Johannes Brahms

Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 3

Ralf Gothóni, piano
Peter Csaba, violin
Matti Hirvikangas, viola
Frans Helmerson, cello

ODE 843-2 · CD · April 1995

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Track listing

8 tracks · 76:02

Johannes Brahms

Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 40:52
1 I. Allegro 13:45
2 II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo 8:01
3 III. Andante con moto 10:14
4 IV. Rondo alla zingarese. Presto 8:52
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 35:10
5 I. Allegro ma non troppo 10:43
6 II. Scherzo. Allegro 4:03
7 III. Andante 10:14
8 IV. Finale. Allegro comodo 10:10

Product details

Format: CD
Release date: April 1995
Catalogue no.: ODE 843-2
EAN / UPC: 0761195084328
Total duration: 76:02

Performers

Ralf Gothóni

Ralf Gothóni (born in Finland, living in Spain) has a many-sided career as solo pianist, chamber musician and conductor all over the world. He became well-known for his unconventional way of music -making, not only as a pianist, but as a musician with unusual thinking about music and the wholeness of musicianship.

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Peter Csaba

Peter Csaba was born in Cluj (Transylvania, Romania) of a musical Hungarian family in 1952. He studied the violin, composition and conducting, first in his hometown and then in Bucharest. After winning several national and international competitions (including second prize in the Paganini Competition), he was recognized as an artist of the first order. He has performed as a soloist and conductor with major orchestras from 50 countries around the globe.

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Matti Hirvikangas

Matti Hirvikangas (b. 1953) studied viola under the direction of such teachers as Bruno Giuranna at the Detmold Academy of Music. Since then he has served as Principal Viola with the Oslo Opera, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and presently with the Finnish National Opera. Hirvikangas has earned a reputation as an eminent chamber musician and has, for many years, lent his support to the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and served as a member of the Jean Sibelius Quartet.

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