Brahms Complete String Quartets Quintets & Sextets 5CD

£61.25

Johannes Brahms's complete chamber music for string quartet, quintet and sextet is performed by the Amadeus Quartet with Cecil Aronowitz, William Pleeth, Christoph Eschenbach and Karl Leister. This 5CD Collectors Edition from Deutsche Grammophon brings together historic recordings made between 1959 and 1968, covering Brahms's complete string quartets, quintets and sextets alongside his Piano Quintet and Clarinet Trio and Quintet.

Track Listing:

CD 1 - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

1. String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro
2. String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze (Poco adagio)
3. String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: III. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo - Un poco più animato
4. String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: IV. Allegro
5. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo
6. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: II. Andante moderato
7. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: III. Quasi minuetto, moderato - Allegretto vivace
8. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: IV. Finale (Allegro non assai - Più vivace)

CD 2 - String Quartet No. 3 & Piano Quintet

1. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: I. Vivace
2. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: II. Andante
3. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: III. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo)
4. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: IV. Poco allegretto con variazioni - Doppio movimento
5. Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: I. Allegro non troppo
6. Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: II. Andante, un poco adagio
7. Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
8. Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: IV. Finale (poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo)

CD 3 - String Quintets Nos. 1 & 2

1. String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88: I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
2. String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88: II. Grave ed appassionato - Allegretto vivace - Tempo I - Presto
3. String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88: III. Allegro energico
4. String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
5. String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: II. Adagio
6. String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: III. Un poco allegretto
7. String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: IV. Vivace ma non troppo presto

CD 4 - Clarinet Trio & Clarinet Quintet

1. Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: I. Allegro
2. Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: II. Adagio
3. Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: III. Andante grazioso
4. Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: IV. Allegro
5. Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: I. Allegro
6. Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: II. Adagio
7. Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: III. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
8. Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: IV. Con moto

CD 5 - String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2

1. String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo
2. String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato
3. String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
4. String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
5. String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo
6. String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: II. Scherzo (Allegro non troppo)
7. String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: III. Poco adagio
8. String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: IV. Poco allegro

Total Audio Tracks: 39