VA - 111 Chamber Music Masterpieces (2011)

Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers, with one performer to a part (in contrast to orchestral music, in which each string part is played by a number of performers). However, by convention, it usually does not include solo instrument performances.

Because of its intimate nature, chamber music has been described as "the music of friends". For more than 100 years, chamber music was played primarily by amateur musicians in their homes, and even today, when chamber music performance has migrated from the home to the concert hall, many musicians, amateur and professional, still play chamber music for their own pleasure. Playing chamber music requires special skills, both musical and social, that differ from the skills required for playing solo or symphonic works.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe described chamber music (specifically, string quartet music) as "four rational people conversing". This conversational paradigm – which refers to the way one instrument introduces a melody or motif and then other instruments subsequently "respond" with a similar motif – has been a thread woven through the history of chamber music composition from the end of the 18th century to the present. The analogy to conversation recurs in descriptions and analyses of chamber music compositions.

Tracklist
01 Stuttgart Wind Quintet - Divertimento No. 1 in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro con spirito
02 Stuttgart Wind Quintet - Divertimento No. 1 in B-Flat Major: II. Chorale St. Antoni
03 Stuttgart Wind Quintet - Divertimento No. 1 in B-Flat Major: III. Minuetto
04 Stuttgart Wind Quintet - Divertimento No. 1 in B-Flat Major: IV. Rondo. Allegretto
05 Mozart Ensemble Stuttgart - Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Molto allegro
06 Mozart Ensemble Stuttgart - Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": II. Menuetto
07 Mozart Ensemble Stuttgart - Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio
08 Mozart Ensemble Stuttgart - Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": IV. Menuetto. Allegretto
09 Mozart Ensemble Stuttgart - Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": V. Romance. Adagio
10 Mozart Ensemble Stuttgart - Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": VI. Romance. Adagio
11 Mozart Ensemble Stuttgart - Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": VII. Rondo. Molto allegro
12 Trio Bell'Arte - Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in F Major, Op. 80: I. Sehr lebhaft
13 Trio Bell'Arte - Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in F Major, Op. 80: II. Mit innigem Ausdruck
14 Trio Bell'Arte - Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in F Major, Op. 80: III. Mit mäßiger Bewegung
15 Trio Bell'Arte - Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in F Major, Op. 80: IV. Nicht zu rasch
16 Fine Arts Quartet; Reginald Kell - Quintet in A Major for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello, K. 581: I. Allegro
17 Fine Arts Quartet; Reginald Kell - Quintet in A Major for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello, K. 581: II. Larghetto
18 Fine Arts Quartet; Reginald Kell - Quintet in A Major for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello, K. 581: III. Menuetto
19 Fine Arts Quartet; Reginald Kell - Quintet in A Major for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello, K. 581: IV. Allegretto con variazioni
20 Günter Kehr; Wolfgang Bartels; Erich Sichermann; Bernd Braunholz; Kurt Herzbruch - Quintet in E Major for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Celli, Op. 11, No. 5: I. Amoroso
21 Günter Kehr; Wolfgang Bartels; Erich Sichermann; Bernd Braunholz; Kurt Herzbruch - Quintet in E Major for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Celli, Op. 11, No. 5: II. Allegro con spirito
22 Günter Kehr; Wolfgang Bartels; Erich Sichermann; Bernd Braunholz; Kurt Herzbruch - Quintet in E Major for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Celli, Op. 11, No. 5: III. Minuetto
23 Günter Kehr; Wolfgang Bartels; Erich Sichermann; Bernd Braunholz; Kurt Herzbruch - Quintet in E Major for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Celli, Op. 11, No. 5: IV. Rondo
24 Members of the Fine Arts Quartet; Michael Steinberg; Frank Glazer; Harold Siegel - Quintet for Piano and Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Contrabass, D. 667 "The Trout": I. Allegro Vivace
25 Members of the Fine Arts Quartet; Michael Steinberg; Frank Glazer; Harold Siegel - Quintet for Piano and Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Contrabass, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante
26 Fine Arts Quartet; Frank Glazer; Michael Steinberg - Quintet for Piano and Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Contrabass, D. 667 "The Trout": III. Scherzo. Presto
