Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, op. 60
The Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60, completed by Johannes Brahms in 1875, is scored for piano, violin, viola and cello. It is sometimes called the Werther Quartet after Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther. The premiere took place in Vienna on November 18, 1875, as part of the Hellmesberger Quartet's opening concert of the season. Brahms was the pianist. Richard Wagner and his wife Cosima were in attendance.
Movements
- Allegro non troppo
- Scherzo. Allegro
- Andante
- Finale. Allegro comodo
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Most recent recordings
- Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60: II. Scherzo — Johannes Brahms, Boris Kucharsky, Hugo Haag, Thomas Carroll, Gorka Plada Girón (2025) Spotify
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- Brahms: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60: III. Andante — Johannes Brahms, Mariani Klavierquartett (2025) Spotify
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