The Paris-based group’s first disc is a wonderfully detailed recording of Brahms quartets that at times might benefit from a more muscular edge Quatuor Agate owe their name to Brahms – taking it from ...

The New Zealand String Quartet has a distinguished track record on disc, balancing homegrown with international repertoire. Its latest Naxos release offers the first two string quartets of Brahms, ...

Like opening the curtains on a sunny morning, this recording throws fresh light on the familiar features of Brahms's beguiling chamber music. The glorious Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34, considered ...

Aside from soloists, it’s safe to say most classical musicians almost always have their sheet music close at hand. But the young players in the Chiara String Quartet have challenged themselves to ...

Uninspired by his sketches for a Fifth and Sixth Symphony, Brahms intended the G-major Quintet to be his last work. A vibrant synthesis of Magyar snap, Baroque figures and Bohemian lyricism, it is ...

Runge said the Artemis Quartet chose a theme, or 'a thread', as the focus for each season, and lately the ensemble had been immersed in Hungarian music and wanted a change. 'So this year we chose to ...

String Quartet No. 1 Johannes Brahms, Composer New Zealand Qt String Quartet No. 2 New Zealand Qt Johannes Brahms, Composer The first quartet of the Op 42 group, in G minor, is by far the most ...