ACMP Listening Club: Brahms Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 34
ACMP’s Second Listening Club: Sunday November 10 at 2pm ET
Get ready to dive into Brahm’s Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 34 with Peter Fender!
Admission is free for this online event, but donations are gratefully accepted, either through Eventbrite or directly to ACMP.
This will be the second listening club event hosted by the British conductor, composer, and educator. If you missed his first one, on Schubert’s Octet, watch it here.
We’ll spend some time talking about the origin of the piece: the original (lost) string quintet, and the version for two pianos. Brahms went from all strings, to all pianos, to a mix of strings and piano – which works (worked) best?
Next we will look at the piece in its final piano quintet version, both from a musicological and performance perspective (similar to last time), going through each movement in turn.
We will also look into the tenor of the work. It’s quite dark overall – even for Brahms – perfect listening for an autumn afternoon in November.
If you have time before November 10, please brush up on your memory of the piece. Check out scores and recordings on IMSLP – or follow along with the score on YouTube with this wonderful old recording of pianist Christopher Eschenbach and the Amadeus Quartet.
Enjoy Brahms’ glorious quintet and see you on November 10 on Zoom.
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