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Query: An intimate utterance of genius

Brahm's 1st quartet is among the most beautiful, and intimate, works for string quartet. It is markedly distinct from those of Schubert and Beethoven in certain respects, and it is in this that makes it successful. The mood is distilled Brahms, yet we do not find the elemental forces at work here. Instead we find the reflective, particularly in the 3rd movement which is immediately involving and essentially transcendent if you permit my use of such a vague term. The Alban Berg Quartet are very successful in interpreting Brahms here, and they can be recommended without reservation, as can the quartets for any who long for the tranquil genius of Brahms not to be found in his symphonic output.