Atlas
← Chamber music
7

String Sextet in G major, Op. 5

Hakon Børresen · 1876–1954 · Danish
For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
MajorLyricalDramaticLesser-known

Listen

Open on YouTube More recordings
Ensemble
String sextet or larger
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 36 min
Composed
1901
Era
20th century

Notes

Dedicated to Grieg; four movements

About this work

Composed
1901
Dedicated to
Edvard Grieg
  1. Allegro moderato ma energico
  2. Allegro
  3. Adagio
  4. Allegro, molto vivace
Score on IMSLP Suggest a correction

A step before · level 6

Double Quartet in D minor, P. 27
Ottorino Respighi
4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
String sextet or larger4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
21 min
MinorDramaticLesser-known
6violin 1
String Sextet in A major, Op. 5
Ernst Rudorff
3 violins, viola, 2 cellos
String sextet or larger3 violins, viola, 2 cellos
29 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
6violin 1
Bachianas brasileiras No. 1, W 246
Heitor Villa-Lobos
8 cellos
String sextet or larger8 cellos
19 min
LyricalFolkLesser-known
6balanced
String Sextet in A major, Op. 48, B. 80
Antonín Dvořák
2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
String sextet or larger2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
30 min
MajorFolkWell-known
6violin 1

A step after · level 8

String Sextet in D major, Op. 10
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
String sextet or larger2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
35 min
MajorLyricalWell-known
8violin 1
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Arnold Schoenberg
2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
String sextet or larger2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
30 min
MinorSlowWell-known
8balanced
Nonet
Aaron Copland
3 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos
String sextet or larger3 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos
16 min
SlowLyricalLesser-known
8balanced
String Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 92
Vincent d' Indy
2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
String sextet or larger2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
21 min
MajorLyricalLesser-known
8balanced