Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Brahms: String Quintets, Op. 88 and Op. 111

Brahms: String Quintets, Op. 88 and Op. 111 cover art

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Track Listing

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1	Quintet in F Major, Op. 88: Allegro non troppo ma con brio	11:32
2	Quintet in F Major, Op. 88: Grave ed appassionato	13:02
3	Quintet in F Major, Op. 88: Allegro energico	5:01
4	Quintet in G Major, Op. 111: Allegro non troppo, ma con brio	12:17
5	Quintet in G Major, Op. 111: Adagio	7:14
6	Quintet in G Major, Op. 111: Un poco allegretto	5:58
7	Quintet in G Major, Op. 111: Vivace ma non troppo presto	4:50

About this Album

Composed near the end of Brahms’s life, the Op. 88 and 111 were the composer’s first string quintets. While the shadow of Beethoven loomed large for much of Brahms’s career, these works represent a liberation of sorts, both incorporating and superseding the master’s influence. The Boston Symphony Chamber Players, whose playing the Boston Globe has described as “consistently satisfying,” performs the works here.