Jaime Martin - Brahms - Piano Quartet in G Minor (Orch. A. Schoenberg) (2019)

This new recording by Gävle Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jaime Martín is a tribute to the work of Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). The art of Brahms has inspired countless of artists and composers since the 19th century up to our times. Arnold Schoenberg was one of the composers who greatly admired Brahms’ work. Schoenberg was particularly fond of Brahms’ 1st Piano Quartet (Op. 25) and when Otto Klemperer suggested him to orchestrate it in 1937, Schoenberg took the task without hesitation. Schoenberg regarded his reworking of the Piano Quartet – often dubbed as ‘Brahms’ Fifth’ – as an act of homage to Brahms, and he believed he had finally succeeded in addressing the composer’s concerns about the original score. No wonder that Schoenberg’s masterful arrangement has remained in the concert programs of symphony orchestras.

Track List:
[13:34] 01. Jaime Martin, Gavle Symphony Orchestra - Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (orch. A. Schoenberg) : I. Allegro
[08:12] 02. Jaime Martin, Gavle Symphony Orchestra - Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (orch. A. Schoenberg) : II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo - Trio. Animato
[09:03] 03. Jaime Martin, Gavle Symphony Orchestra - Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (orch. A. Schoenberg) : III. Andante con moto
[09:14] 04. Jaime Martin, Gavle Symphony Orchestra - Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (orch. A. Schoenberg) : IV. Rondo alla zingarese. Presto
[13:05] 05. Jaime Martin, Gavle Symphony Orchestra - Elegy for Brahms : Elegy for Brahms