The second movement is marked Adagio, and is in 2/4. It starts with a viola solo accompanied by cello pizzicato. Then a ghostly triplet motif is presented by the viola. Both of these thematic materials are played by different instruments and developed, with one section combining the triplet and pizzicato motifs with the opening theme. There is a stormy middle section reminiscent of Schubert's cello quintet. The entire movement has a key signature of D minor, but it ends on a D major chord.
Date of composition | 1890 |
Premiered | 1890, November 11th in Vienna, Austria |
First published | 1891, N. Simrock in Berlin, Germany |
Type | String Quintet |
Tonality | G Major |
Catalogue | Op. 111 |
Approx. duration | 30 minutes |
Instruments |
Cello
2x Violin 2x Viola |
Autotranslations beta |
Johannes Brahms: Quintette à cordes n°2 en sol majeur, Op. 111 "Prater" Johannes Brahms: Quintetto d'archi n. 2 in sol maggiore, Op. 111 "Prater" Johannes Brahms: Streichquintett Nr. 2 G-dur, Op. 111 "Prater" |