Composition: String Quintet No. 1, Op. 88 (Brahms, Johannes)
| Title | String Quintet No. 1 |
| Alternative title | "Spring" |
| Creators | Johannes Brahms (composer) |
| Opus | Op.88 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1882 |
| First published | 1882 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1680 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quintets |
| Period | Romantic |
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View |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro non troppo ma con brio | — | — | — |
| Grave ed appassionato — Allegretto vivace | — | — | — |
| Finale. Allegro energico | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Otto Lehmann |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Otto Singer II |
| view | Complete | piano | Paul Klengel |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1882 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (scan) |
| view | Complete | parts | N. Simrock | 1882 | Complete Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola 1 Viola 2 Cello Cover |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
N. Simrock | 1910 | Complete Score Color Cover |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | N. Simrock | 1882 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
N. Simrock | 1907 | Complete Score Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Musicians from Marlboro (string quintet) | Complete Performance |
| view | Roxana Pavel Goldstein (violin) and Elias Goldstein (viola) and with Elizabeth Choi (violin) and Sally Chisholm (viola) and J. Butler (cello) | Complete Performance |
| view | Budapest String Quartet (performer) and Walter Trampler (viola) | 1. Allegro non troppo ma con brio 2. Grave ed appassionato — Allegretto vivace 3. Allegro energico |
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