Your top 8 (or any number of) chamber works (or any other kind)

[North Star]

Lets play..

Martinů - Nonet (no. 2)
Ravel - Piano Trio
Schumann - Piano Quintet
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet
Shostakovich - Piano Trio no. 2
Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio
Debussy - Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Bartók - Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

[vandermolen]

Lets play..

Martinů - Nonet (no. 2)
Ravel - Piano Trio
Schumann - Piano Quintet
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet
Shostakovich - Piano Trio no. 2
Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio
Debussy - Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Bartók - Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

I like the Ravel, Debussy and Shostakovich; must check out the Martinu (have just been listening to his 5th and 6th symphonies).

[Mirror Image]

Lets play..

Martinů - Nonet (no. 2)
Ravel - Piano Trio
Schumann - Piano Quintet
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet
Shostakovich - Piano Trio no. 2
Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio
Debussy - Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Bartók - Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

No Janacek?

[North Star]

No Janacek?

Just playing by the rules: chamber works for larger ensemble than a duo, and no string quartets allowed... don't think for a second that his second quartet wouldn't be on the list otherwise, John. Prokofiev's f minor violin sonata as well, and Beethoven's c♯ minor quartet.

[Mirror Image]

Just playing by the rules: chamber works for larger ensemble than a duo, and no string quartets allowed... don't think for a second that his second quartet wouldn't be on the list otherwise, John. Prokofiev's f minor violin sonata as well, and Beethoven's c♯ minor quartet.

This thread has rules? Well leave it me to break them.

[Rons_talking]

Not really a question of what has or hasn't been listed, but what's your top 8.

Mirror, these are indeed among my favorites. I was merely thinking of pieces I like that are less well known. I would also add :

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time...
Babbitt: All Set for Jazz Quartet
Ravel: Trio
Hindemith: Brass Quintet
Copland Piano Quintet(or is it a quartet?)
It's difficult to recall all of the works I've liked...there are so many
Oh!...Carter Cello Sonata

[vandermolen]

The Dohnanyi sextet is one of my favorites for "mixed" (horn, clarinet, piano, string trio) chamber music and I would almost have named it as well. It's unabashedly romantic (written in the 1930s) and colorful. There are several good recordings, e.g. the one on Naxos.

It's a fine work. Received it today (ASV).

[Monsieur Croche]

Jean-Philippe Rameau ~ Pièces de clavecin en concerts

Mozart ~ Quintet, Piano and Winds, K. 452 in E flat

Claude Debussy ~ Sonata for flute, viola and harp

Darius Milhaud ~ Six Petites Symphonies (mixed ensembles, averaging between three to four min each, the largest ensemble, I believe, a wind dectet.)

Poulenc ~ Sextuor pour flûte, hautbois, clarinette, cor, basson et piano

Stravinsky ~ Octet / In Memoriam Dylan Thomas, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" / Septet

Manuel de Falla ~ Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Violoncello

Elliott Carter ~ Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello, and Harpsichord

Schoenberg ~ Verklärte Nacht

David Lang ~ Child flute (pic), clarinet (bass clarinet), percussion, violin, viola, cello, piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkZibGtxkag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF9pDIfEUtc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7kx2gDP3Wk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469MY0tdSno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI0yRXD8tfk

The numbers 'requirement' does not work for several other favorites:

Berio ~ His lovely 'early' (1950) Concertino for clarinet, violin, harp, celesta and strings.
https://www.youtube.com/v/tMVsTgNqgm8

Stravinsky ~ Concerto in Eb 'Dumbarton Oaks' -- fifteen instruments, modeled on the Bach Brandenburgs / baroque concerti grossi, it is chamber music all the way. / Cantata for soprano and tenor, two flutes, two oboes (2nd doubles English Horn), and 'cello.  The number gets tipped with the inclusion of a chamber female chorus.... 

