String Quartet in C minor, Op 51 No 1 (Brahms)
from Brahms: String Quartets Opp 67 & 51/1 (CDA67552)
1 Allegro [10'51]
2 Romanze: Poco adagio [6'21]
3 Allegretto molto moderato e comodo – Un poco più animato [8'23]
4 Allegro [5'41]
31 minutes 16 seconds 4 tracks
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