The Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60, was completed in 1875 by German composer Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897). It is sometimes called the Werther Quartet after Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther. It took Brahms over 20 years to finish this very personal work, in which his impossible love for Clara Schumann shines through. This a resigned masterpiece, one of the best chamber music works by one of the best chamber music composers. The average playing time is 34 minutes (AllMusic). My version is by Domus on a Virgin Classics CD.
