String Quartet No. 3 (Brahms) the other string instruments so that the viola's sound can be heard, even when the violin gains the melody. String Quartet No. 3 (Brahms) The String Quartet No. 3 in B major, Op. 67, was composed by Johannes Brahms in the summer of 1875 and published by the firm of Fritz Simrock. It received its premiere performance on October 30, 1876 in Berlin. The work is scored for two violins, viola, and cello, and has four movements: Brahms composed the work in Ziegelhausen, near Heidelberg, and dedicated it to Professor Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann, an amateur cellist who had hosted Brahms
Nevsky String Quartet they won the Barenreiter-Prize for the best interpretation of string quartet compositions of Mozart and Beethoven in accordance with historical performance practice. Also in 1998, the Quartet won First Prize in the Swedish International String Quartet Competition. "Spirit Of Romance". Reading, MA: MMC Records (?), 2007. "Music for Strings". Brooklyn, NY: Capstone Records, CPS-8781, 2007. "Beerman Unplugged Almost". Brooklyn, NY: Capstone Records, CPS-8757, 2006. "Haydn, Prokofiev, Shostakovich". St. Petersburg, Russia: Northern Flowers, 2005. Nevsky String Quartet Nevsky String Quartet (Quinten Quartet, until 1998) is a string quartet based in St. Petersburg, Russia. They are noted for their award-winning performances of