String Quartet No.2, Op.51 No.2 (Brahms, Johannes)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1873
Genre Categories Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players; For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#78151 - 29.38MB - 32:05 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5152×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

MP3 file (audio)
Carolus (2010/9/9)

Performer Pages Jupiter String Quartet (String Quartet)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#23066 - 9.41MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9561×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/10/13)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1873]. Plate 7379.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Colour scan with digital watermark
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#242310 - 5.02MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 5472×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2012/7/14)

 Complete Score (medium quality) (Preview)
#09199 - 2.05MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 9367×⇩ - Goldberg988

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Goldberg988 (2007/7/1)

Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 7:
Kammermusik für Streichinstrumente (pp.212-37)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 23.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi (High Quality Scanning)
medium quality: scanned at 300dpi.
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Parts

 Violin 1
#248965 - 1.46MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3472×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2012/9/2)

 Violin 2
#248966 - 1.11MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2188×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2012/9/2)

 Viola
#248967 - 1.11MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2497×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2012/9/2)

 Cello
#248968 - 0.97MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2358×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2012/9/2)

Publisher. Info. Zwei Quartette, Op.51
Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1873]. Plate 7381.
Copyright
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 Cello
#541357 - 0.24MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 615×⇩ - Phrederica

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Phrederica (2018/9/13)

 Engraving files (.mus)
#541356 - 0.38MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 257×⇩ - Phrederica

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Phrederica (2018/9/13)

Editor Sheryl Smith (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Sheryl Smith
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 Violin 1
#726296 - 0.34MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1120×⇩ - Mvrasaki

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Mvrasaki (2021/8/24)

 Violin 2
#726297 - 0.28MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 632×⇩ - Mvrasaki

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Mvrasaki (2021/8/24)

 Viola
#726298 - 0.31MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 825×⇩ - Mvrasaki

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Mvrasaki (2021/8/24)

 Cello
#726299 - 0.25MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 620×⇩ - Mvrasaki

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Mvrasaki (2021/8/24)

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

 Piano 1
#888292 - 0.37MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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Gaylon Babcock (2023/12/13)

 Piano 2
#888293 - 0.32MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 23×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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Gaylon Babcock (2023/12/13)

Arranger Gaylon Babcock
Publisher. Info. Gaylon Babcock
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Misc. Notes each part designed to be printed front and back
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For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
#74863 - 4.08MB, 49 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 599×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2010/8/12)

 Color Cover
#74864 - 0.78MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 169×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2010/8/12)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1874]. Plate 7414.
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For Piano (Klengel)

 Complete Score
#18637 - 2.24MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 991×⇩ - Caprotti

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Caprotti (2008/7/12)

Arranger Paul Klengel (1854-1935)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1897]. Plate 10715.
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Braille Scores

 Complete Score
#890412 - 0.07MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 33×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/12/27)

Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2023.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 40 cells per line, not paginated (optimized for refreshable braille displays).
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Quatuor à cordes nº 2 de Brahms; 弦楽四重奏曲第2番 (ブラームス); 2. Streichquartett; String Quartet No. 2
Name Aliases Quatuor à cordes opus 51 nº 2 de Brahms; Quatuor à cordes nº 2 (Brahms); String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Authorities WorldCat; LCCN: no97051173; BNF: 148215275
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.51 No.2
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 127
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Andante moderato
  3. Quasi Minuetto, moderato
  4. Finale. Allegro non assai
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1873
First Publication. 1873 (November) Berlin: N. Simrock
Dedication Theodor Billroth
Average DurationAvg. Duration 33 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
External Links Wikipedia article (Op.51)
KDH Listening Guide
Extra Information Version History
  • Composed for string quartet, finished 1873
  • Arranged for piano 4 hands by Brahms, 1873, first published Spring 1874, Simrock Plate 7114

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