement and Hungarian folk music in the finale, to create a work that, at times, seems to stray into the territory of orchestral music.

The second Quartet in A Op.26 is relaxed and expansive in comparison, with flowing, extended melodies that retain a sense of control and poise, while The Piano Quartet No.3 in C minor is the most dramatic, practically operatic in style. Since the initial release of this popular Brilliant Classics recording, its performers have gone from strength to strength. While Isabelle Faust has forged a reputation as one of the leading international violinists, particularly in chamber music, Derek Han, Bruno Giuranna and Alain Meunier are some of the most acclaimed musicians in their fields. Chamber music enthusiasts should not be without this world-class recording in their collections.

Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 1-3

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