Artist	Song
Fretwork & Michael Chance	Pavan: Lachrimae Antiquae
from Armada: Music from the Courts of England and Spain (2000)
Yo-Yo Ma	Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
from Bach: The Cello Suites (1997)
Glenn Gould	Chromatic Fantasy In D Minor, BWV 903
from Bach: Preludes, Fugues and Fughettas (Expanded Edition) (2003)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Nigel Kennedy	Sonata for Violin and Continuo in D Minor, RV 12: III. Gavotta: Presto
from Nigel Kennedy: Vivaldi 2 (2005)
Vladimir Horowitz	Étude No. 6 in E Flat Minor, Op. 10
from Chopin: Ballades, Preludes and Etudes, Vol. 2 (2003)
Felix Galimir, Fortunato Africo, Harold Gomberg & Samuel Rhodes	Quartet in F Major for Oboe and Strings, K. 370: II. Adagio
from Mozart: Chamber Music Masterpieces (2004)
Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi	String Quintets, Op. 25, No. 1 in D Minor, G 295: I. Larghetto
from Boccherini: String Quintets & Minuet in A (2001)
Emerson String Quartet	String Quartet No. 12 in E Flat, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro
from Beethoven: The Late String Quartets (2003)
Vladimir Horowitz	Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18; Leicht und zart
from Vladimir Horowitz: Favorite Encores (2004)
Juilliard String Quartet, Walter Trampler, Leslie Parnas & Bernard Greenhouse	Sextet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Two Cellos No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: III. Poco Adagio
from Legendary Treasures: Brahms: The String Sextets, Vol. 3 (2009)
Emerson String Quartet	String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3 "The Horseman": I. Allegro
from Haydn: The Haydn Project (2001)
Emerson String Quartet	String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
from Schubert: The Late String Quartets & String Quintet (1998)
Beaux Arts Trio	Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90, "Dumky": VI. Lento maestoso - Vivace, quasi movimento - Lento - Vivace
from Beaux Arts Trio: A 50 Year Celebration in Music (2004)
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio	Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: I. Allegro
from Mendelssohn, Brahms & Dvorák: Trios (2008)
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky	Fantasiestücke, Op.88, I. Romanze: Nicht schnell, mit innigem Ausdruck
from Brahms: Piano Quartet, Op. 25 & Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 88 (2004)
Beaux Arts Trio, Bernard Greenhouse, Daniel Guilet & Menahem Pressler	Piano Trio No.5 in D, Op.70 No.1 - "Geistertrio": 1. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio
from Beethoven: Piano Trios, "Archduke" & "Ghost" (2001)
Truls Mørk & Jean-Yves Thibaudet	Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36: II. Andante molto tranquillo
from 50 Best Cello (2010)
Alfred Brendel	Sonata in A Minor, K. 330: I. Allegro maestoso
from Mozart: Solo Piano Masterpieces (2004)
Vladimir Ashkenazy	Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2
from Chopin Favourites (1990)
Itzhak Perlman & Vladimir Ashkenazy	Sonata for Violin and Piano in A: 1. Allegretto Ben Moderato
from Brahms: Horn Trio & Franck: Violin Sonata (1997)
Maurizio Pollini	La Lugubre Gondola, S. 200, No. 1
from Liszt: Sonata in B Minor (1990)
Vladimir Ashkenazy	Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op.3, No.2
from Rachmaninov: Preludes, Op.3, Nos. 2, 23 & 32 (2001)
Susan Bradshaw & Richard Rodney Bennett	The Planets, Op. 32 (version for 2 pianos): V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
from Holst: The Planets (Version for 2 Pianos) (1987)
Martha Argerich & Mikhail Pletnev	Cinderella, Op. 87: V. Cinderella's Valse. Andante - Allegretto
from Prokofiev: Cinderella & Ravel: Ma mère l'oye (2004)
David Oistrakh, Pyotr Bondarenko, Mikhail Terian & Sviatoslav Knushevitsky	String Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 12: II. Canzonetta
from David Oistrakh Collection, Vol. 9 - Mendelssohn: Trios Nos. 1 & 2, String Quartet In E-Flat & Auf Flügeln Des Gesanges (2009)
