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191 works, from approachable to very demanding

Chamber music by difficulty

String quartets, piano trios, sonatas and more, each with a rough difficulty and the instruments it needs.

How we rate difficulty

By the hardest part: an easy cello part with a very hard piano part counts as very demanding. Our own rough guide; disagree? support@rhapsodate.com.

Approachable

Readable by most amateur players; good for a first session together.

Intermediate

Needs a confident amateur on every part, and some practice beforehand.

Advanced

Standard repertoire with real technical demands. Prepare your part.

Very demanding

Conservatory or professional level for at least one part.

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Difficulty

All 191 works

String quartets

Two violins, viola and cello.

Haydn · String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 1 No. 1 “La chasse”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Approachable

Hoffstetter · String Quartet in F, Op. 3 No. 5 (with the “Haydn” Serenade)

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Approachable

Mozart · Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello. Also played with double bass.

Approachable

Puccini · Crisantemi

For 2 violins, viola and cello. Also for string orchestra.

Approachable

Dvořák · Cypresses

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Intermediate

Haydn · String Quartet in G, Op. 76 No. 1

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Intermediate

Haydn · String Quartet in C, Op. 76 No. 3 “Emperor” Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Intermediate

Haydn · String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76 No. 4 “Sunrise”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Intermediate

Haydn · String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 33 No. 2 “The Joke”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Intermediate

Mozart · Divertimento in D, K. 136

For 2 violins, viola and cello. Also for string orchestra.

Intermediate

Mozart · String Quartet in B-flat, K. 458 “Hunt”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Intermediate

Purcell · Chacony in G minor

For 2 violins, viola and cello. Also for string orchestra.

Intermediate

Barber · String Quartet, Op. 11 (with the Adagio)

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Beethoven · String Quartet in F, Op. 18 No. 1

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Beethoven · String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Borodin · String Quartet No. 2 in D Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Dvořák · String Quartet in F, Op. 96 “American” Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Haydn · String Quartet in D, Op. 64 No. 5 “The Lark”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Mendelssohn · String Quartet in D, Op. 44 No. 1

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Mozart · String Quartet in G, K. 387

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Mozart · String Quartet in D minor, K. 421

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Mozart · String Quartet in C, K. 465 “Dissonance”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Schubert · String Quartet in A minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Schumann · String Quartet in A, Op. 41 No. 3

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Shostakovich · String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Tchaikovsky · String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Wolf · Italian Serenade

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Bartók · String Quartet No. 4

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Beethoven · String Quartet in F, Op. 59 No. 1 “Razumovsky”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Beethoven · String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Beethoven · String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Brahms · String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Debussy · String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Grieg · String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Janáček · String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Mendelssohn · String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Ravel · String Quartet in F Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Schubert · String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden” Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Smetana · String Quartet No. 1 “From My Life”

For 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Piano trios, quartets and quintets

Piano with strings.

Haydn · Piano Trio in G, Hob. XV:25 “Gypsy Rondo”

For violin, cello and piano

Intermediate

Mozart · Piano Trio in C, K. 548

For violin, cello and piano

Intermediate

Amy Beach · Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Advanced

Arensky · Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32

For violin, cello and piano

Advanced

Beethoven · Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 1 No. 1

For violin, cello and piano

Advanced

Clara Schumann · Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17

For violin, cello and piano

Advanced

Dvořák · Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky” Part by part, tips →

For violin, cello and piano

Advanced

Dvořák · Piano Quintet No. 2 in A, Op. 81 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Advanced

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel · Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11

For violin, cello and piano

Advanced

Mozart · Piano Trio in B-flat, K. 502

For violin, cello and piano

Advanced

Mozart · Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Advanced

Mozart · Piano Quartet in E-flat, K. 493

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Advanced

Rachmaninoff · Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor

For violin, cello and piano

Advanced

Schubert · Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 “Trout” Part by part, tips →

For violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano

Advanced

Schumann · Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Advanced

Shostakovich · Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Advanced

Beethoven · Piano Trio in D, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Beethoven · Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 97 “Archduke”

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Brahms · Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8 Part by part, tips →

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Brahms · Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Brahms · Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Very demanding

Brahms · Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Very demanding

Dvořák · Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 87

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Very demanding

Fauré · Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Very demanding

Franck · Piano Quintet in F minor

For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano

Very demanding

Mendelssohn · Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 Part by part, tips →

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Ravel · Piano Trio in A minor

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Schubert · Piano Trio in B-flat, D. 898

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Schubert · Piano Trio in E-flat, D. 929

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Schumann · Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Schumann · Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 47

For violin, viola, cello and piano

Very demanding

Shostakovich · Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Smetana · Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Tchaikovsky · Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

For violin, cello and piano

Very demanding

Sonatas and duos

One instrument and piano.

Bartók · 44 Duos for Two Violins

For 2 violins. From very easy to advanced; the early ones suit beginners.

Approachable

Elgar · Salut d’amour

For violin and piano. Also for cello.

Approachable

Fauré · Sicilienne, Op. 78

For cello and piano. Also for flute or violin.

Approachable

Fauré · Après un rêve

For cello and piano. A song; also for voice, violin or flute.

Approachable

Handel · Flute and recorder sonatas

For flute and piano. Also with harpsichord, or for recorder.

Approachable

Saint-Saëns · The Swan, from The Carnival of the Animals

For cello and piano

Approachable

Schubert · Sonatina in D, D. 384

For violin and piano

Approachable

Telemann · Canonic Sonatas

For 2 flutes. Also for two violins or two recorders.

Approachable

Bach · Flute Sonata in E-flat, BWV 1031

For flute and piano. Also with harpsichord.

Intermediate

Beethoven · Three Duos, WoO 27

For clarinet and bassoon

Intermediate

Dvořák · Romantic Pieces, Op. 75

For violin and piano

Intermediate

Dvořák · Sonatina in G, Op. 100

For violin and piano

Intermediate

Fauré · Élégie, Op. 24

For cello and piano

Intermediate

Kreisler · Liebesleid

For violin and piano

Intermediate

Massenet · Méditation from Thaïs

For violin and piano

Intermediate

Mozart · Violin Sonata in C, K. 296

For violin and piano

Intermediate

Mozart · Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304

For violin and piano

Intermediate

Saint-Saëns · Oboe Sonata in D, Op. 166

For oboe and piano

Intermediate

Schumann · Three Romances, Op. 94

For oboe and piano. Also for clarinet or violin.

Intermediate

Beethoven · Violin Sonata in F, Op. 24 “Spring” Part by part, tips →

For violin and piano

Advanced

Beethoven · Horn Sonata in F, Op. 17

For horn and piano. Also for cello.

Advanced

Brahms · Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 Part by part, tips →

For cello and piano

Advanced

Grieg · Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45

For violin and piano

Advanced

Handel · Passacaglia (arr. Halvorsen)

For violin and viola. Also for violin and cello.

Advanced

Hindemith · Trumpet Sonata

For trumpet and piano

Advanced

Mozart · Duo in G for Violin and Viola, K. 423

For violin and viola

Advanced

Piazzolla · Histoire du tango

For flute and guitar. Also for violin and guitar.

Advanced

Poulenc · Flute Sonata Part by part, tips →

For flute and piano

Advanced

Poulenc · Oboe Sonata

For oboe and piano

Advanced

Poulenc · Clarinet Sonata

For clarinet and piano

Advanced

Saint-Saëns · Clarinet Sonata in E-flat, Op. 167

For clarinet and piano

Advanced

Saint-Saëns · Bassoon Sonata in G, Op. 168

For bassoon and piano

Advanced

Schumann · Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102

For cello and piano

Advanced

Schumann · Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 Part by part, tips →

For clarinet and piano. Also for cello, viola or violin.

