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| Brahms: Complete String Quartets, Quintets & Sextets | 
| Artists: Karl Leister, Johannes Brahms, Christoph Eschenbach, Cecil Aronowitz, Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel, Amadeus Quartet
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Category: Music
List Price: $39.98
Buy New: $35.98
You Save: $4.00 (10%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 35338
Format: Box Set, Collector's Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000120602
UPC: 028947435822
EAN: 0028947435822
ASIN: B00008RWRG
Release Date: October 14, 2003
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | 1. Allegro | | • | 2. Romanze. Poco Adagio | | • | 3. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo - Un poco piu animato | | • | 4. Allegro | | • | 1. Allegro non troppo | | • | 2. Andante moderato | | • | 3. Quasi Minuetto, moderato - Allegretto vivace | | • | 4. Finale. Allegro non assai |
Disc 2
| • | 1. Vivace | | • | 2. Andante | | • | 3. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo) | | • | 4. Poco Allegretto con Variazioni | | • | 1. Allegro non troppo - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I. | | • | 2. Andante, un poco Adagio | | • | 3. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio | | • | 4. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Tempo I - Presto, non troppo |
Disc 3
| • | 1. Allegro non troppo ma con brio | | • | 2. Grave ed appassionato - Allegretto vivace - Tempo I - Presto | | • | 3. Finale. Allegro energico | | • | 1. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio | | • | 2. Adagio | | • | 3. Un poco Allegretto | | • | 4. Vivace, ma non troppo presto |
Disc 4
| • | 1. Allegro | | • | 2. Adagio | | • | 3. Andante grazioso | | • | 4. Allegro | | • | 1. Allegro | | • | 2. Adagio | | • | 3. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento | | • | 4. Con moto |
Disc 5
| • | 1. Allegro ma non troppo | | • | 2. Thema con Variazioni. Andante, ma moderato | | • | 3. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio. Animato | | • | 4. Rondo. Poco Allegreto e grazioso | | • | 1. Allegro non troppo | | • | 2. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo - Presto giocoso - Tempo I | | • | 3. Poco Adagio | | • | 4. Poco Allegro |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
Just a "heads up!" December 8, 2008
I just want to warn anyone as brain-dead as I turned out to be that the recordings of the 3 string quartets included here are exactly the same recordings contained in Brahms: The String Quartets/Dvorak: Quartet, Op. 96.
D'oh!
They are very good recordings, of course, but one copy is enough.
(When you start making mistakes like this, is it a sign that you own too much music?)
So which should you buy? Well, I would get this 5-disc set because it is still a good deal--the quintets, sextets and clarinet music are all very good. In particular, the recording of Brahms' piano quintet in F minor here, with Eschenbach at the piano, is very highly recommended by people who would know.
And I personally would listen to Brahms' clarinet quintet five times, the 2nd sextet three times and the piano quintet in F minor at least twice for each time I listened to Dvorak's 13th string quartet--as nice as it in fact is.
You can get the Dvorak quartet, which is on the other edition but not here, elsewhere. In fact, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Borodin: Quartets by the Emerson String Quartet comes highly recommended to me--so highly that I've decided to purchase it relatively soon to compare to the Amadeus, which I've been enjoying. The Emerson's Dvorak has a slightly better reputation, but of course there's no accounting for taste.
(Evidently the answer to the parenthetically posed question above is an emphatic "No!")
Magnifical Brahms November 19, 2008
This is merely the best recording I have purchased this year, a magnifical reason of happiness and spell, since it re-collects the finest masterworks of Brahms's chamber music in 5 cds with the devoted art of Amadeus Quartet and of clarinetist Karl Leister, who surely reaches in the extraordinary Quintet op. 115 the zenith of his career. Excellent. Five stars.
The Beauty of Brahms"Chamber Music July 6, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ok, I am going to admit that I purchased this cd boxed set because I truly enjoy chamber music. There is a simplicity and beauty inherent to music played by a select few. Please don't misunderstand me, I enjoy all forms of classical music. Still-trios, quartets, and quintets hold a special place in my music collection.
If your taste is similar, let me say that this is a must have! The playing is superb! This is a cd that can be played over and over and a new discovery is made each time. I give this boxed cd set my highest recommendation!
brahms: complete string quartets, quintets&sextets October 27, 2007
0 out of 11 found this review helpful
Everything was as expected,the product was factory sealed and shipped and delivered in good order
 Very Good, but beware technical problems May 25, 2007
8 out of 16 found this review helpful
Overall, I really enjoy these pieces. The playing is good, and the sound is quite live, which I enjoy. My favorite piece is the Quintet in G Major Op.111, though the sextet in Bb is a close second. I am a perfectionist, and my familiarity with these pieces led me to be a little dissapointed, which is why there is only 4 stars. My dissapointment stems from two facts:
1. In the first movement of the Brahms G Major Op.111, the string quintet elects not to take the repeat in m.56, so you will never hear the first ending on this recording and thus only get one shot at the awesome cello opening. I haven't listened closely enough to the other pieces on this set to discern if they avoided other repeats or not, but for the most part, they appear to be there.
2. There are technical printing problems. Though the recording is so live that you can hear the breath of the musicians and their fingers fall on the strings, there are some actual technical pops in the recording. Perhaps it was a transfer problem from analog to digital, as the recordings are old. Most of these pops are minor, but they are dissapointing for an audiophile such as myself. My CDs are pristine (no scratches at all), and even the first time playing them these pops were there. So, here's the list of what I've found thus far:
CD 3:
Track 6: Pops & clicks at 1:19 & 1:22.
CD 5:
Track 1: Pops at 6:01.
Track 2: Pops & clicks at 0:13, 3:56, & 6:16.
Track 5: Pop at 12:07.
Track 7: Pop & clicks at 6:11, 7:45, 7:51-7:52 (these are quite noticable), 7:59, 8:03, 8:11.
Track 8: Pop at 7:34.
It is a well-played set; hopefully they will get the printing correct on the next batch.
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