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky	Piano Trio No.2, Op.67: 3. Largo
from Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky: Piano Trios (1999)
Borodin String Quartet & Mstislav Rostropovich	String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70 - "Souvenir de Florence": III. Allegretto moderato
from Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococco Theme & Souvenir de Florence (2003)
Atle Sponberg, Lars Anders Tomter, Solve Sigerland & Truls Mørk	String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27: III. Intermezzo: Allegro Molto Marcato
from Grieg: Cello Sonata - String Quartet (2002)
St. Petersburg String Quartet	String Quartet No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 70: I. Andante - Allegro
from Glazunov: 5 Novelettes, String Quartet No. 5 (2001)
Czech Philharmonic Sextet	Sextet for Strings: II. Adagio
from Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht (2000)
Emerson String Quartet	String Quartet in B Major, Op. 11: II. Molto adagio "Adagio for Strings"
from Ives & Barber: String Quartets (1993)
Mstislav Rostropovich	Second Suite For Cello, Op. 80: II. Fuga (Andante)
from Britten: Cello Symphony - Shostakovich:cello Concertos (2004)
Katia Labèque & Marielle Labèque	Trois morceaux en forme de poire: II. Enlevé
from Erik Satie (2009)
Orpheus String Quartet	'Ainsi la Nuit...': I. ( ), I Nocturne, Parenthese 1 / II. Miroir D'espace, Parenthese 2 / III. Litanies
from Debussy, Ravel & Dutilleux: String Quartets (2006)
Arditti Quartet	String Quartet No. 3: III.
from Nancarrow: String Quartet No. 3 - Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2 - Dutilleux: String Quartet "Ainsi la nuit" (2006)
Arditti Quartet	String Quartet in Four Parts: IV. Quodlibet
from Cage: The Complete String Quartets Vol. 2 (1992)
Alban Berg Quartett	No.3
from Debussy/Ravel/Stravinsky (2004)
LaSalle Quartet	String Quartet No. 2 (1967-68): Come un meccanismo di precisione
from Ligeti: String Quartets, Ramifications, Etc (2003)
Kronos Quartet	Quartet for Strings: Introductory Movement
from Lutoslawski: String Quartet (2005)
Pacifica Quartet	String Quartet No. 5: I. Giocoso
from Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 (2008)
Schoenberg Quartet	5 Movements, Op. 5: I. Heftig Bewegt
from Webern: Chamber Music for Strings (2003)
Kronos Quartet	String Quartet No. 5: IV.
from Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass (2005)
The Kontra Quartet, Anton Kontra, Boris Samsing, Peter Fabricius & Morten Zeuthen	Quartetto Breve
from Nørgård: String Quartets 1 - 6 (1988)
Glenn Gould	Sonata for Piano No. 3, Op. 92, No. 4: II. Theme, Canons and Variations. Andantino - Agitato - Allegretto
from Glenn Gould: Works by Berg, Krenek, Webern, Ravel & Debussy (1995)
Juilliard String Quartet	Lyric Suite: I. Allegretto Gioviale
from Janácek: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 "Intimate Letters" - Berg: Lyric Suite (1996)

Comment:

It was just about a 100 years ago that composer Richard Henry Walthew coined perhaps the best simple description of chamber music, a form that had [i]already[/i] been around for more than 300 years: "the music of friends." Usually performed by an ensemble containing a mere handful of players — generally fewer than a half-dozen, almost always shy of a dozen — chamber music was designed to be performed in private spaces (if you can call castles and palaces private places), rather than in big public halls. But what's it [i]sound[/i] like? Kinda hard to draw a line around [i]that[/i] one, except to say that it's relatively intimate: no [i]1812 Overture cannons[/i], no [i]Ode to Joy[/i] ginormous choruses. From soloists like cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Glenn Gould dipping into Bach's Baroque treasure trove to ensembles like the Kronos Quartet bringing 20th century composer Terry Riley into the chamber music canon, we've got four centuries of gorgeous, evocative music just a keystroke away from your earbuds.

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