Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
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Composition Year | 1910 September-November, Oberaudorf-Leipzig |
Genre Categories | Sextets; For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos; Scores featuring the violin; |
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Work Title | String Sextet |
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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:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1910 September-November, Oberaudorf-Leipzig |
First Performance. | 1911 March 12, Leipzig, Gewandhauskammermusik
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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, 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 |
Extra Information | 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 |