Brahms Johannes - Quartets Complete - String Quartet

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. During his summer vacation in 1891 Brahms composed six vocal quartets which would appear in print later that autumn. This set, to become Brahms’s opus 112, clearly falls into two groups. The first two in the melancholic tone of the poems Sehnsucht (Longing) and Nächtens (At Night) by Franz Kugler come upon four Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Lieder) bursting with vitality and power. The first public performances of the work were very positively received. Even while Brahms was still alive, the work was performed not only by the four solo voices originally intended, but also by choruses. Breitkopf & Härtel’s new practical edition of the Quartette follows the music text of the critical edition of the Johannes Brahms Complete Edition./ Répertoire / 4 Voix SATB et Piano

Compositeur : Brahms Johannes Treasury of delightful solo vocal quartets: Liebeslieder, Op. 52, 18 songs for vocal quartet (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) and piano four hands. Neue Liebeslieder, Op. 65, 14 songs and a closing piece for the same ensemble. and Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103, 11 songs for vocal quartet and piano (one player).

String Quartets in c minor and a minor op. 51-Brahms had already composed over 20 String quartets (he confessed to a friend that he had burnt all of that ?stuff?) before he finally presented his Opus 51 to the public. In the end only threesurviving works managed to withstand his high self-criticism; numerous layers of corrections bear witness to his struggle with each detail. We are now publishing the two passionate dark Quartets Op. 51 separatelyfrom the rather more lively Opus 67. The basis for this edition is the volume in the New Complete Edition of Brahms? works published in 2004 by Henle for which previously missing sources in a Swiss bequest wereconsulted for the first time.

For solo voices and piano accompaniment. A master of the art song Brahms extended his exceptional artistry to the delightful solo vocal quartets contained in this volume.