GMG Favorite Chamber Works

[DavidW]

List is updated.

[Gurn Blanston]

after Drasko

Tchaikovsky Sextet +2
Dvorak Piano Trio #3 +1
Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 -1

21   Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
16   Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat major, Op.97 "Archduke"
13   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
12   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
11   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
10   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
09   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
08   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
07   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
05   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
05   Mendelssohn: Octet
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Debussy String Quartet

[Wanderer]

At its high point the Brahms Invasion had:

Brahms: Clarinet Trio, Op. 114
Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18 
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1, Op.8

And I actually seem to be the one who put the final kibosh on the Piano Quartet. 

I will make appropriate amends at the proper time 

You'd better! 

[Amfortas]

You'd better! 

I completely agree there should be more Brahms on the Chamber Music list, esp the Trio op.8 and the Clarinet Trio. No one seems to have mentioned my least favorite Brahms chamber work, the popular Piano Quintet

[mc ukrneal]

After: Gurn

+2 Dvorak Qunitet
+1 Dvorak Trio
-1 Medtner Sonata

21   Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
16   Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat major, Op.97 "Archduke"
13   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
13   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
13   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
09   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
09   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
08   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
07   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
05   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
05   Mendelssohn: Octet
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Debussy String Quartet

[Wanderer]

After: mc ukrneal


+2 Medtner
+1 Alkan
-1 Shostakovich

21   Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
16   Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat major, Op.97 "Archduke"
13   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
13   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
13   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
11   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
08   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
08   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
07   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
05   Mendelssohn: Octet
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Debussy String Quartet

[Amfortas]

After: Wanderer

+2 Dvorak op.81
+1 Franck
-1 Mozart K.465



21   Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
16   Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat major, Op.97 "Archduke"
15   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
13   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
12   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
11   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
09   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
08   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
07   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
05   Mendelssohn: Octet
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Debussy String Quartet

[DavidW]

Debussy sonata for flute, viola and harp +2 and moved to the list

Mendelssohn +1
Medtner -1

16   Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat major, Op.97 "Archduke"
15   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
13   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
12   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
10   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
09   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
08   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
07   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
06   Mendelssohn: Octet
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Debussy String Quartet

[DavidW]

And if anyone knows what key that Debussy piece is in, and an Opus # or catalog number that would be great, I'd like to know for the list.

[Lethevich]

After: David

+2 Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat major, Op.97 "Archduke"
+1   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
-1 Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81

Can't believe I am voting down Dvorak But I want the Beethoven to be out the way while it's ahead.

18   Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat major, Op.97 "Archduke"
14   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
13   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
12   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
10   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
09   Franck: Violin Sonata
09   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
08   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
07   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
06   Mendelssohn: Octet
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Debussy String Quartet

[karlhenning]

Can't believe I am voting down Dvorak But I want the Beethoven to be out the way while it's ahead.

Yes, the game which is a tangle . . . .

After: Lethe

+2 Martinů: Nonet, H. 374
+1   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
-1 Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81

18   Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat major, Op.97 "Archduke"
13   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
13   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
12   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
10   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
10   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
09   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
07   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
06   Mendelssohn: Octet
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata, L.140
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Martinů: Nonet, H. 374
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Debussy String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10 [L.85]

[karlhenning]

And if anyone knows what key that Debussy piece is in, and an Opus # or catalog number that would be great, I'd like to know for the list.

Detail added for both the quartet and the vn sonata in my latest vote.

[Conor71]

After Karl

Beethoven + 2 (Should be on the list now )
Shostakovich +1
Dvorak Piano Quintet -1
20   Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat major, Op.97 "Archduke" (move to list)
13   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
12   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
12   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
11   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
10   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
09   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
07   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
06   Mendelssohn: Octet
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata, L.140
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Martinů: Nonet, H. 374
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Debussy String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10 [L.85]

[DavidW]

Detail added for both the quartet and the vn sonata in my latest vote.

Oh I meant for the flute, harp and viola sonata.

[Amfortas]

Oh I meant for the flute, harp and viola sonata.

   Sonate pour flûte, alto, et harpe, L.137 (1915)

[DavidW]

Thanks Amfortas, and I've also added Archduke to the list, thanks Conor.

[kishnevi]

After: Leon

since there is currently one open slot, I can make amends as promised
(and Dmitri seems to be surging tonight)

Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1 +1 (new)
Shostakovich +2
Franck -1

13   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
13   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
12   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
11   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
10   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
10   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
08   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
08   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
06   Mendelssohn: Octet
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata, L.140
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Martinů: Nonet, H. 374
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1
01   Debussy String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10 [L.85]

[mc ukrneal]

After: Jeffrey Smith

+2 Dvorak Trio
+1 Brahms Quartet 1
-1 Bartok Sonata

15   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
13   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
12   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
11   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
10   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
09   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
08   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
06   Mendelssohn: Octet
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata, L.140
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Martinů: Nonet, H. 374
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
02   Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1
01   Debussy String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10 [L.85]

[Gurn Blanston]

After: Neal
+2 Dvorak Trio
+1 Brahms Quartet 1
-1 Martinů: Nonet, H. 374

17   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
13   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
12   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
11   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
10   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
09   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
08   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
08   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
06   Mendelssohn: Octet
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata, L.140
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
04   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
03   Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Martinů: Nonet, H. 374
01   Debussy String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10 [L.85]

[Drasko]

after Gurn

Martinů: Nonet, H. 374 +2
Poulenc Clarinet Sonata +1
Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44 -1

17   Dvorák: Piano Trio No.3
13   Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op. 57
12   Mozart  String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465 "Dissonant"
11   Dvorak: Piano Quintet, op.81
09   Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
09   Medtner: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, Op.44
08   Fauré: Piano Trio op 120
08   Franck: Violin Sonata
08   Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
06   Mendelssohn: Octet
06   Penderecki: Sextet
06   Schönberg - String Sextet op.4 'Verklärte Nacht'
06   Schumann: Piano Quintet
06   Tchaikovsky: String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
06   Alkan: Grand duo concertant for violin & piano, Op.21
05   Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
05   Poulenc Clarinet Sonata
04   Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op.18
04   Debussy: Violin Sonata, L.140
04   Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
03   Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1
03   Martinů: Nonet, H. 374
03   Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
02   Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.80
01   Debussy String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10 [L.85]