3-496: The Raphael Ensemble is a classical string sextet formed in 1982 that concentrates on expanding the representation of popular and neglected works of the quintet and sextet repertoire. Their debut recording of Brahms' String Sextets was selected for BBC Radio 3's Critics' Choice of 1989. They have also performed at the Edinburgh International Festival . Its members are: This article about
6-414: A classical ensemble is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . String sextet In classical music , a string sextet is a composition written for six string instruments , or a group of six musicians who perform such a composition. Most string sextets have been written for an ensemble consisting of two violins , two violas , and two cellos . Among the earliest works in this form are
9-544: The nine string sextets Op. 23 by Luigi Boccherini , written in 1776. Other notable string sextets include the String Sextets Op. 18 and 36 by Brahms, Dvořák's Op. 48 , Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence , Op. 70, Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht , Op. 4, Erich Wolfgang Korngold Op. 10, Erwin Schulhoff 's String Sextet of 1924, and Charles Wuorinen 's String Sextet of 1989. More unusual combinations for
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