Advanced

Beethoven · Violin Sonata in A, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”

For violin and piano

Very demanding

Beethoven · Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69

For cello and piano

Very demanding

Brahms · Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78

For violin and piano

Very demanding

Brahms · Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

For violin and piano

Very demanding

Brahms · Two Sonatas, Op. 120

For clarinet and piano. Also for viola.

Very demanding

Chopin · Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65

For cello and piano

Very demanding

Debussy · Violin Sonata in G minor

For violin and piano

Very demanding

Fauré · Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13

For violin and piano

Very demanding

Franck · Violin Sonata in A Part by part, tips →

For violin and piano. Also for cello or flute.

Very demanding

Rachmaninoff · Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

For cello and piano

Very demanding

Rebecca Clarke · Viola Sonata

For viola and piano

Very demanding

Schubert · Sonata in A minor, D. 821 “Arpeggione”

For cello and piano. Also for viola.

Very demanding

Shostakovich · Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

For cello and piano

Very demanding

Other string groups

Trios, quintets, sextets and an octet.

Boccherini · String Quintet in E, Op. 11 No. 5 (with the Minuet)

For 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos

Approachable

Schubert · String Trio in B-flat, D. 471

For violin, viola and cello

Intermediate

Beethoven · String Trio in G, Op. 9 No. 1

For violin, viola and cello

Advanced

Brahms · String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 18

For 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos

Advanced

Dvořák · String Sextet in A, Op. 48

For 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos

Advanced

Mozart · String Quintet in C, K. 515

For 2 violins, 2 violas and cello

Advanced

Mozart · String Quintet in G minor, K. 516

For 2 violins, 2 violas and cello

Advanced

Dohnányi · Serenade in C, Op. 10

For violin, viola and cello

Very demanding

Mendelssohn · Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 Part by part, tips →

For 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos

Very demanding

Mozart · Divertimento in E-flat, K. 563

For violin, viola and cello

Very demanding

Schubert · String Quintet in C, D. 956 Part by part, tips →

For 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos

Very demanding

Tchaikovsky · Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

For 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos

Very demanding

Winds with strings or piano

Clarinet quintets, horn trio, septet and more.

Mozart · Flute Quartet in D, K. 285

For flute, violin, viola and cello

Intermediate

Beethoven · Clarinet Trio in B-flat, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”

For clarinet, cello and piano. Also with violin instead of clarinet.

Advanced

Beethoven · Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, Op. 16

For oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano

Advanced

Beethoven · Septet in E-flat, Op. 20

For clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass

Advanced

Boccherini · Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D “Fandango”

For guitar, 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Bruch · Eight Pieces, Op. 83

For clarinet, viola and piano

Advanced

Mozart · Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370

For oboe, violin, viola and cello

Advanced

Mozart · Horn Quintet in E-flat, K. 407

For horn, violin, 2 violas and cello

Advanced

Mozart · Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 Part by part, tips →

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello

Advanced

Mozart · Trio in E-flat, K. 498 “Kegelstatt”

For clarinet, viola and piano

Advanced

Mozart · Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, K. 452

For oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano

Advanced

Brahms · Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Part by part, tips →

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Brahms · Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114

For clarinet, cello and piano. Also with viola instead of clarinet.

Very demanding

Brahms · Horn Trio in E-flat, Op. 40

For horn, violin and piano

Very demanding

Debussy · Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp

For flute, viola and harp

Very demanding

Poulenc · Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano

For oboe, bassoon and piano

Very demanding

Poulenc · Sextet for Piano and Winds

For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano

Very demanding

Ravel · Introduction and Allegro

For harp, flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Schubert · Octet in F, D. 803

For clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass

Very demanding

Weber · Clarinet Quintet in B-flat, Op. 34

For clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello

Very demanding

Winds and brass

Wind quintets, wind trios and brass.

Bach · Chorales for brass quintet

For 2 trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba. Many arrangements.

