BRAHMS: String Quintets Nos. 1 and 2
New Zealand String Quartet
Maria Lambros, viola
Seen as the successor to Beethoven by many of his contemporaries, Johannes Brahms combined traditional form with an originality of musical language that has inspired generations of composers. His two string quintets are, like Mozart’s, scored with two violas for richness of texture and harmonic depth. The positive mood of the First String Quintet reflects the sunny resort of Bad Ischl where Brahms composed during the spring of 1882, while his Second String Quintet combines symphonic breadth with nostalgic melancholy in what was originally intended to be his final chamber work.
February 2019 Naxos Classical Catalogue No: 8.573455
Producer and engineer: Norbert Kraft
Producer and editor: Bonnie Silver
Track Listing:
String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111
i. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
ii. Adagio
iii. Un poco allegretto
iv. Vivace ma non troppo presto
String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88
i. Allegro non troppo ma con brio
ii. Grave ed appassionato
iii. Allegro energico
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