Oxford's highly successful listener's guides--<em>The Symphony, The Concerto</em>, and <em>Choral Masterworks</em>--have been widely praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now James Keller follows these greatly admired volumes with <em
Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide
✍ Scribed by James M. Keller
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 517
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Oxford's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony, The Concerto, and Choral Masterworks--have been widely praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now James Keller follows these greatly admired volumes with Chamber Music. Approaching the tradition of chamber music with knowledge and passion, Keller here serves as the often opinionated, always genial guide to 192 essential works by 56 composers, providing illuminating essays on what makes each piece distinctive and admirable. Keller spans the history of this intimate genre of music, from key works of the Baroque through the emotionally stirring "golden age" of the Classical and Romantic composers, to modern masterpieces rich in political, psychological, and sometimes comical overtones. For each piece, from Bach through to contemporary figures like George Crumb and Steve Reich, the author includes an astute musical analysis that casual music lovers can easily appreciate yet that more experienced listeners will find enriching. Keller shares the colorful, often surprising stories behind the compositions while revealing the delights of an art form once described by Goethe as the musical equivalent of "thoughtful people conversing."
✦ Table of Contents
Cover
Contents
ANTON ARENSKY
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Trio Sonata in G major for Flute, Violin, and Basso Continuo, BWV 1038
Sonata sopr’il Soggetto Reale from Musical Offering, BWV 1079
SAMUEL BARBER
String Quartet, Op. 11
Summer Music for Wind Quintet, Op. 31
BÉLA BARTÓK
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 4
String Quartet No. 5
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
String Quartet No. 6
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
Trio in B-flat major for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 11
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
Septet in E-flat major for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass, Op. 20
Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin, and Viola, Op. 25
String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
String Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1, First Razumovsky
String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, Second Razumovsky
String Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3, Third Razumovsky
Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1, Ghost
Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 70, No. 2
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74, Harp
String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, Quartett Serioso
Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130, and Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
ALBAN BERG
Lyric Suite for String Quartet
ALEXANDER BORODIN
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Trio in E-flat major for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40
String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Trio in A minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 114
Clarinet Quintet in B, Op. 115
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2
String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
ELLIOTT CARTER
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy for Wind Quartet
String Quartet No. 3
AARON COPLAND
Two Pieces for String Quartet
Vitebsk (Study on a Jewish Theme)
RUTH CRAWFORD (SEEGER)
String Quartet 1931
GEORGE CRUMB
Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for Three Masked Players
Black Angels: Thirteen Images from the Dark Land (Images I)
An Idyll for the Misbegotten (to be heard from afar, over a lake, on a moonlit evening in August)
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Sonata (No. 2) for Flute, Viola, and Harp
ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI
Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10
ANTONÍN DVORÁK
String Quartet in C major, Op. 61
Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65
Terzetto in C major for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 74
Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87
Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90, Dumky
String Quartet in F major, Op. 96, American
String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97, American
EDWARD ELGAR
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
GEORGE ENESCU
Octet for Strings, Op. 7
GABRIEL FAURÉ
Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 115
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
CÉSAR FRANCK
Piano Quintet in F minor
MIKHAIL GLINKA
Trio pathétique in D minor for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano
OSVALDO GOLIJOV
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
EDVARD GRIEG
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5 (Hob. III:35)
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33, No. 2, Joke (Hob. III:38)
String Quartet in C major, Op. 33, No. 3, Bird (Hob. III:39)
String Quartet in D major, Op. 50, No. 6, Frog (Hob. III:49)
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 64, No. 3 (Hob. III:67)
String Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5, Lark (Hob. III:63)
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 71, No. 1 (Hob. III:69)
String Quartet in G, Op. 74, No. 3, Reiter (Hob. III:74)
Piano Trio in A major (Hob. XV:18)
Piano Trio in G major, Gypsy Rondo (Hob. XV:25)
Piano Trio in C major (Hob XV:27)
String Quartet in G major, Op. 76, No. 1 (Hob. III:75)
String Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3, Emperor (Hob. III:77)
String Quartet in D major, Op. 76, No. 5 (Hob. III:79)
String Quartet in G major, Op. 77, No. 1 (Hob. III:81)
FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
PAUL HINDEMITH
Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet, Op. 24, No. 2
Septet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Trumpet
JACQUES IBERT
Trois Pièces brèves (“Three Short Pieces”) for Wind Quintet
CHARLES IVES
String Quartet No. 2
LEOŠ JANÁČEK
Mládi (“Youth”), Sextet for Winds
Capriccio for Piano Left-Hand and Chamber Ensemble
String Quartet No. 2, Listy Duvěrné (“Intimate Letters”)
ZOLTÁN KODÁLY
Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12
GYÖRGY LIGETI
Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet
Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
La Revue de cuisine Suite, H. 161
String Quartet No. 5, H. 268
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13
String Quartet in D major, Op. 44, No. 1
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87
String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Quatuor pour la fin de temps (“Quartet for the End of Time”)
WOLFGANG AMADÈ MOZART
Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285
Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
Serenade in E-flat major for Wind Octet, K. 375b
String Quartet in G major, K. 387
String Quartet in D minor, K. 421/417b
String Quartet in E-flat major, K. 428/421b
Quintet in E-flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
String Quartet in B-flat major, Hunt, K. 458
String Quartet in C major, Dissonance, K. 465
Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Trio in E-flat major for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, K. 498
String Quartet in D major, Hoffmeister, K. 499
Piano Trio in B-flat major, K. 502
String Quintet in C major, K. 515
String Quintet in G minor, K. 516
Piano Trio in C major, K. 548
Divertimento in E-flat major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 563
String Quartet in D major, K. 575
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
String Quartet in F major, K. 590
String Quintet in D major, K. 593
String Quintet in E-flat major, K. 614
CARL NIELSEN
Wind Quintet, Op. 43
FRANCIS POULENC
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
String Quartet No. 2 in F major (on Kabardinian Themes), Op. 92
MAURICE RAVEL
String Quartet in F major
Piano Trio
Sonata for Violin and Cello
STEVE REICH
Different Trains (interviews), for String Quartet and Tape
SILVESTRE REVUELTAS
Música de Feria (“Music of the Fair”)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Septet in E-flat major for Two Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Trumpet, and Piano, Op. 65
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Verklärte Nacht (“Transfigured Night”), Op. 4
String Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Quintet in A major, Die Forelle (“The Trout”), D. 667
Octet in F major, D. 803
String Quartet in A minor, Rosamunde, D. 804
String Quartet in D minor, Der Tod und das Mädchen (“Death and the Maiden”), D. 810
String Quartet in G major, D. 887
Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, and Notturno in E-flat major, D. 897
Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
CLARA WIECK SCHUMANN
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
ROBERT SCHUMANN
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1
String Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No. 3
Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp minor, Op. 142
String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144
JEAN SIBELIUS
String Quartet in D minor, Voces intimae (“Intimate Voices”), Op. 56
BEDRICH SMETANA
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15
String Quartet in E minor, Z mého života (“From My Life”)
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Three Pieces for String Quartet
L’Histoire du Soldat and Suite from L’Histoire du Soldat (“The Soldier’s Tale”)
Octet
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 37
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 56
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor, Op. 30
Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
String Sextet in D minor, Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
JOAN TOWER
Petroushskates
CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 63
ANTON WEBERN
Fünf Sätze für Streichquartett (“Five Movements for String Quartet”), Op. 5
HUGO WOLF
String Quartet in D minor
Serenade in G major for String Quartet (“Italian Serenade”)
✦ Subjects
Music; History and Criticism; Theory and Analysis; Musiclology
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