Brahms Sextets No. 1 & 2

Album by Johannes Brahms & Kocian Quartet & Smetana Quartet

Brahms Sextets No. 1 & 2 are two string sextets by Johannes Brahms, composed between 1860 and 1864. Rooted in Romantic-era chamber music, they combine lyrical melodic writing with contrapuntal density and rich harmonic textures, representing a development in Brahms's chamber writing that bridges his early influences and his later stylistic maturity.
First released: 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sextet No.1 in B-flat major, op.18 : I. Allegro ma non troppo
    10:46
  2. 2.
    Sextet No.1 in B-flat major, op.18 : II. Andante ma moderato
    11:10
  3. 3.
    Sextet No.1 in B-flat major, op.18 : III. Scherzo - a llegro molto
    3:22
  4. 4.
    Sextet No.1 in B-flat major, op.18 : IV. Rondo - poco allegretto e grazioso
    9:38
  5. 5.
    Sextet No.2 in G major, op.36 : I. Allegro non troppo
    12:43
  6. 6.
    Sextet No.2 in G major, op.36 : II. Scherzo - allegro non troppo
    6:28
  7. 7.
    Sextet No.2 in G major, op.36 : III. Poco adagio
    10:44
  8. 8.
    Sextet No.2 in G major, op.36 : IV. Poco allegro
    8:44

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