Piano Quartet No. 2 (Brahms)

The Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26, by Johannes Brahms is scored for piano, violin, viola and cello. It was completed in 1861[1] and received its premiere in November 1863 by the Hellmesberger Quartet with the composer playing the piano part.[2] It has been especially noted for drawing influence from composer Franz Schubert.[3][1] Lasting approximately 50 minutes, this quartet is the longest of Brahms's chamber works to perform. He also made an arrangement of this quartet for two pianos.[4]

Piano Quartet in A major
No. 2
Chamber music by Johannes Brahms
The composer in 1853
CatalogueOp. 26
Composed1861 (1861)
Performed1863
Duration50 minutes
Movementsfour
Scoring
  • violin
  • viola
  • cello
  • piano.

Structure

The quartet is in four movements:

  1. Allegro non troppo (A major)
  2. Poco adagio (E major)
  3. Scherzo: Poco allegro (A major, trio in D minor)
  4. Finale: Allegro (A major)

Analysis

First movement

The first movement is in sonata form.

Second movement

The second movement is in rondo form.

Third movement

The third movement is a scherzo and trio in compound ternary form, where both the scherzo and the trio are in sonata form.

Fourth movement

The fourth movement is in sonata-rondo form.

References

  1. "Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No.2 in A, Op.26". Classical Archives. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  2. "Brahms: Piano Quartets –CD – CDA67471/2 – Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)". Hyperion Records. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. LA Phil (2012-05-14). "Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26". LA Phil. Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  4. "Celebrating Maureen Jones". Musica Viva Australia. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.


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