Brahms: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60
"Werther Quartet"
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- Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
- Editor: Hanspeter Krellmann
- Format: Set of Parts
- Instrumentation: Piano Quartet (Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello)
- Work: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor ("Werther Quartet"), Op. 60
- ISMN:
- Size: 9.3 x 12.2 inches
- Pages: 92
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
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.
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60