27 Members of the Fine Arts Quartet; Michael Steinberg; Frank Glazer; Harold Siegel - Quintet for Piano and Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Contrabass, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. Andante. Theme & Variations
28 Members of the Fine Arts Quartet; Michael Steinberg; Frank Glazer; Harold Siegel - Quintet for Piano and Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Contrabass, D. 667 "The Trout": V. Finale. Allegro giusto
29 Bamberg String Quartet - String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor": I. Allegro
30 Bamberg String Quartet - String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio cantabile
31 Bamberg String Quartet - String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor": III. Menuetto. Allegro
32 Bamberg String Quartet - String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor": IV. Finale. Presto
33 Bell'arte Ensemble - Nonet in F Major, Op. 31: I. Allegro
34 Bell'arte Ensemble - Nonet in F Major, Op. 31: II. Scherzo. Allegro
35 Bell'arte Ensemble - Nonet in F Major, Op. 31: III. Adagio
36 Bell'arte Ensemble - Nonet in F Major, Op. 31: IV. Finale. Vivace
37 Aaron Rosand; Eileen Flissler - Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
38 Aaron Rosand; Eileen Flissler - Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazoni
39 Aaron Rosand; Eileen Flissler - Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto
40 Tokyo String Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro
41 Tokyo String Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto
42 Tokyo String Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
43 Tokyo String Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto - Prestissimo
44 Günter Kehr; Karl-Heinz Böttner; Siegfried Palm; Gunter Lemmen; Hans Kalafusz - Quintet No. 7 in E Minor for Guitar and Strings, G 451: I. Allegro moderato
45 Günter Kehr; Karl-Heinz Böttner; Siegfried Palm; Gunter Lemmen; Hans Kalafusz - Quintet No. 7 in E Minor for Guitar and Strings, G 451: II. Adagio
46 Günter Kehr; Karl-Heinz Böttner; Siegfried Palm; Gunter Lemmen; Hans Kalafusz - Quintet No. 7 in E Minor for Guitar and Strings, G 451: III. Minuetto
47 Günter Kehr; Karl-Heinz Böttner; Siegfried Palm; Gunter Lemmen; Hans Kalafusz - Quintet No. 7 in E Minor for Guitar and Strings, G 451: IV. Allegretto
48 Paul Olevsky; Walter Hautzig - Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor, D. 821 "Arpeggione": I. Allegro moderato
49 Paul Olevsky; Walter Hautzig - Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor, D. 821 "Arpeggione": II. Adagio
50 Paul Olevsky; Walter Hautzig - Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor, D. 821 "Arpeggione": III. Allegretto
51 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
52 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
53 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
54 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
55 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
56 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
57 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
58 Members of the Hungarian Quintet; Paul Angerer; Alfred Brendel - Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 452: I. Largo - Allegro moderato
59 Members of the Hungarian Quintet; Paul Angerer; Alfred Brendel - Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 452: II. Larghetto
60 Members of the Hungarian Quintet; Paul Angerer; Alfred Brendel - Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 452: III. Rondo
61 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: I. Lento
62 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: II. Allegretto
63 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: III. Introduzione. Allegro vivace
64 Mozarteum Quartet Salzburg - String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 "Haydn-Quartet I": I. Allegro vivace assai
65 Mozarteum Quartet Salzburg - String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 "Haydn-Quartet I": II. Menuetto. Allegretto
66 Mozarteum Quartet Salzburg - String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 "Haydn-Quartet I": III. Andante cantabile
67 Mozarteum Quartet Salzburg - String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 "Haydn-Quartet I": IV. Molto allegro
68 Mozarteum Quartet Salzburg - String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt": I. Allegro vivace assai
69 Mozarteum Quartet Salzburg - String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt": II. Menuetto. Moderato
70 Mozarteum Quartet Salzburg - String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt": III. Adagio
71 Mozarteum Quartet Salzburg - String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt": IV. Allegro assai
