00:03 - 14:50 I. Allegro ma non troppo 15:21 - 24:44 II. Andante, ma moderato 25:10 - 28:15 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto 28:17 - 38:07 IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
Hearing this two years later, I still think this is maybe one of the finest exemple of what real good chamber music can be, and how it can have an importance in our lives. Brahms for sure knew this in his writing of this music, with so much emotions and aims for something better, hope and regret at the same time, all his feelings can be heard in this music. This is life in all its mysterious aspects, Brahms life and our life. Joy and sorrow in a wonderful mix.
The other sextet (op 36) is fantastic too. And Brahms' two viola quintets (op. 88 and op. 111) and clarinet quintet (op. 115) are magnificent as well. All of this work is hallowed ground for chamber musicians. Any time you get to play it as a violinist, violist or cellist, it's an experience you treasure. Enjoy!
When I hear the B flat sextet played like this I think it is the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard. Glorious Brahms! Magnificent performance!!
One of the best chamber works in the world's music. There is so much warmth, light and passion in it.... Brahms is a genius, of course. And wonderful performance! THANKS A LOT!!!!!
Staffan Olofsson You have a lot to be proud of. Just because elites have decided to destroy the fiber of your country, but is the same for the rest of us in Europe, doesn’t detract from the merits Sweden as a society has. Truly a great culture, as abused this term now is.
Wunderschöne Aufführung dieses perfekt komponierten Sextetts im gut phrasierten Tempo mit gut artikulierten und perfekt vereinigten Tönen aller Streichinstrumente. Die intime und perfekt balancierte Miteinanderwirkung zwischen den sechs Virtuosen ist wahrlich bewundernswert. Einfach wunderbar!
Bella Janine! Not only a Real Beauty of Woman, But So Talented as a Musician! I Love every single rendition on hers! And Brahms! I heard it at 20 years, and I have been going on til 42 years later! Love Brahms LOVE JANINE!!!
In this playing every single musician knows exactly what to do, and when to do it, and altogether, this shapes a feeling of magic. And we will be in that magic as long the playing is going on.
Yes, though it annoyed me that they presented it as being played by only four musicians (I mean, you can still hear six of them, but apparently two were invisible). A crass mistake of a kind they would never have made with the science dialogue. Why couldn't they have just had a couple more extras to make up a sextet?
@@jonathandore7521 Actually, what's even more annoying is that this song is being presented at a "Mozart recital." I wonder how many people, besides myself, kept looking for this piece (particularly the 2nd movement) amongst the Mozart repertoire only to be frustrated and disappointed.
@@martinmolloy6996 It was used before that by french director Louis Malle in his masterpiece "Les Amants" (The lovers) in 1958, one of the most beautiful and romantic and moving films ever made about love, shot in an unforgettable black and white, with the wonderful Jeanne Moreau, it is one of the very first films of "la Nouvelle Vague" (the new wave)...
I have never heard this piece before--it's wonderful! I should listen to more Brahms. While I always enjoy watching Janine Jansen perform, I must also point out that she has selected some brilliant violists here. It's worth noting that Jansen can also play the viola herself. Brahms himself evidently took care to write some wonderful viola parts in this sextet. Much enjoyed!
It is funny that you never heard this piece before, but at the same time talks about the viola parts in this sextet. I myself try not to be someone that knows so much, that is why I appreciate your approach.
Sometimes we miss wonderful things for a long time. Many people consume large amounts of orchestral and solo music and almost no chamber music, and this is not limited to non-musicians. This is a sad oversight, as some of the mostly moving works from the great composers were chamber music. A huge thanks to one of my favorite violinists for assembling this ensemble to bring us this beauty.
Try the piano quartets as well, all amazing and all very different from each other. Op. 26 (A major) is my favorite -- basically a long, sweet love letter to Clara Schumann.
Can't resist noting that in the finale Amihai translates "accelerando" as "put the pedal to the metal." Gets me every time. Young (27) Brahms would love it. Like old (??) me. Thanks.
Brahms was infamously slow to compose a full orchestral symphony. This is an early work, yet it shows Brahms' mastery of string sonority. He simply did not need a full symphony orchestra to write a work so sonically rich.
