5 Favorite Brahms Chamber Works

[kyjo]

At the moment, I'd have to go with:

Piano Trio no. 1
Piano Quintet
String Sextet no. 1
String Quintet no. 2
Piano Quartet no. 3

[Wanderer]

Violin Sonata No. 1
Piano Trio No. 1
Piano Quartet No. 1
Piano Quartet No. 3
Piano Quintet

[Autumn Leaves]

Ahhh, spoiled for choice - however :

String Quartet #3 In B Flat, Op. 67
String Sextet #1 In B Flat, Op. 18
String Sextet #2 In G, Op. 36
Piano Quartet #3 In C Minor, Op. 60, "Werther"
Piano Quintet In F Minor, Op. 34

[SymphonicAddict]

Clarinet quintet
Piano quintet
Piano quartet 3
Cello sonata 1
String quintet 2


Runner-ups:

String sextet 2
String sextet 1
Violin sonata 3
Piano trio 1

[aesthetic]

5 great ones:

Clarinet Quintet
Horn Trio
Piano Trio No. 1
Piano Trio No. 3 (this might be underrated)
Cello Sonata No. 1

[Parsifal]

Hard to choose because of the consistent excellence of Brahms' chamber music. In no particular order,

Clarinet sonata no 1
Cello sonata no 2
Piano quintet
String sextet no 1
Piano trio no 1

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Violin Sonata 3
String Quartet 3
String Sextet 1
String Quintet 2
Clarinet Trio

Runner-ups: Cello Sonata 1, Violin Sonatas 1 and 2, String Quartets 1 and 2.

[amw]

In order of preference:

Op. 36
Op. 78
Op. 38
Op. 115
Op. 60