The Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26, by Johannes Brahms is scored for piano, violin, viola and cello. It was completed in 1861[1] and received its premiere in November 1862 by the Hellmesberger Quartet with the composer playing the piano part.[2] It has been especially noted for drawing influence from composer Franz Schubert.[3][1] Lasting approximately 50 minutes, this quartet is the longest of Brahms's chamber works to perform and one of the longest piano quartets in the repertoire. He also made an arrangement of this quartet for two pianos.[4]
| Piano Quartet in A major | |
|---|---|
| No. 2 | |
| Chamber music by Johannes Brahms | |
 The composer in 1853 | |
| Opus | 26 |
| Composed | 1861 |
| Performed | 1863 |
| Duration | 50 minutes |
| Movements | four |
| Scoring |
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Structure
editThe quartet is in four movements:
Analysis
editFirst movement
editThe first movement is in sonata form.
Second movement
editThe second movement is in rondo form.
Third movement
editThe third movement is a scherzo and trio in compound ternary form, where both the scherzo and the trio are in sonata form.
Fourth movement
editThe fourth movement is in sonata-rondo form.
References
edit- ^ a b "Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No.2 in A, Op.26". Classical Archives. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ "Brahms: Piano Quartets –CD – CDA67471/2 – Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)". Hyperion Records. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ LA Phil (2012-05-14). "Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26". LA Phil. Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ "Celebrating Maureen Jones". Musica Viva Australia. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
External links
edit- Piano Quartet No. 2: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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