Brahms / Artemis Quartet String Quartets Nos 1 & 3 CD

The Artemis Quartet pairs Brahms' intense First Quartet with his lighter-spirited Third Quartet, both works that the Artemis' cellist, Eckart Runge, describes as "remarkable and multi-faceted". He says that "Brahms marries a Romantic spirit with the structure and forms of Classicism. There is an almost symphonic approach in the writing, but at the same time the quartets are imbued with a sense of warmth, immediacy, friendship and love that is interwoven with a more spiritual, timeless beauty". Brahms: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 / Artemis Quartet Release Date: 09/11/2015 Composer: Johannes Brahms Orchestra/Ensemble: Artemis String Quartet Quartet for Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 51 no 1 by Johannes Brahms Written: 1865-1873; Austria / Quartet for Strings no 3 in B flat major, Op. 67 by Johannes Brahms Written: 1875; Austria - Number of Discs: 1

1. String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro 2. String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze - Poco Adagio 3. String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: III. Allegretto Molto Moderato E Comodo 4. String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1: IV. Allegro 5. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: I. Vivace 6. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: II. Andante 7. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: III. Agitato (Allegretto Non Troppo) - Trio - Coda 8. String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: IV. Poco Allegretto Con Variazioni