String Sextet, Op.118 (Reger, Max)

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Publisher. Info. Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1911. Plate B. & B. 17620.
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Work Title String Sextet
Alternative. Title
Composer Reger, Max
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.118
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IMR 206
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
  1. Allegro energico (F major)
  2. Vivace (D minor)
  3. Largo con gran espressione (D major)
  4. Allegro commodo (F minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1910 September-November, Oberaudorf-Leipzig
First Performance. 1911 March 12, Leipzig, Gewandhauskammermusik
  • Gewandhaus-Quartett (Edgar Wollgandt, Carl Wolschke. Carl Herrmann, Julius Klengel) with Friedrich Heintzsch and Emil Robert-Hansen
First Publication. 1911
Dedication Herrn Justizrat Dr. Paul Röntsch
Average DurationAvg. Duration 35–45 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 Violins, 2 Violas, and 2 Cellos
Discography All Music Guide
External Links Brief essay on the Reger sextet (German)
MDG Notes to their recording of the Sextet (PDF, also in German)
Edition Silvertrust

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According to the MDG notes, Reger destroyed his sketches for the first movement except for four bars and then started over, and this with a deadline (it was written for performance at the Gewandhauskammermusik in March 1911 and indeed premiered there). Performers at premiere given at Max Reger Institut website. - Schissel