Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34a: 1. Allegro non troppo
2. Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34a: 2. Andante, un poco adagio
3. Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34a: 3. Scherzo. Allegro
4. Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34a: 4. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo
5. String Quintet No. 1 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 88: 1. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
6. String Quintet No. 1 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 88: 2. Grave ed appassionato - Allegretto vivace - Tempo 1 - Presto
7. String Quintet No. 1 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 88: 3. Allegro energico

Disc 2:

1. String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111: 1. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
2. String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111: 2. Adagio
3. String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111: 3. Un poco allegretto
4. String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111: 4. Vivace ma non troppo presto
5. Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115: 1. Allegro
6. Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115: 2. Adagio
7. Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115: 3. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
8. Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115: 4. Con moto

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61204 in Music
• Brand: Philips
• Released on: 1995-06-13
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great performances of Brahms masterpieces.
This two-disc set of the Brahms string, piano, and clarinet quintets offers discerning listeners everything it should, from the standpoint of both performance and sound quality. I bought this set for the second disc--to my mind, the Clarinet Quintet and the Second String Quintet rank among Brahms' very greatest achievements--but the performances on both discs can scarcely be faulted in any particular. The Philips double-disc sets are wonderful values in general, offering state-of-the-art recordings of first-rate classical performances. I have several in my CD collection, and this collection of Brahms quintets is one of the best of them.

First-Rate Quintets
I love the Philips Duo series -- you always get a lot of music in slim, space-saving jewel cases for surprisingly little money. This outstanding CD collects all four of Brahms' Quintets as performed by pianist Werner Haas and/or members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet from the early 1970s. Originally I had bought three different CDs in order to get the very same music featured on this set -- the String Quintets by Juilliard with Walter Trampler added, the Piano Quintet (with the Dvorak PQ as well) by Guarneri and Rubinstein, and the Clarinet Quintet (coupled with Mozart's) by Emerson. Those performances were all excellent but when I began running out of room on my CD shelves (a constant problem for us serious collectors), I wised up and replaced three CDs with this one Philips Duo two-fer. Well, I certainly didn't sacrifice musical quality in my quest to consolidate my holdings. If I had to do it all over again, I would just buy this title and save myself some time, money and space.

Brahms -Short and sweet
Such long winded reviews! This set is terrific! Great music -Great sound=dynamite price! Even if it involves duplication dont hesitate to get it! Thanks again Philips!