String Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:String_Quintet_No._2_in_G_major,_Op._111
gptkb:String_Quintet_in_G_major,_Op._111
gptkb:String_Quintet_in_G_major,_Op._77
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:critical_reception Well-received by critics
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important work in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of Robert Schumann
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:first_performance Performed by the Hamburg Philharmonic
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
gptkb:Leoš_Janáček
gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkbp:influences Romantic music
gptkbp:inspiration Schumann's works
gptkbp:instrument 2 cellos
2 violas
2 violins
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Andante
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkb:4
Allegro con fuoco
gptkbp:notable_performance Often performed in chamber music festivals
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Guarneri_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings Available on various classical music labels
Performed by the Borodin Quartet
Performed by the Hagen Quartet
Performed by the Artemis Quartet
Performed by the Belcea Quartet
Performed by the St. Lawrence String Quartet
Performed by the Pacifica Quartet
Performed by the Takács Quartet
Performed by the London Haydn Quartet
Performed by the Tokyo String Quartet
Performed by the Danish String Quartet
Performed by the New Zealand String Quartet
gptkbp:premiere_date 1860
gptkbp:publisher Simrock
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quintet_in_G_major,_Op._111
gptkbp:style Late Romantic
gptkbp:theme Rich harmonies
Lyrical melodies
Contrapuntal textures
gptkbp:year_composed 1860