String Quartet No.3, Op.67 (Brahms, Johannes)

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Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1876. Plate 7892.
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Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 24.
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

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General Information

Work Title String Quartet No.3
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 弦楽四重奏曲第3番; 현악 사중주 3번; Quatuor à cordes nº 3; String Quartet No. 3; Quartetto per archi nº 3; 3. Streichquartett; Quartet de corda núm. 3; Cuarteto de cuerda n.º 3 (Brahms)
Name Aliases 弦楽四重奏曲3番; Quatuor à cordes opus 67 de Brahms; String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major, Op. 67
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: nr94024544; BNF: 148220318
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.67
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 128
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Vivace
  2. Andante
  3. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo)
  4. Poco Allegretto con Variazioni
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1875
First Performance. 1876-10-30, Berlin
First Publication. 1876 (November)
Dedication Th. W. Engelmann (Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann, 1843–1909), an amateur cellist who had hosted Brahms on a visit to Utrecht.
Average DurationAvg. Duration 34 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
External Links Wikipedia article
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Extra Information Version History
  • Composed for string quartet, 1875
  • Arranged for piano 4 hands by Brahms, 1875


*In a letter about the quartet to the dedicatee Engelmann (an amateur cellist), Brahms wrote "There’s no cello solo in it, but such a tender viola solo that you may want to change your instrument for its sake!".

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