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Brahms: String Quintet No. 1

German composer Johannes Brahms was partial to the sound of the viola. In 1882, Brahms brought out the dark, rich texture of the violas in his String Quintet No. 1. Hear this quintet and more, on Tuesday's Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Harald Saeverud: Rondo
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Per Dreier, conductor
Norwegian Composers Now - For Tomorrow: Harald Saeverud
Aurora 4913

Erik Satie: Gnossiennes Nos. 1 & 3
Remy van Kesteren, harp; Eric Vloeimans, trumpet
Alicia de Larrocha Hall, L'Auditori, Barcelona, Spain

Harald Saeverud: Kjempevise-slatten (The Ballad of Revolt), Op. 22/5
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Eivind Aadland, conductor
Radio Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway

Johannes Brahms: String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88
Sean Lee, violin; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Matthew Lipman, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA

Hour 2

Edward Elgar (arr. Zukerman & Neikrug): La Capricieuse, Op. 17
Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Marc Neikrug, piano
Salut d'amour - Favorite Encores
Philips 416158

Giacomo Puccini: Chrysanthemums
Enso String Quartet
Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY

Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major: Movements 2-4
Oregon Symphony; Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR

John Field: Andante inedit in E-flat major, H. 64
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
92nd Street Y, New York, NY

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