This beautiful music by the genius Brahms is used superbly in Louis Malle's masterpiece "Les Amants" (The lovers) in 1958 with Jeanne Moreau... It is one of the most beautiful and moving films ever made about love between a man and a woman, a must see for every cinephile !
Unless I much mistake, this gorgeous work was written when Brahms was in the first flowering of his romance with Agathe Von Siebold. Even though I'm aware that the 2nd Sextet -- written after he broke up with her -- is far more sophisticated, I cling to the first with the ardor I had when I first embraced my wife of 61 years, with whom I still -- praise God -- live happily. Yes, I marvel at the second -- would I could do anything one tenth as fine! But nothing can take the place that the first has in my soul. "Les Amants" is aptly titled.
The string hexet with harmonics is wonderful. I feel the talent of the player articulation music. Ability, art expressing human emotions, beats are the best. I was impressed. Also the transition of video composition video editing is wonderful. Dilettant Takagi Sue Yuki ハーモニクスを含んだ弦楽六重奏は素晴らしいですね奏者アーティキュレーション音楽の才能を感じます。能力、人間の感情を表現する芸術、ビート最高です。感動しました。又映像の構成ビデオ編集のトランジションが素晴らしいですね。ディレッタント・タカギ・スエ・ユキ
listening to this magic performance with tears in my eyes while human beings are dying under stupid bombs fired by a stupid monster...how Man Kind is capable of the most Divine creations as well of most evil ones...what a sadness
21:32 - what is this amazing passage called?! A folksong? A drone or chant? Brahms let the instrument he was truly in love with shine ;) The viola put in the spotlight with the first and second violin playing some airy melodies around it like ghosts.
Sorry I just noticed this excellent question. This movement is in the form of a Theme and Variations. It starts in G minor, down from the B-flat major of the first movement. The first 8 bars, played on the1st viola with a simple chordal accompaniment, are then repeated with the violin taking it an octave higher. Then Amihai plays the second 8 bars with chords, and it is repeated as above. The first Variation (no pause) is given to the cello, where it stays for the repeat, part 2, and its repeat, with minor changes along the way. Similarly: Var. 2 becomes more agitated, with quick triplets dominating the texture. Var.3 is all surging waves of sound, menacing, threatening. The mood changes to the smooth serenity of G major for the 4th Variation. Var. 5 is the one which struck your attention so powerfully and which you described so eloquently. I might add that the ghosts are extremely friendly. The cello returns for a final, G-minor statement of the theme (without repeats) and a brief coda, ending in a somewhat subdued G major. Truly an amazing movement from an amazing piece by an amazing composer, played by 6 amazing musicians. (It was a favorite of Clara Schumann.)
@@urmorph Very nicely put, a very nice analysis. I have not looked at the score, just sat back and enjoyed listening to this one. I've played the G major sextet on the other hand. Back to this 'theme and Variations movement' though, it's tastefully done and not an over-the-top caricature theme and variations... in fact I didn't really pick up that that's what Brahms intended. Of course many pieces expand on motifs and invert them, change the rhythm etc, it's nice to finally hear a 'theme and variations' that's more of a journey. I'm now reminded of the Trout Quintet which has a little more bluntness in its theme and variations. Thanks for all the info !
@@urmorph I've always wished that, on the penultimate chord of this amazing movement, Brahms had written a C natural instead of a D for the second violist. How glorious that would be. :-)
3:03 begins a bit which feels too much like the end of a long journey which we hadn't actually gone on. Injecting and folding the ending into the middle to prepare it doesn't seem good.
Eine Melodie im 3. Satz findet sich auch im Liedzyklus "Die schöne Magelone". Das Thema des 1. Satzes erinnert an das Klaviertrio H-Dur. Brahms greift gerne auf eigene Themen zurück wie es scheint.
This is musical PERFECTION..that second movement would make a VULCAN CRY! 😀
Sarek!!! 😂😂😂
@@samo980 Samo gets it! Peace and long life! 😊
@@Mopsisgone live long and prosper 🖖🏼
Powerful enough to bring Sarek to tears.
😂
Roddenberry was a tremendous fan of Brahms, there are references in Star trek and Star Trek the next generation.
@@paulfilla1008 Roddenberry was also behind the show, Paladin. It's soooooo good.
