Brahms String Sextet

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pablo_Casals
gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:arrangements Arranged for various ensembles
Arranged for orchestra
Transcriptions for piano
gptkbp:audience Well-received by audiences
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly regarded by critics
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important work in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of Robert Schumann
gptkbp:duration approximately 40 minutes
gptkbp:education Used in music education
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:first_published 1862
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during Brahms' early career
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brahms String Sextet
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
gptkb:Richard_Strauss
gptkbp:influences Classical music
Romantic music
gptkbp:instrumentation 2 cellos
2 violas
2 violins
gptkbp:key G major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:4
gptkbp:music_style Sonata form
gptkbp:next_edition Urtext editions
Edited by Joseph Joachim
gptkbp:notable_performance Often performed in festivals
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Guarneri_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkb:Hyperion_Records
Brahms String Sextets by various quartets
gptkbp:number_of_stages String players from Hamburg
gptkbp:performance Complex interplay between instruments
Commonly performed in chamber settings
Requires skilled players
gptkbp:premiere_date 1860
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Brahms_Piano_Quintet
gptkb:Brahms_String_Quartet_No._1
gptkbp:style Late Romantic
gptkbp:theme Lyrical melodies
Rich harmonic language
Contrapuntal textures
gptkbp:year_composed 1860