String Sextet No.1, Op.18 (Brahms, Johannes)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1859–60
Genre Categories Sextets; For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 6 players; For 11 recorders (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For 11 players (arr); For 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); For 8 players (arr); For violin, cello, piano (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)
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Performances

Recordings

For String Sextet (Brahms)

 Complete Performance
#73847 - 33.13MB - 36:11 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 11853×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/8/4)

Performer Pages Musicians from Marlboro (ensemble)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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For 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns (Patterson)

 1. Allegro ma non troppo
#237629 - 13.74MB - 12:00 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4945×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

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rpatters1 (2012/6/24)

 2. Andante ma moderato
#237630 - 10.52MB - 9:11 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4737×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

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rpatters1 (2012/6/24)

 3. Scherzo. Allegro molto
#237631 - 3.65MB - 3:11 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1546×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

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rpatters1 (2012/6/24)

 4. Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso
#237632 - 11.24MB - 9:49 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1331×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

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rpatters1 (2012/6/24)

Performer Pages Robert G. Patterson (conductor)
Publisher Info. Robert Patterson
Performers Riverside Wind Consort
Saundra D'Amato, Joey Salvalaggio, oboe
Rena Feller Friedman, Nobuko Igarashi, clarinet
Samuel Compton, Jill Wilson, horn
Leyla Zamora, Michael Scott, bassoon
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For Piano Trio (Kirchner)

 1. Allegro ma non troppo
#107769 - 17.06MB - 14:54 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2145×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/7/2)

 2. Andante ma moderato
#107770 - 11.56MB - 10:06 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2051×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/7/2)

 3. Scherzo. Allegro molto
#107771 - 3.66MB - 3:12 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 652×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/7/2)

 4. Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso
#107772 - 12.61MB - 11:01 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 610×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/7/2)

Publisher Info. Washington, DC: Washington Musica Viva
Performers Sally McLain, violin
David Teie, cello
Carl Banner, piano
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Recorded 22 March 2005, Ratner Museum (live performance).
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Scores

 1. Allegro ma non troppo
#108195 - 53.54MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8094×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 2. Andante ma moderato
#108196 - 22.86MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5363×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 3. Scherzo. Allegro molto
#108197 - 13.52MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1216×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 4. Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso
#108198 - 51.27MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1225×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/7/5)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1860.
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Misc. Notes Original scans: 400dpi, color tif files approximately 6000 by 4350 pixels.
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 Complete Score
#22872 - 19.17MB, 96 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12624×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/10/10)

 Complete Score (monochrome)
#25165 - 8.67MB, 92 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7886×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2008/12/5)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1862] (1861?). Plate 6202.
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Misc. Notes Color scan, digital watermark.
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#242287 - 7.57MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 11805×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Title Pages (scan) (Preview)
#242286 - 0.43MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 1690×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Editor Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 7:
Kammermusik für Streichinstrumente
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 17.
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Parts

 Violin 1
#34362 - 0.89MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10525×⇩ - Generoso

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

 Violin 2
#34363 - 0.91MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6139×⇩ - Generoso

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 Viola 1
#34364 - 0.79MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7732×⇩ - Generoso

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 Viola 2
#34365 - 0.76MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5702×⇩ - Generoso

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 Cello 1
#34366 - 0.74MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7469×⇩ - Generoso

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 Cello 2
#34367 - 0.71MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6011×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/7/8)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Jacques Maho, n.d.(ca.1871). Plate J. 968 M.
Reprinted Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project., no rehearsal letters or measure numbers
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 Violin 1
#08733 - 0.73MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4712×⇩ - gtartini

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

 Violin 2
#08734 - 0.91MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3141×⇩ - gtartini

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 Viola 1
#08735 - 0.76MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3629×⇩ - gtartini

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 Viola 2
#08736 - 0.81MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2971×⇩ - gtartini

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 Cello 1
#08737 - 0.78MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3495×⇩ - gtartini

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 Cello 2
#08738 - 0.75MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3191×⇩ - gtartini

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gtartini (2007/6/25)

Editor Gewandhaus Quartet
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.3906A, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate 10382.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, No.3252, n.d.(1933).
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 Complete Parts
#299819 - 9.49MB, 131 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/23/V - 5492×⇩ - Cypressdome

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⇒ 8 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola 1 • Viola 2 • Cello 1 • Cello 2 • Covers • Preface

 Violin 1
#499814 - 1.51MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/23/V - 1737×⇩ - IS

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 Violin 2
#499815 - 1.54MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/23/V - 1309×⇩ - IS

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 Viola 1
#499816 - 1.49MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/23/V - 1965×⇩ - IS

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 Viola 2
#499817 - 1.40MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/23/V - 1467×⇩ - IS

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 Cello 1
#499818 - 1.33MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/23/V - 2154×⇩ - IS

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 Cello 2
#499819 - 1.10MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/23/V - 1686×⇩ - IS

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 Covers
#499820 - 0.20MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/23/V - 205×⇩ - IS

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 Preface
#499813 - 0.50MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/23/V - 217×⇩ - IS

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Editor Ossip Schnirlin (1874–1939)
Engraver Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, No.603, 1927. Plate 14987.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 11 Recorders (Wiebes)

