Piano Quartet No.2, Op.26 (Brahms, Johannes)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1863]. Plate 6259.
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Misc. Notes Colour scan with digital watermark
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4 more: Complete Score • Violin • Viola • Cello

Editor First edition (later printing)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1863]. Plate 6259.
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Misc. Notes Files: #38546–38549 This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 8:
Klavier-Quintett und Quartette
(pp.154-235)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 27.
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi (High Quality Scanning)
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Editor Ossip Schnirlin (1874–1939)
Robert Kahn (1865–1951), piano part
Engraver Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, No.793, 1927. Plate 14962.
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Misc. Notes Original images: 300dpi (treated as), color jpg files approx. 2400 by 3100 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. U.S. copyright was probably renewed but I have been unable to locate the renewal.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(ca.1865). Plate 7241.
Reprinted Vienna: Universal Edition, No.2140, n.d.[1909].
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General Information

Work Title Piano Quartet No.2
Alternative. Title Klavier-Quintett
Name Translations Quatuor pour piano et cordes nº 2; Cuarteto para piano n.º 2; Piano Quartet No. 2; ピアノ四重奏曲第2番 (ブラームス); Quartetto n. 2 per pianoforte ed archi; [2 more...]Klavierquartett Nr. 2; Quartet per a piano núm. 2
Name Aliases Klavierquartett Nr. 2 A-Dur op. 26; Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26
Authorities Wikipedia; BNF: 13908916x
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.26
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 85
Key A major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Poco adagio
  3. Scherzo. Poco allegro - Trio
  4. Finale. Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1861
First Performance. 1862-11-29, in Vienna
First Publication. 1863 (June) - Bonn: N. Simrock
Dedication Frau Dr E. Rösing
Average DurationAvg. Duration 47 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation violin, viola, cello, piano
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Extra Information Version History
  • Composed for piano quartet, 1861
  • Arranged for piano 4 hands by Brahms, 1872 ca.

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