Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 3

On this CD:

1. Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Domus

2. Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor ("Werther"), Op. 60
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Domus

Tracks:

Trio For Violin, Violincello, And Piano No. 1 In B Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro Con Brio - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello, And Piano No. 1 In B Major, Op. 8: II. Scherzo. Allegro Molto - Trio. Meno Allegro - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello, And Piano No. 1 In B Major, Op. 8: III. Adagio - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello, And Piano No. 1 In B Major, Op. 8: IV. Finale. Allegro - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello, And Piano No. 2 In C Major, Op. 87: I. Allegro - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello, And Piano No. 2 In C Major, Op. 87: II. Adante Con Moto - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello, And Piano No. 2 In C Major, Op. 87: III. Scherzo. Presto - Poco Meno Presto - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello, And Piano No. 2 In C Major, Op. 87: IV. Finale. Allegro Giocoso - J. Brahms

Tracks:

Trio For Violin, Violincello And Piano No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 101: I. Allegro Energico - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello And Piano No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 101: II. Presto Non Assai - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello And Piano No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 101: III. Andante Grazioso - J. Brahms
Trio For Violin, Violincello And Piano No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 101: IV. Allegro Molto - J. Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 2 In A Major, Op. 26: I. Allegro Non Troppo - J. Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 2 In A Major, Op. 26: II. Poco Adagio - J. Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 2 In A Major, Op. 26: III. Scherzo. Poco Allegro - Trio - J. Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 2 In A Major, Op. 26: IV. Finale. Allegro - J. Brahms

Tracks:

Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25: I. Allegro - Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25: II. Intermezzo. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Trio. Animato - Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25: III. Andante Con Moto - Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25: IV. Rondo All Zingarese. Presto - Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 60: I. Allegro Non Troppo - Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 60: II. Scherzo. Allegro - Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 60: III. Andante - Brahms
Quartet For Violin, Viola, Violincello And Piano No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 60: IV. Finale. Allegro Comodo - Brahms

Customer Reviews:

This is TRUE chamber music.......2005-10-18

These CD's contain some of the best chamber music ever recorded.
Each member of the ensemble seems to fit in without ever dominating.

If you want to hear how chamber music should be played - get these discs!

Gorgeous music, great performance.......2003-05-13

This is one of my favorite CD's. Excellent musicianship and sound quality are a bonus. The real draw to this cd, however, is the passionate interpretation the music. They really capture the emotion behind Brahms' music. I would recommend this to anyone who likes chamber music.

Brilliant Recording, Excellent Deal.......2000-04-19

This album is by far the most crisply recorded, lusciously played, and reasonably priced of all recordings of Brahms' chamber music. There is a 2-CD version with just the quartets for marginally less, but this is the one to get. There's plenty written about the recent Ma, Stern, Laredo, Ax effort (hard not to, considering that cast), which won Gramophone Magazine's best chamber album of the year. The trios are of equally fine quality (Stern is just as luminous in this much earlier performance), in rich, dark analogue sound, and make a superb offer in and of themselves. When coupled with the quartets for roughly the same price. . .? You really can't go wrong. A must buy.

Average customer rating:

The "Clinker" of the bunch

Brahms: The Masterworks (Box Set)

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Customer Reviews:

The "Clinker" of the bunch.......2006-12-19

Having collected the entire "The Masterworks" series (including the Bach and Mozart Complete Works) this set is the 'clinker' of the bunch. First off... 6 CD's of Lieder 'historic' (pre-historic) recordings. No Overtures, No Orchestral Seranades, No Haydn Variations?? The performances of the Symphonies and the Concertos are shakey and not very well recorded. Brilliant Classics, who has done such a wonderful job with the Hadyn Complete Symphonies (licensed from Nimbus), the Mozart and Bach Complete sets, has stumbled a bit with this release.

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Nothing Exciting Here...

Singing For Pleasure

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Tracks:

Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: No. 8 - Wenn so lind dein Auge mir
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: No. 9 - Am Donaustrande
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: No. 10 - O wie sanft die Quelle
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: No. 11 - Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: No. 12 - Schlosser auf, und mache Schlosser
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: No. 13 - Vogelein durchrauscht die Luft
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: No. 14 - Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: No. 15 - Nachtigall, sie singt so schon
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: No. 16 - Ein dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe
Deutsche Volkslieder, For Unaccompanied Choir: Abschliedslied, WoO 34, No. 9
Deutsche Volkslieder, For Unaccompanied Choir: In stiller Nacht, WoO,34, No 8
Deutsche Volkslieder, For Unaccompanied Choir: Die Wollust in den Maien, WoO 34, No. 11
Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103: No. 5 - Brauner Bursche fuhrt zum Tanze
Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103: No. 6 - Roslein dreie in der Reihe
Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103: No. 7 - Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103: No. 8 - Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen
Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103: No. 9 - Weit und breit schaut niemand mich an
O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2
Four Quartets: An die Heimat, Op. 64, No. 1
Four Quartets: Der Abend, Op. 64, No. 2
Four Quartets: Spatherbst, Op. 92, No. 2
Four Quartets: Abendlied, Op. 92, No. 3
Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 65: No. 15 - Zum Schluss

Customer Reviews:

Nothing Exciting Here..........2006-04-11

As a former member of the Westminster Choir, I can honestly say there is nothing interesting or exciting about this recording. First of all, Flummerfelt must be getting old because his tempi are ungodly slow, sometimes not even following the composer's own marking. Though the over all sound is "Westminster" the drama, flair, colors, and texture of the group is nil. If you're looking for either the Love Songs or Gypsy Song cycles, keep searching...this is not the recording for you. If you are a Brahms enthusiast, I also recommend you keep searching, there is nothing remotely interesting about this recording.