STRING SEXTET No.1 Op. 18
The String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, was composed in 1860 by Johannes Brahms. It was published in 1862 by the firm of Fritz Simrock.
The sextet is scored for two violins, two violas, and two cellos.
The sextet has four movements:
- I. Allegro ma non troppo, in 3/4 time.
- II. Andante, ma moderato, in D minor and 2/4 time (and in variation form).
- III. Scherzo: Allegro molto (3/4, in F major, with a central, Animato trio section).
- IV. Rondo: Poco Allegretto e grazioso, in 2/4.
There are earlier examples by Luigi Boccherini about string Sextets. Between the time of Brahms and Boccherini, there weren't written many pieces for musical ensembles without piano.
But the decades following the examples of Brahms, a number of composers like Antonín Dvořák, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Joachim Raff, Max Reger and Arnold Schoenberg, all wrote string sextets.
There is one good perfomance of the 2nd mov:
II. Andante ma moderato.
lunes, 28 de mayo de 2012
sábado, 26 de mayo de 2012
THE PIECE OF TODAY!
THE RHAPSODIES Op. 79 FOR PIANO
The Rhapsodies Op. 79, for piano, were written by Johannes Brahms in 1879 during his summer stay in Pörtschach, when he had reached the maturity of his career. They were inscribed to Elisabeth von Herzogenberg, his musician and composer friend. At the suggestion of the dedicatee, Brahms reluctantly renamed the sophisticated compositions from "klavierstücke" to "rhapsodies".
Rhapsody No. 1 in B minor. Agitato.
This is the more extensive piece, with outer sections in sonata form enclosing a lyrical central section in B major and with a coda ending in that key.
Rhapsody No. 2 in G minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro.
This is a more compact piece in a more "normal" sonata form.
In each piece, the main key is not definitely established until fairly late in the exposition.
You can see the scores here!
Rhapsody No. 1
Rhapsody No. 2
And you can hear them brilliantly played by Martha Argerich!
Rhapsody No. 1
Rhapsody No. 2
The great pianist Martha Argerich
The Rhapsodies Op. 79, for piano, were written by Johannes Brahms in 1879 during his summer stay in Pörtschach, when he had reached the maturity of his career. They were inscribed to Elisabeth von Herzogenberg, his musician and composer friend. At the suggestion of the dedicatee, Brahms reluctantly renamed the sophisticated compositions from "klavierstücke" to "rhapsodies".
Rhapsody No. 1 in B minor. Agitato.
This is the more extensive piece, with outer sections in sonata form enclosing a lyrical central section in B major and with a coda ending in that key.
Rhapsody No. 2 in G minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro.
This is a more compact piece in a more "normal" sonata form.
In each piece, the main key is not definitely established until fairly late in the exposition.
You can see the scores here!
Rhapsody No. 1
Rhapsody No. 2
And you can hear them brilliantly played by Martha Argerich!
Rhapsody No. 1
Rhapsody No. 2
THE COMPOSER OF THIS MONTH IS...
JOHANNES BRAHMS
He was born in Hamburg in 1833 and died in Viena in 1897. He was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. And he is considered the most classic romantic composer.
His father, the double bass player Johann Jakob Brahms, gave him his first music lessons. His mother was Hersika Cristina Nissen.
Past many musical experiences, in 1853 made a concert tour with the violinist Eduard Reményi. In this period, he had to play in cabarets and places with popular public. That's why his music is so passionate and any public can understand it.
He composed a lot of works and many are very famous, like the Lullaby, the Symphony nº3, the Hungarian Dance nº5...
As most composers, Brahms venerated Beethoven, who had a great influence on him. He also worshiped the great composers of the Classic period: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn.
Brahms developed cancer, we don't know if it was of the liver or pancreas. His condition gradually worsened and he died on 3 April of 1897, at the age of 63. Brahms is buried in the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna.
He was born in Hamburg in 1833 and died in Viena in 1897. He was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. And he is considered the most classic romantic composer.
His father, the double bass player Johann Jakob Brahms, gave him his first music lessons. His mother was Hersika Cristina Nissen.
Past many musical experiences, in 1853 made a concert tour with the violinist Eduard Reményi. In this period, he had to play in cabarets and places with popular public. That's why his music is so passionate and any public can understand it.
As most composers, Brahms venerated Beethoven, who had a great influence on him. He also worshiped the great composers of the Classic period: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn.
Brahms developed cancer, we don't know if it was of the liver or pancreas. His condition gradually worsened and he died on 3 April of 1897, at the age of 63. Brahms is buried in the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna.
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