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Topic 3: A History of Chamber Music
Part 3: Post-Beethoven

After Beethoven, and the Romantic Era

Compare the styles of the Mendelssohn Octet and the Beethoven Op.131 - one year apart and yet so far apart in style.

In this part of the topic we look at a small number of composers to see how they treat chamber music - more as miniatures, or as perfect sketches of symphonic thoughts.

Schubert: String Quintet 1828

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor 1839

Schumann: Piano Quintet 1842

Brahms: Piano Quartet 1863

Brahms: 'Cello Sonata in E minor 1866

Grieg: String Quartet in G minor 1877