String Quartet No.2, Op.51 No.2 (Brahms, Johannes)

		Movements/Sections 4 movements Allegro non troppo Andante moderato Quasi Minuetto, moderato Finale. Allegro non assai Composition Year 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
*#78151 - 29.38MB - 32:05 -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - - !N/!N/!N - 1912x⇩

MP3 file (audio)
Carolus (2010/9/9)

Performer Pages:

Jupiter 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 (3)
• Parts (8)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (3)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#23066 - 9.41MB, 44 pp. -  3.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 4748x⇩

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

Editor:

First edition [November 1873]

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1873]. Plate 7379.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Colour scan with digital watermark

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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
*#242310 - 5.02MB, 26 (#212-237) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 971x⇩

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

 Complete Score (medium quality) (Preview)
*#09199 - 2.05MB, 26 pp. -  7.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V*/V*/V* - 4643x⇩

PDF scanned by Goldberg988
Goldberg988 (2007/7/1)

Editor:

Hans Gál (1890-1987)

Publisher Info.:

Johannes Brahms: Sämtliche Werke, Band 7:
Kammermusik für Streichinstrumente
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926–27. Plate J.B. 23

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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 - 7589x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Carolus (2010/11/24)

 Violin 2
*#38269 - 1.46MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 3457x⇩

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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 - 4368x⇩

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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 - 4054x⇩

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Carolus (2010/11/24)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Zwei Quartette, Op.51
Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1873]. Plate 7381

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Also includes parts for Op.51 No.1
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 Violin 1
*#248965 - 1.46MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 532x⇩

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Generoso (2012/9/2)

 Violin 2
*#248966 - 1.11MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 307x⇩

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Generoso (2012/9/2)

 Viola
*#248967 - 1.11MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 366x⇩

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Generoso (2012/9/2)

 Cello
*#248968 - 0.97MB, 11 pp. -  5.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 319x⇩

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Generoso (2012/9/2)

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(1873). Plate 7381.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands (Composer)

 Complete score
*#74863 - 4.08MB, 49 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 309x⇩

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Morel (2010/8/12)

 Color cover
*#74864 - 0.78MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 87x⇩

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Morel (2010/8/12)

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[Composer's transcription]

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1874]. Plate 7414.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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For Piano solo (Klengel)

 Complete Score
*#18637 - 2.24MB, 27 pp. -  3.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 484x⇩

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

Arranger:

Paul Klengel (1854-1935)

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(1897). Plate 10715

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	String Quartet
Alternative Title

Composer	Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.51/2
Key	A minor
Movements/Sections	4 movements Allegro non troppo Andante moderato Quasi Minuetto, moderato Finale. Allegro non assai
Year/Date of Composition	1873
First Publication	1873
Dedication	"Seinem Freunde Dr. Theodor Billroth in Wien zugeeignet"
Average Duration	33 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	2 Violins, Viola, Cello

Misc. Comments

Version History

• Composed for string quartet, finished 1873
• Arranged for piano 4 hands by Brahms, 1873, first published Spring 1874, Simrock Plate 7114