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String Quartet No. 1, Op. 51 No. 1

3 movements

Johannes Brahms · 1873 · C minor · 758 bars · 1005 chords analysed

Brahms claimed to have destroyed twenty quartets before letting the two of Op. 51 be published in 1873. A third, Op. 67, followed two years later, lighter in mood.

Keys visited: C minor, F minor, E♭ minor, A major, E♭ major, A minor, E minor, F♯ minor, A♭ major, G major, C major, G♭ major, B minor, A♭ minor, F major, B♭ minor, B♭ major, E major, D minor.