Brahms's choice of F minor and the opening of his Piano Quintet Op 34 consciously recall Beethoven's Appassionata Piano Sonata Op 57.
Composer Biography
Brahms destroyed many early works, including a string quartet, due to his self-consciousness about living up to the legacy of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Composition History
Brahms's Piano Quintet Op 34 went through two widely diverging instrumental manifestations before reaching its familiar form.
Composition History
After criticism from violinist Joseph Joachim regarding its scoring, Brahms rescored the Piano Quintet Op 34 as a sonata for two pianos and destroyed the original string quintet version.
Performer Biography
The Takács Quartet, formed in 1975 at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, has won numerous international awards, including a Grammy Award for their complete Beethoven string quartets recording.
Composition History
The Piano Quintet Op 34 was initially conceived as a quintet for two violins, viola, and two cellos, an ensemble used by Schubert for his C major Quintet D956.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brahms deliberately paid homage to Schubert in the Piano Quintet Op 34, particularly in the slow movement's theme and the Scherzo's ending.
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