String Quartet no. 1 in C minor, op. 51 no. 1
Johannes Brahms' String Quartet No. 1 in C minor and String Quartet No. 2 in A minor were completed in Tutzing, Bavaria, during the summer of 1873, and published together that autumn as Op. 51. They are dedicated to his friend Theodor Billroth. He only published one other string quartet, String Quartet No. 3, in 1876.
Most recent recordings
- Brahms: String Quartet No.2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: III. Quasi minuetto, moderato — Johannes Brahms, Tokyo String Quartet (2026) Spotify
- Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze. Poco adagio — Johannes Brahms, Zehetmair Quartett (2025) Spotify
- Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze. Poco adagio — Johannes Brahms, Novus Quartet (2025) Spotify
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