Irving Fine ~ Notturno for strings and harp   

Saint-Saens ~ Le carnaval des animaux in the original registration for two pianos, two violins, viola, cello, double bass, flute (alt. piccolo), clarinet (C / B♭), glass harmonica, and xylophone. (10 or 11 players -- guessing the glass harmonica and xylophone are covered by one player, though.)
Here, the Aquarium section, w string quartet (no bass), two pianos, flute, glass harmonica...
https://www.youtube.com/v/AsD0FDLOKGA

Copland ~ Appalachian Spring in its original  (utterly perfect) 13 instrument registration.

Brahms ~ Vier Gesange op. 17 for female chorus, two horns, and harp.

[jlaurson]

How about this:

Martinu - Nonet (wwind quintet, violin, viola, cello, double bass)
Stravinsky - Octet for winds
Tchaikovsky - Sextet for strings 'Souvenir de Florence'
Schumann - Quintet for Piano and Strings op.44
Messiaen - Quatour pour la fin du temps
Shostakovich - Piano Trio No.2 op.67
Enescu - Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 op.25
Ysaye - Sonata for solo violin No.3 op.27 'Ballade"

Excellent; thought of doing the same thing... except not skipping the Septet. So let's:


Standards

Rheinberger : Nonet
Mendelssohn : Octet
L.Beethoven : Septet
Frank Bridge: Sextet
W.A. Mozart : Quintet (Clarinet K.581)
R. Schumann : Quartet (Piano, op.47)
Joh. Brahms : Trio (Piano, op.101)
F. Schubert : Duo (Piano & Violin, D.574)



Shortlisted: Mahler Quintet, Dvorak Sextet, Beethoven op.16/b, Messiaen Qplfdt, D'Indy Piano Quartet...

[hpowders]

My favorite chamber works:

Beethoven A minor String Quartet

Mozart G minor String Quintet

Brahms Piano Trio No. 1

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2

Mendelssohn A minor String Quartet

Mendelssohn F minor String Quartet

Bartok String Quartet No. 4

That's a quick 8! 

[jlaurson]

My favorite chamber works:

Beethoven A minor String Quartet
Mozart G minor String Quintet
Brahms Piano Trio No. 1
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2
Mendelssohn A minor String Quartet
Mendelssohn F minor String Quartet
Bartok String Quartet No. 4

That's a quick 8! 

Good choices, but you missed one aspect of the assignment. 

[The new erato]

Faure Piano Quintets 1 and 2
Faure Piano Quartets 1 and 2
Brahms String Quintets 1 and 2
Brahms String Sextets 1 and 2

Saved me a lot of typing, that!

[Wanderer]

Chamber works of 3-9 instruments, no string quartets, one work per composer. Just 8?! Let's try it. In no order of preference:

Beethoven: "Archduke" Trio
Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio
Schumann: Piano Quintet
Alkan: Piano Trio
Medtner: Piano Quintet
Schubert: "Trout" Quintet
Dvořák: String Quintet No.2

[San Antone]

I could easily fulfill the requirements of this thread with only works by Brahms.

[The new erato]

I could easily fulfill the requirements of this thread with only works by Brahms.

So could I.

[hpowders]

Good choices, but you missed one aspect of the assignment. 

I screwed up? 

[North Star]

I screwed up? 

We forgive you.  0:)
Here's what the OP says (emphasis mine)

This one is to complement the Top 9 String Quartets thread.

By "chamber works" I mean any piece for between 3 to 9 instruments.

Please do not include String Quartets in your lists - they should go to the afore mentioned thread.

Cheers,
Maciek

[Edit: this thread was previously known as Your Top 8 Chamber Works (other than SQs), and then for a while it was Your top any number of works for whatever ensemble]

[San Antone]

any piece for between 3 to 9 instruments.

Somewhat arbitrary, IMO, since it leaves out much great chamber music: violin sonatas, cello sonatas, clarinet sonatas, etc.

[Jo498]

I guess it was precisely the point to exclude string quartets and duo sonatas to improve chances for the other combinations.

[San Antone]

After going back and reading from the beginning, the rules came under attack fairly early on and this thread took on a life of its on. 

Takeaway: post whatever you feel like posting.