String Sextet no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18 / String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36

Album by Johannes Brahms & Talichovo kvarteto

String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18 and String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 are chamber works by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1860 and 1864 respectively. Both sextets draw on Romantic-era chamber-music idioms, combining lyrical melodies with rich, interwoven textures and contrapuntal writing that mark important steps in Brahms's development from his early to middle compositional period.

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  1. 1.
    String Sextet no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    15:11
  2. 2.
    String Sextet no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18: II. Andante, ma moderato
    9:32
  3. 3.
    String Sextet no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
    3:03
  4. 4.
    String Sextet no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18: IV. Rondo
    10:24
  5. 5.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo
    15:18
  6. 6.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36: II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo
    8:01
  7. 7.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36: III. Adagio
    9:43
  8. 8.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36: IV. Poco allegro
    8:20

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