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Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60

Johannes Brahms · 1833–1897 · German
For violin, viola, cello, piano
Also known as Werther Quartet · Klavierquartett Nr. 3
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano quartet
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 34 min
Composed
1855–75
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Tragic C minor linked by Brahms to Goethe's Werther; the Scherzo comes second and the cello opens the Andante

About this work

Composed
1855–75
First performed
18 November 1875 - Vienna
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Scherzo. Allegro
  3. Andante
  4. Finale. Allegro comodo
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