Brahms: String Quintet in G Major

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:characteristics emotional depth
lyrical melodies
rich harmonies
contrapuntal textures
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:critical_reception widely praised by contemporaries
considered a masterpiece of chamber music
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of Robert Schumann
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:form gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkbp:influences Romantic music
gptkbp:inspiration Brahms' love for chamber music
gptkbp:involved_forces two violins, viola, and two cellos
gptkbp:key G Major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkb:5
gptkb:Allegretto_con_variazioni
gptkb:Adagio
gptkbp:next_edition 1891
gptkbp:notable_features use of counterpoint
thematic development
varied textures
dialogue between instruments
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Guarneri_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Takács_Quartet
gptkbp:opus_number 111
gptkbp:performance approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:premiere_date 1890
gptkbp:published_by Simrock
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Brahms:_Piano_Quintet_in_F_minor
gptkb:Brahms:_String_Sextet_No._1
gptkb:Brahms:_String_Sextet_No._2
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor
gptkbp:style Late Romantic
gptkbp:year_composed 1890