String Sextets

Album by Johannes Brahms & Die Kammermusiker Zürich

String Sextets are two chamber works by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1860 and 1864. They are Romantic-era pieces for an expanded string ensemble that combine warm, sonorous textures with contrapuntal complexity, representing a key stage in Brahms's development as a composer of large-scale chamber music.
First released: 1996

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Sextet no. 1, op. 18 in B-flat major: Allegro ma non troppo
    15:36
  2. 2.
    String Sextet no. 1, op. 18 in B-flat major: Andante, ma moderato
    10:08
  3. 3.
    String Sextet no. 1, op. 18 in B-flat major: Scherzo - Allegro molto
    2:58
  4. 4.
    String Sextet no. 1, op. 18 in B-flat major: Rondo - Poco allegretto
    10:50
  5. 5.
    String Sextet no. 2, op. 36 in G major: Allegro non troppo
    13:18
  6. 6.
    String Sextet no. 2, op. 36 in G major: Scherzo. Allegro non troppo
    7:13
  7. 7.
    String Sextet no. 2, op. 36 in G major: Poco adagio
    8:45
  8. 8.
    String Sextet no. 2, op. 36 in G major: Poco allegro
    8:05