Brahms: Piano Quartets

Johannes Brahms (Composer), Fauré Quartett (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Fauré Quartett
• Composer: Johannes Brahms
• Audio CD (January 12, 2010)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B0010AFXJ2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #101,638 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Allegro [Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25] 2. Intermezzo (Allegro ma non troppo) [Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25] 3. Andante con moto [Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25] 4. Rondo alla Zingarese [Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25] 5. Allegro ma non troppo [Brahms: Piano Quartet No.3 in C minor, Op.60] 6. Scherzo (Allegro) [Brahms: Piano Quartet No.3 in C minor, Op.60] 7. Andante [Brahms: Piano Quartet No.3 in C minor, Op.60] 8. Finale (Allegro) [Brahms: Piano Quartet No.3 in C minor, Op.60]

Product Description

"Chamber music is the only true form of music and the most authentic expression of a personality," insisted Gabriel Fauré. Having taken its eponym's guiding principle to heart, the Fauré Quartett is now widely regarded as one of the leading chamber groups in the world. Within a short space of time it has conquered the great concert halls of London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, Geneva, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Milan, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and elsewhere. "They attract superlatives wherever they go," wrote The Strad following a concert at London's Wigmore Hall, while the Süddeutsche Zeitung praised them for a performance that "brought tremendous pleasure by highlighting interpretative details that had scarcely ever been heard before." For this album, their second on Deutsche Grammophon, the chamber group focuses on two of Brahms piano quartets, op. 25 & op. 60. These large and technically demanding works are given brilliant and exciting performances.