IDAGIO | Brahms: Piano Quartet in G Minor (Orch. A. Schoenberg)

Featuring

Jaime Martín
Gävle Symfoniorkester
Johannes Brahms
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry

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Compositional Technique

Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1 features a "Rondo alla zingarese" (Rondo in Gypsy style) in its final movement, inspired by his concert tours with Hungarian violinist Ede Reményi.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at Gävle Konserthuset (Gävle Concert Hall) in Sweden from November 13-17, 2017.

Composition History

Hubert Parry's Elegy for Brahms, written in 1897, was never performed during the composer's lifetime and only premiered after Parry's death in 1918.

Compositional Technique

Arnold Schoenberg's orchestration of Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1 includes "un-Brahmsian" instruments like the E-flat and bass clarinet, xylophone, and glockenspiel.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Arnold Schoenberg, a great admirer of Brahms, orchestrated the Piano Quartet No. 1 to make all the inner voices audible, stating, "I wanted to hear everything, and I achieved that."