72 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky 1": I. Allegro
73 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky": II. Allegro vivace e sempre scherzando
74 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto
75 Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky": IV. Allegro
76 The Dekany String Quartet - String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 "La chasse": I. Presto
77 The Dekany String Quartet - String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 "La chasse": II. Menuetto
78 The Dekany String Quartet - String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 "La chasse": III. Adagio
79 The Dekany String Quartet - String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 "La chasse": IV. Menuetto
80 The Dekany String Quartet - String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 "La chasse": V. Presto
81 Bamberg String Quartet - String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5 "Serenade Quartet": I. Presto
82 Bamberg String Quartet - String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5 "Serenade Quartet": II. Serenade. Andante cantabile
83 Bamberg String Quartet - String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5 "Serenade Quartet": III. Menuetto
84 Bamberg String Quartet - String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5 "Serenade Quartet": IV. Scherzando
85 The New York Philomusica Winds; Robert Johnson - Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: I. Allegro maestoso
86 The New York Philomusica Winds; Robert Johnson - Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: II. Menuetto I
87 The New York Philomusica Winds; Robert Johnson - Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: III. Adagio
88 The New York Philomusica Winds; Robert Johnson - Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: IV. Menuetto II
89 The New York Philomusica Winds; Robert Johnson - Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat Major, K. 375: V. Allegro
90 Millard Taylor; Frank Glazer - Violin Sonata No. 4 "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting": I. Allegro
91 Millard Taylor; Frank Glazer - Violin Sonata No. 4 "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting": II. Largo - Allegro
92 Millard Taylor; Frank Glazer - Violin Sonata No. 4 "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting": III. Allegro
93 Trio Concertante - Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: I. Allegro
94 Trio Concertante - Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
95 Trio Concertante - Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: III. Scherzando. Allegro moderato
96 Trio Concertante - Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: IV. Allegro moderato
97 Trio Kreisleriana - Trio in G Major for Piano, Violin and Violoncello, K. 564: I. Allegro
98 Trio Kreisleriana - Trio in G Major for Piano, Violin and Violoncello, K. 564: II. Andante. Tema con variazioni
99 Trio Kreisleriana - Trio in G Major for Piano, Violin and Violoncello, K. 564: III. Allegretto
100 Ludwig Günther; Dieter Vorholz; Erich Penzel - Trio in E-Flat Major for Piano, Violin and French Horn, Op. 40: I. Andante - Poco più animato
101 Ludwig Günther; Dieter Vorholz; Erich Penzel - Trio in E-Flat Major for Piano, Violin and French Horn, Op. 40: II. Scherzo. Allegro - Molto meno allegro
102 Ludwig Günther; Dieter Vorholz; Erich Penzel - Trio in E-Flat Major for Piano, Violin and French Horn, Op. 40: III. Adagio mesto
103 Ludwig Günther; Dieter Vorholz; Erich Penzel - Trio in E-Flat Major for Piano, Violin and French Horn, Op. 40: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio
104 Trio Bell'Arte - Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in C Minor, Op. 66: I. Allegro energico e con fuoco
105 Trio Bell'Arte - Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in C Minor, Op. 66: II. Andante espressivo
106 Trio Bell'Arte - Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in C Minor, Op. 66: III. Scherzo. Molto allegro quasi presto
107 Trio Bell'Arte - Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in C Minor, Op. 66: IV. Finale. Allegro appassionato
108 Paul Roczek; Peter Katt; Wilfried Tachezi; Dankwart Gahl; Irmgard Gahl; Jürgen Geise - Sextett in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo
109 Paul Roczek; Peter Katt; Wilfried Tachezi; Dankwart Gahl; Irmgard Gahl; Jürgen Geise - Sextett in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato
110 Paul Roczek; Peter Katt; Wilfried Tachezi; Dankwart Gahl; Irmgard Gahl; Jürgen Geise - Sextett in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
111 Paul Roczek; Peter Katt; Wilfried Tachezi; Dankwart Gahl; Irmgard Gahl; Jürgen Geise - Sextett in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso