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Track Listing:

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Brahms: String Sextet #1 in Bb Maj. Op. 18: Allegro
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Brahms: String Sextet #1 in Bb Maj. Op. 18: Andante
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Brahms: String Sextet #1 in Bb Maj. Op. 18: Scherzo
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Brahms: String Sextet #1 in Bb Maj. Op. 18: Rondo
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Brahms: String Sextet #2 in G Maj. Op. 36: Allegro
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Brahms: String Sextet #2 in G Maj. Op. 36: Scherzo
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Brahms: String Sextet #2 in G Maj. Op. 36: Poco
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Brahms: String Sextet #2 in G Maj. Op. 36: Poco Adagio
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Brahms: String Quintet #1 in F Maj. Op. 88: Allegro
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Brahms: String Quintet #1 in F Maj. Op. 88: Grave
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Brahms: String Quintet #1 in F Maj. Op. 88: Allegro
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Brahms: String Quintet #2 in G Maj. Op. 111: Allegro
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Brahms: String Quintet #2 in G Maj. Op. 111: Adagio
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Brahms: String Quintet #2 in G Maj. Op. 111: Un poco
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Brahms: String Quintet #2 in G Maj. Op. 111: Vivace

Alexander String Quartet :

Brahms: The String Quintets & Sextets

Brahms: The String Quintets & Sextets
ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET

in collaboration with
TOBY APPEL, VIOLA
DAVID REQUIRO, CELLO

The perennially beloved complete string quintets and sextets of Johannes Brahms, performed by the Alexander String Quartet with their cherished and beloved collaborators, violist Toby Appel and cellist David Requiro. These new recordings were produced by multi-Grammy® winner Judith Sherman in February 2013. Gorgeous and warmly blended, beautifully balanced sound are the dependable hallmarks of this stunning combination.

Disc 1: String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18 • String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Disc 2: String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88 • String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111

"… mandatory for anyone who cares about the composer, and recordings like this might just bring new and previously unnoticed pleasures to light." - Steven Ritter, Audiophile Audition

"the group's way with the intellectual-emotional dynamics of Brahms is exceptionally good; the musicians just seem to have the music on their fingertips and to be submerged in it." - James Manheim, AllMusic

"… An excellent album…and well worth acquiring. The Quintets alone will simply blow you away."
-Lynn René Bayley, Fanfare Magazine

"I had no idea what to expect and held my breath. … It's more exciting, crisper sounding, less liquid and romantic (but not less emotional) Brahms, which, we are told, is how he saw himself. " - Bob Neill, Positive Feedback Online