String Sextet No.2, Op.36 (Brahms, Johannes)

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Carolus (2010/8/2)

Performer Pages Borromeo String Quartet (string quartet)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Performers with Liz Freivogel (viola) and Daniel McDonough (cello)
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Misc. Notes Recorded 2006 Nov. 5
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1866]. Plate 6474.
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Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 7 (pp.45-94)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 18.
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi (High Quality Scanning)
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1866]. Plate 6473.
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Generoso (2009/7/8)

5 more: Violin 2 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello 1 • Cello 2

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Jacques Maho, n.d.[1871]. Plate J. 971 M.
Reprinted Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.
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5 more: Violin 2 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello 1 • Cello 2

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Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1927). Plate 29819.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A1331
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.(ca.1938). Plate 10383.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Violin, Cello and Piano (Kirchner)

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Josh Mitteldorf (2007/7/2)

5 more: 2. Scherzo • 3. Poco Adagio • 4. Poco Allegro • Violin • Cello

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Arranger Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1883]. Plate 8333.
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Misc. Notes Kirchner's arrangement was made with Brahms' approval. Brahms wrote to Simrock Kirchner has done his work splendidly (prachtvoll).
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

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Arranger Paul Klengel (1854-1935)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1898. Plate 11078.
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Misc. Notes Arranged for two pianos
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For Piano 4 Hands (Brahms)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1866. (dated July)
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Misc. Notes First page of second movement contains the last few measures of the first movement. Original scans: 400dpi, color tif files approximately 5700 by 4200 pixels.
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Editor First edition
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1866]. Plate 6475.
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Arranger Paul Klengel (1854-1935)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1898]. Plate 11077.
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General Information

Work Title String Sextet No.2
Alternative. Title Streich-Sextett Nr.2
Name Translations 弦楽六重奏曲第2番; Sextuor à cordes n° 2; Sexteto de cuerda n.º 2; String Sextet No. 2; Sestetto per archi n. 2; השישייה מספר 2 בסול מז'ור של ברהמס; Sextet de corda núm. 2; 第2號弦樂六重奏 (布拉姆斯)
Name Aliases Sexteto de cuerda n 2; Sexteto de cuerda n. 2; Sexteto de cuerda n º 2; Sestetto per archi n. 2 in sol maggiore op. 36; Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: no98101826; BNF: 139089325
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.36
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 132
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo — Presto giocoso
  3. Poco Adagio
  4. Poco Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1864–65
First Performance. 1866-10-11 in Boston, Concert of the Mendelssohn Quintet Club.
William Schultze, Karl Hamm, Thomas Ryan, Eduard Heindl, Rudolph Hennig, Alexander Heindl

1866-11-20 in Zürich, Erste Quartett Soiree des Orchestervereins, Großer Saal des Kasinos.

Friedrich Hegar, Nordmann, Kahl, Geisser, Spiegel, and Kriebel
First Publication. 1866 (April) Bonn: N. Simrock
Parts, Plate 6473
Full score, Plate 6474
Piano 4-hands, Plate 6475
Average DurationAvg. Duration 40 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
External Links Wikipedia article
KDH Listening Guide
Extra Information Review of Feb. 5 1867 performance in Vienna Signale für die musikalische Welt.
  • Composition History
Composed for string sextet, 1864–65.
Arranged for piano 4 hands by Brahms, 1865–66.

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