Four Centuries of Great Music June 22, 2024 Opus 34

34 - 34 -34. That number keeps coming back to me and I am trying to remember it’s significance.  34 shots on goal in the most recent NHL playoff game?  34 guilty felony judgements? 34 points scored by the lead scorer in the most recent NBA playoff game?  What is the meaning of that number.  Well in Four Centuries of Great Music it is the opus number and so today on Four Centuries of Great Music I will be playing works by major composers that is their opus 34.

We open with Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34

Paul Gulda, Hagen Quartett / Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 / Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Deutsche Grammophon


Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Paul Gulda, piano & Hagen Quartett
01    Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34  I. Allegro non troppo        14:52
02    Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34  II. Andante, un poco adagio        09:13
03    Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34  III. Scherzo. Allegro            07:16
04    Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34  IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo   

You have. Been listening to Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Paul Gulda, piano & Hagen Quartett from the album Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 / Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9

Lets close to this hour of Four Centuries of Great Music with two waltzes from Chopin opus 34 waltzes

Chopin: Valse Brillante Op.34, No.1
Chopin: Waltz A Minor, Op.34, No.2
MARINA ARSENIJEVIC, piano
CHOPIN OBSESSION
United World Bravo


You have been listening to two waltzes from Chopin opus 34 waltzes: Valse Brillante Op.34, No.1 and Waltz A Minor, Op.34, No.2


Lets open this second hour of Four Centuries of Great Music featuring works that were the composer’s opus 34 with Antonin Dvorak’s String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34


01 String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 -  I. Allegro
02 String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 -  II. Alla Polka - Allegretto Scherzando
03 String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 -  III. Adagio
04 String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 -  IV. Finale - Poco Allegro
Janáček Quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 - String Quartet No. 10 In E Flat Major, Op. 51
THAI Records

You have been listening to Antonin Dvorak’s String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 as performed by the Janacek String Quartet from the album Dvorak: String Quartet No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 34 - String Quartet No. 10 In E Flat Major, Op. 51

We will be closing this exploration of opus 34 compositions by major composers on Four Centuries of Great Music with Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet In B Flat Major, Op. 34

Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet In B Flat Major, Op. 34, I. Allegro
Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet In B Flat Major, Op. 34, II. Fantasia, Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet In B Flat Major, Op. 34,  III. Menuetto, Capriccio Presto
Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet In B Flat Major, Op. 34,  IV. Rondo, Allegro Giocoso
Kalman Berkes, clarinet and Auer String Quartet
Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34 / Grand Duo Concertant
Naxos Recordings


You have been listening to Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet In B Flat Major, Op. 34 as performed by Kalman Berkes, clarinet and the Auer String Quartet from the album Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34 / Grand Duo Concertant

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Sergei Prokofiev: Overture On Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Southwest Chamber Music Members
Prokofiev, S.: Oboe Quintet, Op. 39 - Overture On Hebrew Themes - Poulenc, F.: Trio - Elegie - Sextet
Cambria Records


09 Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34_ No. 1, Heart Wounds
10 Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34_ No. 2, The Last Spring
John Hollingsworth & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Grieg: Haugtussa, Op. 67; Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
Past Classics Records