Re: Brahms' Chamber Works

"Harold Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Somebody ought to write something pertinent to chamber music.  So
> far,the only postings I've seen  are nothing more than SPAM of the
> lowest variety.
>
> So------ignorant as I may be of the total genre, I find great beauty and
> magnificent subtlety in certain of the Brahms chamber works.  The 1st
> and 2nd Violin Sonatas, the two strling quintets, all the Clarinet
> chamber works, the 3rd Piano Quartet, and even the very early Op. 8
> Piano Trio, are those works that blrng le great joy and wonderment at
> the composer's harmonic richness.
>
> Now isn't this better than shilling for lphone sex, or whatever?
>
> Anybody else want to talk about their feelings in chamber music?  Eh?
> Eh?
>
>
> Regards,  Harold


I dig the reconstruction for nonet (flute, 2 clarinets, horn, bassoon,
violin, viola, cello, bass) of the Serenade #1, op. 11. Apparently Brahms
wrote it that way originally, then scored it for 2222 4200 T Str and threw
away the original.

Another current favorite: Krommer's quintet in Bb. Op. 92 is clarinet and
standard string quartet; Op. 95 is clarinet, violin, 2 violas, cello. It's
the same work either way, so go figure! Either way, it's terrific.