00:03 - 14:50 I. Allegro ma non troppo
15:21 - 24:44 II. Andante, ma moderato
25:10 - 28:15 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
28:17 - 38:07 IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
grazie
II. Andante moderato (6 variazioni)
Tema 15:21
a) 16:49
b) 17:57
c) 19:07
d) 20:13
e) 21:33
f) 23:02
@@giancitton2604 good addition, thanks!
@@giancitton2604 Tante grazie per i dettagli!
Finally someone clever, thank you.
Hearing this two years later, I still think this is maybe one of the finest exemple of what real good chamber music can be, and how it can have an importance in our lives. Brahms for sure knew this in his writing of this music, with so much emotions and aims for something better, hope and regret at the same time, all his feelings can be heard in this music. This is life in all its mysterious aspects, Brahms life and our life. Joy and sorrow in a wonderful mix.
23:01 THAT CELLO!! 😢😭😦😩😮🙌🙌🙌🙌😀😇
Ji
Janine's family must be pleased that she hangs out with such nice friends, and in such pretty cities, too.
And enjoys the almost SINGULAR talent and SKILL that deserves such friends and places!! xx
15:22 One of the greatest passages in music, played brilliantly.
Music to make a Vulcan cry! 😇
il tema del 2. mvt e' di quelli di Brahms che una volta ascoltati non puoi dimenticare piu'. Semplicemente meraviglioso.
Janine Jansen is an absolutely INCREDIBLE violinist!!!
I hear sound as if a group of people, each consoling and supporting each other. It’s truly music for the soul and is so powerful.
This sextet is just too much. Top 5 "best" pieces I have ever heard. Too awesome
Especially the second movement. Breathtaking.
The other sextet (op 36) is fantastic too. And Brahms' two viola quintets (op. 88 and op. 111) and clarinet quintet (op. 115) are magnificent as well. All of this work is hallowed ground for chamber musicians. Any time you get to play it as a violinist, violist or cellist, it's an experience you treasure. Enjoy!
IT IS!! That CELLO 23:01!! 🙌🙌🙌
No words for this Godish music. Only tears.
The first cello is amazing, lovely sound and phrasing.
I hope you mean Thorleif Thedeen, the greyhaired! Then I agree!
@@staffanolofsson8201 that's who I meant
That CELLO!!! 23:01!! 😁😀😇🥰😍
When I hear the B flat sextet played like this I think it is the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard. Glorious Brahms! Magnificent performance!!
The first violist is spectacular.
ABSOLUTE TREASURE ! SUPERB PERFORMANCE ! SUPERB RECORDING ! THANKS A LOT FOR SHARING THIS WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE !
One of the best chamber works in the world's music. There is so much warmth, light and passion in it.... Brahms is a genius, of course. And wonderful performance! THANKS A LOT!!!!!
How can they sound as if they have been an ensemble for years? Truly outstanding music-making. What a pleasure to listen to these masters.
23:01 THAT CELLO!!! 😮
The 2nd movement is epic!
15:23 Music good enough to make a Vulcan cry.
2nd movement
Oh, my Lord, that is the real thing. Out of this world.
This is just astounding playing. What a gift to have this.
heartbreakingly beautiful music brilliantly played.
This is one of few moments I am proud to be a Swede, just listen to Torleif Thedéens playing...
Staffan Olofsson You have a lot to be proud of. Just because elites have decided to destroy the fiber of your country, but is the same for the rest of us in Europe, doesn’t detract from the merits Sweden as a society has. Truly a great culture, as abused this term now is.
Thorleif Thedeen on that Cello 23:01 😭😀😇
Capolavoro assoluto della musica da camera di tutti i tempi suonato da musicisti eccezionali.
Wunderschöne Aufführung dieses perfekt komponierten Sextetts im gut phrasierten Tempo mit gut artikulierten und perfekt vereinigten Tönen aller Streichinstrumente. Die intime und perfekt balancierte Miteinanderwirkung zwischen den sechs Virtuosen ist wahrlich bewundernswert. Einfach wunderbar!
Thank you, this is wunderbar!
Danke für Ihre Zustimmung!
one of my favorites! Dit is vreselijk mooi gespeeld!
