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Piano Quartet A Major Op. 26 by Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet - Sheet Music

By Johannes Brahms

As with the G minor Quartet op. 25, the origins of opus 26 reach back into the 1850s. However, it assumed its final shape only in summer and fall 1861. While in her first evaluation of the work Clara Schumann felt that the piece would “grow on the listener once he knows it perfectly and has often heard it.” Brahms's friend Joseph Joachim wrote to him after a hasty perusal that he had “grown more and more favorable towards the A major Quartet. The tone of great intimacy and delicacy alternates beautifully with a fresh love of life.” With its use of a “brighter” key, opus 26 is clearly the more accessible of the two adjacent piano quartets.

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Summary
Instrument:
Cello Piano Accompaniment Viola Violin
Ensembles:
Piano Quartet
Genres:
Romantic Period
Composers:
Johannes Brahms
Publishers:
G. Henle
Series:
Henle Urtext
UPC:
884088174712
ISBN:
9790201802756
EAN:
9790201802756
Format:
Collection / Songbook
Item types:
Physical
Artist:
Johannes Brahms
Usages:
School and Community
Number of Pages:
128
Size:
9.25x12.25x0.41 inches
Shipping Weight:
1.45 pounds
Detailed Description
Chamber Ensemble Piano Quartet (Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Piano)

SKU: HL.51480275

Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Hanspeter Krellmann. Sheet Music. Paperbound. Henle Music Folios. Pages: Score = 67 * Vl Part = 19 * Va Part = 15 * Vc Part = 19. Classical. Softcover. 128 pages. G. Henle #HN275. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480275).

ISBN 9790201802756. UPC: 884088174712. 9.25x12.25x0.41 inches.

As with the G minor Quartet op. 25, the origins of opus 26 reach back into the 1850s. However, it assumed its final shape only in summer and fall 1861. While in her first evaluation of the work Clara Schumann felt that the piece would “grow on the listener once he knows it perfectly and has often heard it.” Brahms's friend Joseph Joachim wrote to him after a hasty perusal that he had “grown more and more favorable towards the A major Quartet. The tone of great intimacy and delicacy alternates beautifully with a fresh love of life.” With its use of a “brighter” key, opus 26 is clearly the more accessible of the two adjacent piano quartets.

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Song List

  • Brahms: Piano Quartet A major op. 26

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    Artists:
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    Ensemble:
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    Ratings + Reviews

    5 Rating

    2 reviews

    Cym

    Jun 14, 2019

    Bravo HENLE

    As usual with Henle piano scores : excellent display of piano part, with smaller printing for strings = easy reading. Excellent fingering suggestions. (Depending of hands size and personal technique, one may need adjustments). Excellent binding, score remain straight on piano rack, which is rarely the case with other publishers...). Clever page display, making it easy to turn pages without a page turner, and printing the repeats without the need to flip back pages, which could be cumbersome.

    Anonymous

    Oct 18, 2011

    Splendid edition

    I initially ordered the Peters Edition of Brahms Op. 26 A major Piano Quartet and sent it back for a refund because the piano part did not lie flat and split open at the spine when coaxed to do so. The Henle is beautifully laid out and the ink and paper are wonderful. I lament the lapse of Peters from best to worst.