Composed near the end of Brahms’s life, the Op. 88 and 111 were the composer’s first string quintets. While the shadow of Beethoven loomed large for much of Brahms’s career, these works represent a liberation of sorts, both incorporating and superseding the master’s influence. The Boston Symphony Chamber Players, whose playing the Boston Globe has described as “consistently satisfying,” performs the works here.
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Release Date: 05/28/1992
Label: Nonesuch Catalog #: 79068 Spars Code: DDD
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 1 Mins.
| TRACK LISTING |
| 1. Quintet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 88 by Johannes Brahms Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players Period: Romantic Written: 1882; Austria |
| 2. Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111 by Johannes Brahms Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players Period: Romantic Written: 1890; Austria Notes: AUSTRIA |
