Brahms: String Sextets

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkb:string_theory
gptkbp:arrangements Various arrangements exist
for string orchestra
for piano
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic
gptkb:music_education
cultural institutions
classical music festivals
chamber music ensembles
music appreciation events
gptkbp:audience Well-received by audiences
gptkbp:available_on CD
various recordings
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly acclaimed
well-received
highly acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact widely performed
influenced later composers
popular among audiences
performed in major concert halls
standard repertoire
influential work
frequently recorded
Significant impact on chamber music
influential in chamber music repertoire
frequently included in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:Joseph_Joachim
gptkbp:dedication gptkb:Joseph_Joachim
to the memory of Robert Schumann
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
approximately 40 minutes
gptkbp:educational_use Commonly used in music education
gptkbp:famous_event Performed at major music festivals
gptkbp:featured_in music competitions
gptkbp:first_performance 1860
1865
gptkbp:first_sextet_key B-flat major
gptkbp:form gptkb:chamber_music
gptkb:Sextet
gptkbp:genre gptkb:chamber_music
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during Brahms' mature period
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:chamber_music
film scores
string quartet compositions
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:chamber_music
gptkb:Samuel_Barber
gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
gptkb:Dvořák
gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkb:Richard_Strauss
gptkb:Erich_Wolfgang_Korngold
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Romanticism
Romantic music
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Schubert
gptkb:Beethoven
gptkb:Romanticism
gptkbp:inspired many contemporary composers
gptkbp:instrumentation 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
2 cellos
2 violas
2 violins
gptkbp:instruments 2 cellos
2 violas
2 violins
gptkbp:key G major
B-flat major
B flat major
gptkbp:legacy Enduring legacy in classical music
gptkbp:music_style Extensively analyzed by musicologists
Numerous studies exist
gptkbp:notable_conductors Various conductors have performed it
gptkbp:notable_interpreters gptkb:Dover_Quartet
gptkb:Mandelring_Quartet
gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Ariel_String_Quartet
gptkb:Doric_String_Quartet
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Chiaroscuro_Quartet
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Takacs_Quartet
gptkb:Schoenberg_Quartet
gptkb:Guarneri_String_Quartet
gptkb:Cypress_String_Quartet
gptkb:Lindsay_String_Quartet
gptkb:Fitzwilliam_String_Quartet
gptkb:Danish_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Calidore_String_Quartet
gptkb:St._Lawrence_String_Quartet
gptkb:Auer_Quartet
gptkb:Prazak_Quartet
gptkb:Nash_Ensemble
gptkb:Escher_String_Quartet
gptkb:Orion_String_Quartet
gptkb:Piano_Quartet_in_G_minor
Takae String Quartet
gptkbp:notable_performances gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic
gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
by the Berlin Philharmonic
by the London Symphony Orchestra
by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Takacs Quartet recording
Borodin Quartet performance in 1990
Borodin Quartet performance in 2000
Borodin Quartet performance in 2010
Borodin Quartet performance in 2020
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Hagen_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Takacs_Quartet
gptkb:Guarneri_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
by the Emerson String Quartet
by the Hagen Quartet
by the St. Lawrence String Quartet
by the Guarneri String Quartet
by the Takács Quartet
Hagen Quartet recordings
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:3
gptkb:4
gptkb:6
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:chamber_music
university music programs
gptkbp:performance Varied interpretations exist
Influenced string ensemble performances
gptkbp:performance_tradition Strong performance tradition
gptkbp:performed_at major music festivals
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Hagen_Quartet
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic
gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic
gptkb:Takacs_Quartet
gptkbp:performed_in chamber ensembles
concert halls worldwide
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:published 1861
gptkbp:published_by Simrock
gptkbp:published_in 1865
gptkbp:publisher Simrock
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Hagen_Quartet
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkbp:recorded_in gptkb:multiple_times
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
available on CD
available on vinyl
available on digital platforms
Multiple recordings since the 20th century
gptkbp:related_to Brahms: String Quintet
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Brahms:_Piano_Quintet
gptkb:Brahms:_String_Quartet_No._1
Brahms: String Quintets
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Andante
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
Allegro molto
gptkbp:second_sextet_key G major
gptkbp:style Romantic
Late Romantic
gptkbp:theme Rich harmonic language
gptkbp:year_composed 1860
1865
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anne_Sofie_von_Otter
gptkb:Christian_Tetzlaff
gptkb:Chamber_Orchestra_of_Europe
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5