 Complete Score
#464956 - 0.96MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 519×⇩ - Zandeavande

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Zandeavande (2017/3/31)

Arranger Jaap Wiebes
Publisher. Info. Jaap Wiebes
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Misc. Notes Part 1. Allegro; thema. Part 2 Andante, bars 65-80 omitted
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For 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns (Patterson)

 Complete Score
#237598 - 1.04MB, 52 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1588×⇩ - rpatters1

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⇒ 8 more: Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 in B♭ • Clarinet 2 in B♭ • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 in B♭/F/D (also transposed in F) • Horn 2 in B♭/F/D/C (also transposed in F)

 Oboe 1
#237599 - 0.17MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 580×⇩ - rpatters1

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 Oboe 2
#237600 - 0.14MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 487×⇩ - rpatters1

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 Clarinet 1 in B♭
#237601 - 0.22MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 595×⇩ - rpatters1

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 Clarinet 2 in B♭
#237602 - 0.21MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 521×⇩ - rpatters1

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 Bassoon 1
#237603 - 0.21MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 515×⇩ - rpatters1

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 Bassoon 2
#237604 - 0.16MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 473×⇩ - rpatters1

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 Horn 1 in B♭/F/D (also transposed in F)
#237605 - 0.68MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 576×⇩ - rpatters1

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 Horn 2 in B♭/F/D/C (also transposed in F)
#237606 - 0.63MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 498×⇩ - rpatters1

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Arranger Robert G. Patterson
Publisher. Info. Great River Music (ASCAP)
Copyright
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Kirchner)

 1. Allegro ma non troppo
#08726 - 1.09MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1424×⇩ - Josh Mitteldorf

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Josh Mitteldorf (2007/6/25)

⇒ 5 more: 2. Andante ma moderato • 3. Scherzo • 4. Rondo • Violin Part • Cello Part

 2. Andante ma moderato
#08727 - 0.62MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1276×⇩ - Josh Mitteldorf

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 3. Scherzo
#08728 - 0.37MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 645×⇩ - Josh Mitteldorf

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 4. Rondo
#08729 - 1.15MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 631×⇩ - Josh Mitteldorf

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Josh Mitteldorf (2007/6/25)

 Violin Part
#08730 - 0.69MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 862×⇩ - Josh Mitteldorf

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 Cello Part
#08731 - 0.62MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 878×⇩ - Josh Mitteldorf

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Josh Mitteldorf (2007/6/25)

Arranger Theodor Kirchner (1823–1903)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1883]. Plate 8332.
(Later printing, post-1950)
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

 Piano 1
#886674 - 0.37MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 71×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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 Piano 2
#886675 - 0.33MB, 32 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 61×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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Arranger Gaylon Babcock
Publisher. Info. Gaylon Babcock
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Misc. Notes each part designed to be printed front and back
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For Piano 4 hands (Brahms)

 1. Allegro ma non troppo
#107493 - 25.36MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 686×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 2. Andante ma moderato
#107494 - 10.54MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 733×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 3. Scherzo. Allegro molto - 4. Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso
#107495 - 28.33MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 256×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/6/30)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1860-61).
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Misc. Notes 300dpi, color jpg files approximately 3800 by 3350 pixels.
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 Complete Score
#71365 - 3.11MB, 47 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1575×⇩ - Ralph Theo Misch

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Arranger Composer
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1862]. Plate 6200.
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For Piano (Keller)

 Complete Score
#18648 - 3.71MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2973×⇩ - Caprotti

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Arranger Robert Keller (1828-1891)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1889]. Plate 9096.
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General Information

Work Title String Sextet No.1 in B-flat major
Alternative. Title Sextett Nr.1 B-dur ; Sextett B-dur
Name Translations 弦楽六重奏曲第1番; Sextuor à cordes nº 1; Sexteto de cuerda n.º 1; String Sextet No. 1; Sestetto per archi n. 1; Струнный секстет № 1; Sextet de corda núm. 1; 1. Streichsextett (Brahms)
Name Aliases Sexteto de cuerda n º 1; Sexteto de cuerda n. 1; Sexteto de cuerda n 1; Sestetto per archi n. 1 in si bemolle maggiore op. 18; Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 188262536; LCCN: no96036077; GND: 300026811; BNF: 13908903k
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 131
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Andante ma moderato
  3. Scherzo. Allegro molto
  4. Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1859–60
First Performance. 1860-10-20 in Hanover, Saal des Museums
First Joachim Quartet: Joseph Joachim, Theodor Eyertt (violins),
Karl Eyertt, [Herr] Prell (violas), August Lindner, Karl Herner (cellos)
First Publication. 1861 (December) Bonn: N. Simrock
  • Score, Plate 6202, 91 pages
  • Parts, Plate 6201, 6 parts
  • Piano 4-hands, Plate 6200, 47 pages
Average DurationAvg. Duration 37 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Related Works Theme and Variations
External Links Wikipedia article
KDH Listening Guide
Extra Information Version History
  • Composed for string sextet, 1859–60
  • Arranged for piano 4 hands by Brahms, ca.1861.
  • The second movement was arranged by Brahms in 1860 for solo piano as an independent work entitled Theme and Variations in D minor

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