Beautiful Classical Smaller Pieces, duo,trio,etc


Lets put together a list of beauty. Woodwinds, flute, harp, guitar, octets, quintets, quartets. They are unsung genius.
Intimate, thoughtful, considered.
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Schubert's Cello Quintet of course.

Of the top of my head;
Brahms Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 (Sextet for Strings)
Beethoven's String Trios
The four albums in the Miracle series from KKV.no featuring Aage Kvalbein on Cello are magnificent. Two of them are also available on vinyl Itallian and Spanish Miracles. Highly recommended and available at KKV.no search Kvalbein

Good listening

Peter
The Julian (Bream) and John (Williams) guitar duo albums are great (Assad Bros. duo also excellent).
Violin/Piano: I like the Prokofiev Sonata #2 (originally flute) and the Saint-Saens Sonata #1.
String Quartets: Debussy or Ravel (Guarneri has a fairly recent high-quality LP of the Ravel w/two movements per side).
String Quintet: Schubert Quintet in C--give me heaven before I die
Excellent chamber music performances in superb sound - some specific recommendations among many more:

Yarlung 95990-787V - Petteri Iivonen, violin, and Kevin Fitz-Gerald, piano: Music of Ysaye, Debussy, Bach and Lefkowitz - Available from: http://www.yarlungrecords.com/180.html#

Yarlung 09261-819V - Ciaramella: Dances On Movable Ground - Renaissance & Baroque dance tunes - Available from: http://www.yarlungrecords.com/180.html#

Philips 835393/4 AY - Schubert Piano Trios, Beaux Arts Trio

Philips 4769648 - Rossini Sonate a Quattro: Nos. 1-6, Accardo, S.Gazeau, A.Meunier, F.Petracchi

Hyperion A66171/A66172/A66173 - The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - Nash Ensemble
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