

Johannes Brahms
String Sextet no. 2 in G major op. 36
Brahms’s First String Sextet became very popular after its publication in 1861, yet his publisher Simrock still hesitated when the composer offered him a second such work in 1865, “in the same cheerful mood”. So Brahms made overtures to other publishers, but then Simrock finally agreed to take it on. The critics were initially rather sceptical towards this Sextet op. 36, but Brahms’s friends thoroughly approved of it. Clara Schumann praised its accomplished motivic work, while others enthused about its magical sound colours. This practical edition by Katrin Eich, based on the Brahms Complete Edition, now offers performers the opportunity to form their own opinion, whether in performance or by perusing our study edition. The parts include player-friendly cue notes and have excellent page-turns.
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Johannes Brahms
His significant output comprises chamber music, piano works, numerous choral compositions and songs (including settings of folk-song lyrics), as well as large-scale orchestral works in the 1870s and 1880s. His compositions are characterized by the process of developing variation. He is considered an antithesis to the New German School around Liszt, and an advocate of “absolute” music.
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Die absolut präzise gesetzten und wunderbar übersichtlichen Stimmen, ebenfalls von Katrin Eich verantwortet, machen Lust auf diesen Brahms-Klassiker, der ein wenig im Schatten des Schwesterwerks steht, aber ganz bestimmt als ein durch und durch prototypischer Vertreter der Sextett-Literatur gelten darf.
Das Orchester, 2019Des petites notes facilitant l’interprétation sont situées dans chaque partie. Les tournes de pages sont, comme d’habitude chez cet éditeur, placées d’une manière optimale.
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