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Johannes Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 & Piano Quintet

10/1/2005, 8 Tracks, 1:14:39

Featuring

  • Václav Remeš
  • Vlastimil Holek
  • Josef Klusoň
  • Michal Kaňka
  • Ivan Klánský
  • Pražák Quartet
  • Johannes Brahms

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Composer's Artistic Vision

For Brahms, the string quartet was a genre of strict organization, emphasizing polyphony with four equally important voices, contrasting with the usual brio of piano writing.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67, was composed in the peaceful, pastoral setting of a friend's villa on the Neckar River in Ziegelhausen.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, was initially written for strings alone in 1861, then transcribed for two pianos, and finally arranged for piano and string quartet.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Ivan Klánský, the pianist on this album, is a leader of the famous Guarneri Trio Prague and has won numerous international prizes, including the Bolzano competition in 1967.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Johannes Brahms, the composer, wrote at least twenty string quartets before deciding to complete the two Opus 51 quartets.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

The two-piano version of Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, received an unenthusiastic reception at its 1864 premiere in Vienna.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Pražák Quartet, like many Bohemian ensembles, was founded by its members while they were students at the Prague Conservatory (1974-1978).

Source: Booklet

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