String Sextets

Album by Johannes Brahms & Cypress String Quartet & Barry Shiffman & Zuill Bailey

String Sextets are two chamber works by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed in the early 1860s (1860–1864). They blend lyrical Romantic melodies, dense contrapuntal textures and rich string sonorities across six instruments, expanding the chamber-music palette and marking a key stage in Brahms's early compositional development between his youthful experiments and later mature works.
First released: 6th January 2017

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Sextet no. 1 in B-flat, op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    14:16
  2. 2.
    String Sextet no. 1 in B-flat, op. 18: II. Andante, ma moderato
    9:32
  3. 3.
    String Sextet no. 1 in B-flat, op. 18: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    3:14
  4. 4.
    String Sextet no. 1 in B-flat, op. 18: IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
    10:00
  5. 5.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo
    14:28
  6. 6.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: II. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo - Presto giocoso
    7:28
  7. 7.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: III. Poco adagio
    8:56
  8. 8.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: IV. Poco allegro
    8:42

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