Brahms’ Third Piano Quartet stands out for the extremely involved and complex history of its genesis. A very first version of certain sections – still in c sharp minor – had been written in 1855/56, but neither the composer nor his friends were genuinely happy with this version. In 1869 Brahms reprised his work , but still found no satisfying solution. It was not until 1874/75 that he brought the final version to paper, replacing two movements of the original version with new ones. While the “tragic” key of c minor points to the truly dark, passionate character of the work, the composer actually singled out the mood of suffering of the quartet himself in several letters.

Publisher

G. Henle Verlag

Composer

Johannes Brahms

Instrument

Cello|Piano|Viola|Violin

Format

Piano Quartet

Binding

Paperback

Pages

92

ISBN

9790201802855

Stock code

HN285

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