Approachable

Haydn · London Trios, Hob. IV:1–4

For 2 flutes and cello. Also with violins.

Approachable

Mozart · Five Divertimenti, K. 439b

For 2 clarinets and bassoon. Also for basset horns.

Approachable

Danzi · Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2

For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Intermediate

Farkas · Early Hungarian Dances from the 17th Century

For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Intermediate

Gabrieli · Canzonas for brass

For 2 trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba. Many editions for four to eight brass.

Intermediate

Beethoven · Trio in C, Op. 87

For 3 oboes. The third part is for cor anglais.

Advanced

Ewald · Brass Quintet No. 1 in B-flat minor

For 2 trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba

Advanced

Ibert · Trois pièces brèves Part by part, tips →

For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Advanced

Reicha · Wind Quintet in E-flat, Op. 88 No. 2

For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Advanced

Barber · Summer Music, Op. 31

For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Very demanding

Nielsen · Wind Quintet, Op. 43

For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Very demanding

Voice

Songs and song cycles with piano or instruments.

Purcell · Music for a While

For voice, cello and harpsichord. Also with piano alone.

Intermediate

Schubert · Songs (a first selection: An die Musik, Die Forelle, Ständchen)

For voice and piano

Intermediate

Vaughan Williams · Songs of Travel

For voice and piano. For baritone.

Intermediate

Brahms · Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52

For 4 voices and 2 pianos. Soprano, alto, tenor and bass with piano four hands.

Advanced

Brahms · Two Songs for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

For voice, viola and piano

Advanced

Schubert · Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795

For voice and piano. For tenor or baritone.

Advanced

Schubert · Winterreise, D. 911

For voice and piano. For tenor, baritone or lower voices.

Advanced

Schumann · Dichterliebe, Op. 48

For voice and piano. For tenor or baritone.

Advanced

Schumann · Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42

For voice and piano. For soprano or mezzo-soprano.

Advanced

Schubert · Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965 “The Shepherd on the Rock”

For voice, clarinet and piano. For soprano.

Very demanding

Piano four hands and two pianos

Two pianists, one or two pianos.

Diabelli · Melodious Exercises, Op. 149 (four hands)

For 2 pianos

Approachable

Bizet · Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 (four hands)

For 2 pianos

Intermediate

Brahms · Hungarian Dances (four hands)

For 2 pianos

Intermediate

Fauré · Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (four hands)

For 2 pianos

Intermediate

Ravel · Ma mère l’Oye (four hands)

For 2 pianos

Intermediate

Schubert · Marches militaires, D. 733 (four hands)

For 2 pianos

Intermediate

Dvořák · Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 (four hands)

For 2 pianos

Advanced

Schubert · Fantasie in F minor, D. 940 (four hands) Part by part, tips →

For 2 pianos

Advanced

Mozart · Sonata for Two Pianos in D, K. 448

For 2 pianos

Very demanding

Rachmaninoff · Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17

For 2 pianos

Very demanding

Baroque

Trio sonatas and sonatas with continuo (cello and keyboard).

Corelli · Trio Sonatas, Op. 3

For 2 violins, cello and harpsichord. Keyboard part from a figured bass or a realized edition; piano works too.

Approachable

Pachelbel · Canon in D

For 3 violins and cello. Usually with a keyboard too.

Approachable

Handel · Trio Sonatas, Op. 2

For 2 violins, cello and harpsichord. Also with flute or oboe on the top parts.

Intermediate

Vivaldi · Trio Sonata in D minor, RV 63 “La Follia”

For 2 violins, cello and harpsichord

Intermediate

Bach · Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (with piano)

For 2 violins and piano. The orchestra part played on piano.

Advanced

Bach · Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079

For flute, violin, cello and harpsichord

Advanced

Telemann · “Paris” Quartets

For flute, violin, cello and harpsichord. Also with viola da gamba.

Advanced

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Other string groups

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Voice

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