Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60

Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 (1875)
Veronika Eberle, Violin | Veronika Hagen, Viola | Monika Leskovar, Cello | Nelson Goerner, Piano

I. Allegro non troppo (0:00)
II. Scherzo: Allegro (9:43)
III. Andante (13:53)
IV. Finale: Allegro comodo (22:17)

Filmed @ Solsberg Festival 2017

Produktionsleitung: Thomas Märki
Ton: Joël Cormier
Schnitt: Johannes Bachmann

Tags: Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 3, opus 60, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano, Classical Music, for studying, lullaby, symphony, concerto, sonata, requiem, strings, Klavierquartett, Werther Quartet

[catallaxy]

I grew up playing the cello, and I have loved great music my whole life... But, for some reason, this wondrous creation by one of my favorite composers escaped my attention until now... The Andante is remarkably beautiful - simply haunting... What a wonderful day it is when you discover something like this - it's like Brahms is still with us, and at least for me, creating something entirely new to fill my life with beauty and joy...

[johnashley]

I cried throughout this performance. How exquisite . I am at a loss for words. Sublime. Magnificent.

[MW-Horn]

Flat out one the best performances of this masterwork out there. This is a "take no prisoners"-style performance that suits Brahms perfectly. I'd love to hear more from this quartet.

[windstorm]

The andante is music for the ages ...intensely moving in a shatteringly quiet way..the harmonic progression that squeezes out more pathos is so Brahmsian.

[nickyork]

The cello solo in the Andante is so beautifully done it is a thing of wonder - a real artist putting her heart and soul into this great music.

[staffanolofsson]

This is profound music, so profound that I had to get really old to understand how profound it is. Now I love it. It has taken almost a lifetime. Maybe the best experiences come late in life?

[PeterLunowPL]

chambermusic doesnt get any better than this: superb performance every performance I saw so far from this Hochrhein Musikfestival is of the highest possible level: musicians, the acoustics of the room, the recording engineers, the camerawork, it just blows my mind away. Bravo!

[deborahmorales]

Amazed at the viola performance. Absolutely loved her sound. Such passion by all. Bravo!

[JesseDavis]

Nelson Goerner has to be one of the finest chamber music pianists in the entire world! I'm not familiar with him until the Schumann Quartet and this work. Veronika Eberle plays with such control, perfect intonation, heart-felt expression! It's a miracle of collaboration resounding in this hall and through the recording that touches our hearts and minds!

[johnashley]

Just imagine what it was like 200 years ago, long before the advent of popular music, to attend such a performance. I

[goscott]

_GOD bless all say _*_MASTERPIECE!_* 😍

[johnryskamp]

This piece reveals Brahms for what he really was: a compositional virtuoso. This is his Kreutzer sonata

[tomboyer]

A little trivia about Op. 60, which is generally regarded as one of the great masterpieces of 19th century romantic music. Was begun in 1855, around the time Brahms' friend and mentor Robert Schumann lost his sanity and died in an asylum, leaving his wife Clara and 8 children. Brahms didn't finish it until 1975, when he was in his maturity as a composer.

The first movement almost certainly reflects the shock and darkness Brahms felt at the loss of Robert Schumann. The piece also contains numerous musical references to Clara, whom Brahms fell in love with and proposed marriage to (she turned him down). The third movement, with the cello opening one of the most gorgeous lines Brahms ever wrote, may have been a love song to Clara -- or to Robert.

When Brahms presented the quartet to his publisher, he joked that it should have a drawing of Werther on the cover -- a reference to a novel by Goethe about the emotional tribulations of a young man in love.

[joeblo]

Friends, this is telling the story of everything that has come and is coming to us all. I truly love this performance, it is a permanent facet of my psyche through my days and dreams

[AndresLucasGarciaFiorini]

Interpretation of 3rd movement, the andante, is the most beatifull I've ever heard. Great interpretation of this beatifull chamber masterpiece. Bravo.

[wideplay]

Extremely wonderful music, superb performance, well recorded and filmed. Brahms at his best. Pure enjoyment!

[coffiefredrick]

you tube has enlightened the global world a lot and should not stop educating us

[firebxes]

This is my first time listening to this piece, and it leaves me speechless, because how well you played this, and also how not many people know about this amazing piece

[alfredotamez]

Music that plumbs the very depths of one's soul, tremulously making our emotions surface and takes our breath away!!!

[rockoone]

Glorious playing, such respect for tradition, yet as fresh as anything you could wish for.