Sublime performance and a privilege to experience it at the South end of the world.
Stem saam
stupendo sestetto!!! Bravissimi gli interpreti.
感動しかありません！
Maravilla total , gracias.
Absolutely one of the BEST interpretations I've heard of this string sextet
Wonderful! Thank you.
Bella Janine! Not only a Real Beauty of Woman, But So Talented as a Musician! I Love every single rendition on hers! And Brahms! I heard it at 20 years, and I have been going on til 42 years later! Love Brahms LOVE JANINE!!!
This is such a marvellous piece and Janine gives it her extra energy and passion. Such a joy to watch, thank you!
Janine é simplesmente fabulosa!
In this playing every single musician knows exactly what to do, and when to do it, and altogether, this shapes a feeling of magic. And we will be in that magic as long the playing is going on.
And resonating in us long after!
Amazing! Thank you for posting this masterpiece!
The music that made Sarek cry! (2nd movement) Star Trek always loved Brahms.
Yes, though it annoyed me that they presented it as being played by only four musicians (I mean, you can still hear six of them, but apparently two were invisible). A crass mistake of a kind they would never have made with the science dialogue. Why couldn't they have just had a couple more extras to make up a sextet?
@@jonathandore7521 I wonder why sarek didnt want data to play like Heifetz or Menuhin
@@jonathandore7521 Actually, what's even more annoying is that this song is being presented at a "Mozart recital." I wonder how many people, besides myself, kept looking for this piece (particularly the 2nd movement) amongst the Mozart repertoire only to be frustrated and disappointed.
@@gpfoster1966 Sorry you wasted your time on that fruitless quest!
It is really the finest piece of music I have ever heard
Star Trek: The New Generation (s03 ep.23) brought me here. Marvelous music.
Me too (even though the concerto was supposed to be a Mozart Quartet). If its good enough for Sarek then its good enough for me.
@@martinmolloy6996 It was used before that by french director Louis Malle in his masterpiece "Les Amants" (The lovers) in 1958, one of the most beautiful and romantic and moving films ever made about love, shot in an unforgettable black and white, with the wonderful Jeanne Moreau, it is one of the very first films of "la Nouvelle Vague" (the new wave)...
At 15:22 starts the marvellous 2nd movement, theme of the French film Les Amants. Such intensity and passion.
When the serenity becomes music
agh is it serenity though? I hear ecstatic joy and gratitude :-) such a wonderful piece.
Love Janine Jansen! Besiides she is an outstanding performer, Janine it´s the most Beautiful Lady at violin!!! This Amazing Brahms Sextet probe it!!!
Quel talent ! Quel sourire !... *Merci,* Mme Jansen !! :-)
Ein wunderbar einfühlendes Spiel und so intensiv
Amazing!
Very beautiful! Nice fool contact between member's! Realy frend's! Perfect music and perfect playng.
¡Bellīsimo... hasta las lágrimas! Piel de gallina incluída
38:34 Brahms's unique sentimental yet life satisfactory feelings. I listen to this sextet again, again ❤
I have never heard this piece before--it's wonderful! I should listen to more Brahms. While I always enjoy watching Janine Jansen perform, I must also point out that she has selected some brilliant violists here. It's worth noting that Jansen can also play the viola herself. Brahms himself evidently took care to write some wonderful viola parts in this sextet. Much enjoyed!
Yes, brillant violist here... And our own swede Torleif Thedéen on cello is one of them.
Janine is one of my heroes, the other is Thorleif Thedéen, my fellow swede, the greyhaired one. Look and listen how he plays! Greetings.
It is funny that you never heard this piece before, but at the same time talks about the viola parts in this sextet. I myself try not to be someone that knows so much, that is why I appreciate your approach.
Sometimes we miss wonderful things for a long time. Many people consume large amounts of orchestral and solo music and almost no chamber music, and this is not limited to non-musicians. This is a sad oversight, as some of the mostly moving works from the great composers were chamber music. A huge thanks to one of my favorite violinists for assembling this ensemble to bring us this beauty.
@@edifyguy Yes, Janine Jansen has definitely helped me listen to more chamber music.
Balance is so beautiful!!
Wow! Excelente! Bravo!
