String Quartet No.1, Op.51 No.1 (Brahms, Johannes)

		Movements/Sections 4 movements Allegro Romanze. Poco Adagio Allegretto molto moderato e comodo Allegro Composition Year 1865?-1873 Genre Categories Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Performances

• Recordings (1)

Recordings

 Complete Performance
*#243511 - 30.42MB - 33:13 -  8.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - - !N/!N/!N - 949x⇩

MP3 file (audio)
Cypressdome (2012/7/22)

Performer Pages:

Borromeo String Quartet (String Quartet)

Publisher Info.:

Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]

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Sheet Music

• Full Scores (4)
• Parts (4)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (3)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#23065 - 7.37MB, 41 pp. -  4.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V/V/V - 6414x⇩

PDF scanned by Brahms-Institut
Ivdruiz (2008/10/13)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(1873). Plate 7378.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Colour scan with digital watermark

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 Complete Score
*#218082 - 2.10MB, 40 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1539x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Aldona Jones (2012/5/11)

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 11365

Reprinted:

Leipzig: Eulenburg, No.240, n.d.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
*#242305 - 4.57MB, 26 (#186-211) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 701x⇩

PDF scanned by piupianissimo
piupianissimo (2012/7/14)

 Complete Score (medium quality) (Preview)
*#05719 - 1.88MB, 26 pp. -  6.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - V*/V*/V* - 4919x⇩

PDF scanned by Goldberg988
Goldberg988 (2007/5/5)

Editor:

Hans Gál (1890-1987)

Publisher Info.:

Johannes Brahms: Sämtliche Werke, Band 7:
Kammermusik für Streichinstrumente
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926–27. Plate J.B. 22

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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scan: score scanned at 600dpi (High Quality Scanning)
medium quality: scanned at 300dpi.

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Parts

 Violin 1
*#38268 - 1.96MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 7369x⇩

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Carolus (2010/11/24)

 Violin 2
*#38269 - 1.46MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 3367x⇩

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Carolus (2010/11/24)

 Viola
*#38270 - 1.47MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 4247x⇩

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Carolus (2010/11/24)

 Cello
*#38271 - 1.19MB, 21 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (25) - V/V/V - 3927x⇩

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Carolus (2010/11/24)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Zwei Quartette, Op.51
Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(1873). Plate 7380

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Also includes parts for Op.51 No.2
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands (Brahms)

 Complete Score
*#56597 - 5.65MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 453x⇩

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Morel (2010/2/19)

 Color Cover
*#56598 - 0.77MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 92x⇩

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Morel (2010/2/19)

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d. (December 1873), plate 7385

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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For Piano solo (Klengel)

 Complete Score
*#18636 - 1.32MB, 26 pp. -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 648x⇩

PDF scanned by Caprotti
Caprotti (2008/7/12)

Arranger:

Paul Klengel (1854–1935)

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(1896). Plate 10714

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	String Quartet No.1
Alternative Title

Composer	Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.51 No.1
Key	C minor
Movements/Sections	4 movements Allegro Romanze. Poco Adagio Allegretto molto moderato e comodo Allegro
Year/Date of Composition	1865?-1873
First Performance	1873-12-11 in Vienna
First Publication	1873 (November)
Dedication	"Seinem Freunde Dr. Theodor Billroth in Wien zugeeignet"
Average Duration	32 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	2 Violins, Viola, Cello

Misc. Comments

Version History

• Composed for string quartet between 1865 and 1873?
• Arranged by Brahms for piano 4 hands, 1873?