Brahms String Sextet No.1

05 September, 2020

Recorded Live. Join us for a special performance in collaboration with Sydney Opera House.

Time: Saturday 5 September, 8pm AEST
Series: From Our House to Yours (Sydney Opera House)
On Demand from: 5 September, 2020
Featuring: Lerida Delbridge and Anna Skálová (violins), Sandro Costantino and Jane Hazelwood (violas), Umberto Clerici and Elizabeth Neville (cellos)

About the Music

In Brahms’ First String Sextet his best qualities shine through – gorgeous melodies and a rich romantic sound.

The sextet adds an extra viola and cello to the conventional string quartet, and Brahms makes full use of the additional lower voices, allowing him to create an intricate blend of light and shade in this intimate and expressive music.

Sydney Symphony Orchestra, From Our House to Yours, Sydney Opera House 2020.

Photo by Daniel Boud