← Chamber music 7 String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 For 2 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos
Also known as Agathe Sextet
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
Major Lyrical Tender Well-known
Listen Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 In G Major Op. 36 - International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht - HD
Ensemble String sextet or larger
Hardest part Balanced
Form Full work
Length About 40 min
Composed 1864–65
Era Late Romantic Notes The first movement's theme spells Agathe (A-G-A-D-H-E), for Agathe von Siebold
About this work
Composed 1864–65
First performed 11 October 1866 in Boston, Concert of the Mendelssohn Quintet Club.; William Schultze, Karl Hamm, Thomas Ryan, Eduard Heindl, Rudolph Hennig, Alexander Heindl 20 November 1866 in Zürich, Erste Quartett Soiree des Orchestervereins, Großer Saal des Kasinos.; Friedrich Hegar, Nordmann, Kahl, Geisser, Spiegel, and Kriebel Allegro non troppo Scherzo. Allegro non troppo — Presto giocoso Poco Adagio Poco Allegro A step before · level 6 String sextet or larger 2 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos
30 min
Major Folk Well-known
6 violin 1
String sextet or larger 4 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos
24 min
Major Lively Lesser-known
6 violin 1
String sextet or larger 2 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos
28 min
Major Lyrical Lesser-known
6 balanced
String sextet or larger 2 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos
33 min
Major Lyrical Lesser-known
6 violin 1
A step after · level 8 String sextet or larger 2 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos
21 min
Major Lyrical Lesser-known
8 balanced
String sextet or larger 2 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos
40 min
Major Lyrical Lesser-known
8 balanced
String sextet or larger 2 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos
35 min
Major Lyrical Well-known
8 violin 1
String sextet or larger 4 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos
33 min
Major Lively Well-known
8 violin 1
More chamber music by Johannes Brahms String quartet 2 violins , viola , cello
32 min
Minor Lively Well-known
8 balanced
String quartet 2 violins , viola , cello
33 min
Minor Lyrical Well-known
8 balanced
