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