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1. Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26: I. Allegro non troppo (16:49)
2. Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26: II. Poco Adagio (11:07)
3. Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26: III. Scherzo. Poco Allegro (10:51)
4. Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26: IV. Finale. Allegro (10:52)
5. Beau: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28: I. Adagio – Allegro con fuoco (6:56)
6. Beau: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28: II. Adagio (6:38)
7. Beau: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28: III. Tempo di Mazurka (3:35)
8. Beau: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28: IV. Finale. Allegro (5:59)
In this new series, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective juxtaposes piano quartets by Brahms with ones by his lesser-known contemporaries. For this first volume the group has chosen the piano quartet of Luise Adolpha Le Beau. Born in 1850 in Rastatt, in Baden, she studied with Clara Schumann and Franz Lachner, as well as Josef Rheinberger. Her extensive output covers all genres: orchestral works, plenty of choral music, two operas, and an extensive number of Lieder, solo piano pieces, and chamber music. Her Piano Quartet was composed in 1884 and performed in the Leipzig Gewandhaus that year to great critical acclaim; indeed, Julius Riedel, who was responsible for concerts in that venue, told her that her success eclipsed any he had known there. On a concert tour to Vienna in the same year, she met Brahms and Hanslick; both invited her to show them her compositions, and responded positively. Brahms’s Piano Quartet No. 2 was completed in 1861, and is noted for the strong influence of Schubert. Lasting almost fifty minutes, it is one of the most substantial piano quartets in the repertoire.
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01 - Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 I. Allegro non troppo.flac
278.1 MB
02 - Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 II. Poco Adagio.flac
176.3 MB
03 - Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 III. Scherzo. Poco Allegro.flac
178.5 MB
04 - Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 IV. Finale. Allegro.flac
184 MB
05 - Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28 I. Adagio – Allegro con fuoco.flac
118.2 MB
06 - Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28 II. Adagio.flac
109.6 MB
07 - Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28 III. Tempo di Mazurka.flac
58.2 MB
08 - Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28 IV. Finale. Allegro.flac
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