String Quartet No. 2, Op. 51, No. 2

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brahms:_The_Complete_String_Quartets
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important work in chamber music repertoire.
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of Robert Schumann
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:first_performance 1882
gptkbp:form String quartet form
gptkbp:historical_context Late Romantic period.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 2, Op. 51, No. 2
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Beethoven
gptkb:Schumann
gptkbp:influences gptkb:award
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
2 violins
gptkbp:key A minor
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkb:4
Andante moderato
gptkbp:notable_features Emotional depth.
Rich harmonies.
Lyricism.
Complex counterpoint.
Structural innovation.
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Takács_Quartet
gptkb:Juilliard_String_Quartet
gptkbp:number 2
gptkbp:opus_number 51
gptkbp:performed_by Chamber music audiences.
gptkbp:publisher Simrock
gptkbp:recorded_by Miro Quartet.
Tokyo String Quartet.
Borodin Quartet.
Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
Cleveland Quartet.
Doric String Quartet.
London String Quartet.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
St. Lawrence String Quartet.
Vienna String Quartet.
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quintet_in_G_major,_Op._111
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1,_Op._51,_No._1
gptkbp:style gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:year_composed 1881