Your Desert Island Chamber Work

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Quote from: vandermolen on December 30, 2021, 11:57:58 PM
Ernest Bloch: String Quartet No.1
An epic work of symphonic dimensions. I find it powerful, brooding, eloquent and moving, all qualities that I greatly admire in music. It's also very long so I'm sure that I would keep hearing new things in it:


Fantastic choice, Jeffrey. A dense and fascinating work of epic proportions.
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Sooo many candidates to choose from.

Since I have to give an answer, there is a triple tie between Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio, Brahms's String Quintet No. 2. and Schubert's String Quintet.
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vandermolen

Quote from: Symphonic Addict on December 31, 2021, 02:10:46 PM
Fantastic choice, Jeffrey. A dense and fascinating work of epic proportions.
Thanks Cesar!
A very happy new year to you.
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bhodges

Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time

(That said, I certainly couldn't listen to it every day. Too intense.)

--Bruce

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Quote from: vandermolen on December 31, 2021, 02:37:56 PM
Thanks Cesar!
A very happy new year to you.

Likewise, Jeffrey! I wish you all the best, including your family. Many blessings!!
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(poco) Sforzando

Virtually impossible, but some combination of LvB 130, 131, and 127, with the Mendelssohn Octet, Schubert C major quintet, Brahms G major sextet, and Brahms G minor piano quartet. And the Webern Concerto for Nine Instruments as dessert.
"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."

Daverz


Jo498

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Quote from: Brewski on December 31, 2021, 02:41:54 PM
Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time

(That said, I certainly couldn't listen to it every day. Too intense.)
Maybe it works and you don't need to spend too long on that island ;)
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

The new erato

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Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on December 31, 2021, 04:26:17 PM
Virtually impossible, but some combination of LvB 130, 131, and 127, with the Mendelssohn Octet, Schubert C major quintet, Brahms G major sextet, and Brahms G minor piano quartet. And the Webern Concerto for Nine Instruments as dessert.

Not a bad selection from my POV, but I would add some Shostakovich and Bartok, and skip the Mendelssohn and Webern, however much I like them.

One work? Probably the op 131.

(poco) Sforzando

Quote from: The new erato on January 01, 2022, 02:48:37 AM
oit a bad selection from my POV, but I would add some Shostakovich and Bartok, and skip the Mendelssohn and Webern, however much I like them.

One work? Probably the op 131.

Shostakovich 8 and Bartok 5 could be added. Staying with the Mendelssohn.
"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."

kyjo

So many worthy candidates, of course! But I have to go with that late masterwork by my favorite composer of chamber music: Dvorak's String Quartet no. 13 in G major, op. 106. This complex, fascinating work encapsulates just about every emotion and character known to humankind, and is of course filled with Dvorak's trademark tunefulness and lyricism in every bar. Each movement takes the listener on an unpredictable, colorful journey. The incredibly poignant - and by turns, mysterious and even angry - slow movement alone is enough to secure this work's position at the top of my affections. To say nothing of the vitality of the first movement, the sheer rhythmic brilliance of the scherzo, or the Haydnesque wit of the finale! An absolutely stunning work which never ceases to amaze me.
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Sergei Rachmaninoff

Mirror Image

Quote from: kyjo on January 01, 2022, 06:37:16 AM
So many worthy candidates, of course! But I have to go with that late masterwork by my favorite composer of chamber music: Dvorak's String Quartet no. 13 in G major, op. 106. This complex, fascinating work encapsulates just about every emotion and character known to humankind, and is of course filled with Dvorak's trademark tunefulness and lyricism in every bar. Each movement takes the listener on an unpredictable, colorful journey. The incredibly poignant - and by turns, mysterious and even angry - slow movement alone is enough to secure this work's position at the top of my affections. To say nothing of the vitality of the first movement, the sheer rhythmic brilliance of the scherzo, or the Haydnesque wit of the finale! An absolutely stunning work which never ceases to amaze me.

A wonderful piece, Kyle. I love it, too. A follow-up to this post, what would your favorite recording be of the SQ No. 13? I'm not sure if I could decide between the Panocha or Pavel Haas.

MusicTurner

Quote from: ritter on December 31, 2021, 04:54:23 AM
Easy one for me: Le Marteau sans maître!

Best wishes for 2022 to all... :)

Interesting. A challenging choice.

Florestan

Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on December 31, 2021, 04:26:17 PM
Mendelssohn Octet, [...] Brahms G major sextet, and Brahms G minor piano quartet.

I think we all need several desert islands, each with its own work.  :D


"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part. ." — Claude Debussy

Mandryka

Quote from: amw on December 31, 2021, 12:59:10 PM
I could break it down by genre, but I'm not going to bother, since it's Brahms's String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36

Absolutely astonishing piece of music. I don't think I've ever heard it before, so thanks for mentioning.
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

Florestan

Quote from: Mandryka on January 01, 2022, 09:22:31 AM
Absolutely astonishing piece of music. I don't think I've ever heard it before

:o :o :o
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part. ." — Claude Debussy

Mandryka

Quote from: Florestan on January 01, 2022, 09:23:21 AM
:o :o :o

If I have I can't remember, it's like, completely fresh sounding to me. Which is nice.

Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

Florestan

Quote from: Mandryka on January 01, 2022, 09:28:04 AM
If I have I can't remember, it's like, completely fresh sounding to me. Which is nice.

Absolutely.
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part. ." — Claude Debussy

Mandryka

Quote from: Florestan on January 01, 2022, 09:29:11 AM
Absolutely.

Anyway, that'll do for my choice now. I will share the desert island with AMW.
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

Florestan

Quote from: Mandryka on January 01, 2022, 09:29:41 AM
I will share the desert island with AMW.

The question is, will she share it with you?  :D
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part. ." — Claude Debussy