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From: wjm@whuxj.UUCP (MITCHELL)
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Subject: Chamber Music for Newcomers
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Date: Thu, 3-May-84 10:09:09 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  3 10:09:09 1984
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Some chamber works that a newcomer to the field might like are:
Mozart:
Several of the string quartets are quite pleasant - there are many performances
available on almost all the major record labels.

Haydn:
The "Lark" quintet provides a good introduction to Haydn and this period's
chamber music

Bach:
The "Notebook of Anna Magdelena Bach" on Nonesuch (that I recommended in
my earlier article) has several Bach chamber works on it.

As one gets more familiar with chamber music, they'll see more depth in these
works and then may wish to move one to more complex ones, like the Beethoven
string quartets.
If one is interested in Baroque chamber music, Vivaldi's work is a good place
to start - Nonesuch has several new digital releases of Vivaldi works for
smaller ensembles.
Bill Mitchell
Bell Communications Research, Inc.
Whippany, NJ (whuxj!wjm)