Review (PDF) Quintet And Quartets For Piano And Strings (Dover Chamber Music Scores)
By 1853 Brahms had emerged as a force in music and would afterward be acknowledged as the greatest master of the symphonic form of the last half of the century. In that generation of composers, only Dvořák (for whom he had a special regard and to whom he gave invaluable aid) produced as much chamber music as the prolific Brahms. This prodigious outpouring, perhaps more than any other aspect of Brahms's oeuvre, provides a clear and uninterrupted view of his artistic development.Here reproduced in this handsome, inexpensive volume is a superb selection of chamber works — masterful compositions by Brahms, written for violin, viola, cello, and piano. Reprinted from the reliable Breitkopf & Härtel edition, they include Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34; the Quartet in C Minor, Op. 25; and Quartet in A Major, Op. 26, distinguished by their variety of moods, gypsy coloring, and richness of ideas; and the Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60, with its somber and foreboding atmosphere.Standards of the repertoire, these four compositions are strongly dramatic, richly inventive, and filled with ingenious thematic transformations. Musicians, music lovers, and any admirer of Brahms will welcome their appearance in this convenient, affordable edition. Large, readable noteheads and ample margins for notations make this excellent volume an important addition to the library of every serious student of chamber music.
Series: Dover Chamber Music Scores
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (August 1, 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 048624900X
ISBN-13: 978-0486249001
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.7 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Don't buy this edition unless Dover fixes the print quality. Currently the printing of the edition is visibly, albeit subtly pixelated, like they printed with the wrong resolution. I exchanged with and the second copy was identically pixelated. I will be calling Dover about this.
This book is great. Nothing is pixelated. The other buyer must have gotten a defective copy.
This book came in amazing condition! I was very pleased.
Quintet and Quartets for Piano and Strings (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Piano Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 and Piano Quintet No. 1 (Dover Chamber Music Scores) String Quartets, Opp. 20 and 33, Complete (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Eleven Late String Quartets, Opp. 74, 76 and 77, Complete (Dover Chamber Music Scores) String Quartets, Opp. 42, 50 and 54 (Dover Chamber Music Scores) String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Five Late String Quartets (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Complete Piano Trios (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Metric Manipulations in Haydn and Mozart: Chamber Music for Strings, 1787-1791 (Oxford Studies in Music Theory) Early String Quartets: Op. 18 Complete (Dover Miniature Music Scores) Cello Sonata, Violin Sonata and Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Pribaoutki, Renard and Ragtime for Eleven Instruments (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Concerto in B Minor Op. 61: with Separate Violin Part (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: with Separate Violin Part (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5: with Separate Violin Part (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Chamber Symphony No. 1 for 15 Solo Instruments, Op. 9 (Dover Music Scores) Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano: With Separate Violin Part (Chamber Music Scores) Piano Concerto, Op. 38: Study Score (G. Schirmer's Edition of Scores of Orchestral Works and Chamber Music) Complete Piano Transcriptions from Wagner's Operas (Dover Music for Piano) by Liszt, Franz, Classical Piano Sheet Music (1981) Paperback Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks in Full Score (Dover Music Scores)
