I need some help with Taneyev SQs,... ha, his chamber music in general!
Northern Flowers has released 5 Vols. of the TaneyevQuartet's cycle, which, I don't think has ever been available.
Taneyev wrote his first SQ the same year Brahms wrote his Op.67. The student then later wrote 1 + 2 more large scale works before beginning his cycle proper in 1890.
d minor (1876; not counted)
Eb (1880)
C, A (1883)
No1 (Bb minor; 1890)
No.2 (C; 1895)
No.3 (d minor; 1896)
No.4 (a minor; 1899)
No.5 (A; 1903)
No.6 (Bb; 1906)
unfinished (c minor; 1911)
All I know is that all are big big pieces, and, of course, taneyev's reputation here is that of being the Russian heir to Brahms, or, haha, the Russian Brahms. I've heard he's not the most humable composer ever, preferring to work out his mvmts in utmost rigorous style. Apparently,
No.2 is alone on Vol.5, so, I wonder if it's larger than the rest, a super monster?
No.3 is in two mvmts (in d minor; second mvmt variations,...que
Myaskovsky No.3!).
I know they get progressively more "whatever", but I wonder WHAT kind of a minor the a minor quartet is. Is it dark, or just rigorous? Is there a particularly awesome SQ? Or beautiful? Are the all just so good you have to get all (please no

)? What is the dillio of these works, yo?
And, while we're at it, I had the
Piano Quintet a long time ago. I must have found it too much at the time. Then there's the
Piano Trio in D that's supposed to be the big thing. And, there's a
Piano Quartet in there somewhere. Anyone interested here?
Seriously, don't make me check out these SQs on my own!!

oh, and btw- Cato,... would you be averse to changing the thread title to something, uh...more,. uh,...noble?

Taneyev's Trudging Turgidness?? Taneyev's Tarmac? Taneyev's Tea Time? Taneyev's Tinkle Room?