Intimate Grandeur
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Richard Strauss’s String Sextet (1942) was composed in the shadow of World War II as the prelude to his opera Capriccio. Rather than anticipating disaster, its luxuriant, late-Romantic language recalls the world of Brahms and earlier German chamber traditions,
projecting poise and refinement at a time of personal and cultural upheaval.
Brahms’s String Sextet No 2 in G major (1864–65), written when the composer was in his early thirties, represents a bold expansion of the string ensemble’s palette. Building on Classical models, Brahms enriches the texture with autumnal lyricism, harmonic daring,
and contrapuntal intricacy – qualities that helped secure his reputation as a master of large-scale chamber music.
projecting poise and refinement at a time of personal and cultural upheaval.
Brahms’s String Sextet No 2 in G major (1864–65), written when the composer was in his early thirties, represents a bold expansion of the string ensemble’s palette. Building on Classical models, Brahms enriches the texture with autumnal lyricism, harmonic daring,
and contrapuntal intricacy – qualities that helped secure his reputation as a master of large-scale chamber music.
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Where is it happening?
Ian Potter Recital Hall, The Hedberg. 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart TAS 7000, 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia, Hobart
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Host or PublisherTasmanian Symphony Orchestra