Bravissimi, grazie
Brahmsim melody at its best along with the violin sonatas and piano trios.
Try the piano quartets as well, all amazing and all very different from each other. Op. 26 (A major) is my favorite -- basically a long, sweet love letter to Clara Schumann.
Amo a Janine Jansen! Además de ser una de las mujeres más bellas en la música clásica, es una enorme ejecutante al violín! La Amo!!!!
Ponte en la filla😊
Garreth Lubbe, you are so elegant in this!
Yeah very elegant I love this song a lot and it’s one of my favorite songs 😊😊Am glad you love it
Can't resist noting that in the finale Amihai translates "accelerando" as "put the pedal to the metal." Gets me every time. Young (27) Brahms would love it. Like old (??) me. Thanks.
Queda demostrado certeramente que otros Universos existen con tal opus 18...
Brahms immenso, esecutori semplicemente eccezionali. Suono magnifico
Janine dirige il sestetto con le smorfie e con gli occhi... mai visto nulla di simile 🙂
Wonderful!!
Merveilleux...
A perfect 1st movement, from the very first note.
That’s a beautiful dress!! And amazing performance!
I love you ❤️
Janine has lovely hair.🦋
Wunderschöne!!!!
Great performance! Many thanks!
Bravo, gracias por compartir.
I love this song a lot is my favorite and am glad you love it also😊😊😁
Brahms was infamously slow to compose a full orchestral symphony. This is an early work, yet it shows Brahms' mastery of string sonority. He simply did not need a full symphony orchestra to write a work so sonically rich.
meraviglioso Brahms.
This beautiful music by the genius Brahms is used superbly in Louis Malle's masterpiece "Les Amants" (The lovers) in 1958 with Jeanne Moreau... It is one of the most beautiful and moving films ever made about love between a man and a woman, a must see for every cinephile !
and star trek the next generation !! except they called it "Mozart"
Unless I much mistake, this gorgeous work was written when Brahms was in the first flowering of his romance with Agathe Von Siebold. Even though I'm aware that the 2nd Sextet -- written after he broke up with her -- is far more sophisticated, I cling to the first with the ardor I had when I first embraced my wife of 61 years, with whom I still -- praise God -- live happily. Yes, I marvel at the second -- would I could do anything one tenth as fine! But nothing can take the place that the first has in my soul. "Les Amants" is aptly titled.
Amihai grosz❤️❤️
The string hexet with harmonics is wonderful. I feel the talent of the player articulation music. Ability, art expressing human emotions, beats are the best. I was impressed. Also the transition of video composition video editing is wonderful. Dilettant Takagi Sue Yuki
ハーモニクスを含んだ弦楽六重奏は素晴らしいですね奏者アーティキュレーション音楽の才能を感じます。能力、人間の感情を表現する芸術、ビート最高です。感動しました。又映像の構成ビデオ編集のトランジションが素晴らしいですね。ディレッタント・タカギ・スエ・ユキ
AVROTROS Klassiek
Thank you for playing the wonderful string sextet. I was impressed.
Belleza absoluta
Sublime
Magnificent
I love this song a lot and it’s my favorite,am glad you liked it also😊
37:18 genius finale. I'm getting Beethoven 'Harp' quartet vibes.
Loool at 15:00 the ones to "shhh" the others clapping
listening to this magic performance with tears in my eyes while human beings are dying under stupid bombs fired by a stupid monster...how Man Kind is capable of the most Divine creations as well of most evil ones...what a sadness
Janine Jansen💙💙💙
I love the song also and it’s one of my favorite 🥰😊
😍 Amazing! Bravo 👏👏👏👏what a musicians... incredible!!!
Yeah this is my favorite song ❤️I love listening to it a lot
I see that Mr. Grosz has excellent taste and went with an Issey Miyake blazer!
15:23
this is the part you've heard before
野の百合の花のよう❤
百合の花は朝日に輝き、夜露に濡れる。
At 20:13 the melody of "Tulpen uit Amsterdam" :-)
。ジャ二-ズ、ジャンセンの目力の強さに驚き，彼女のリ-ダ-としての実力が5人の強者を相手に遺憾なく発揮各人の持てる力を旨く引き出している。
Heavenly Brahms, one foot on earth the other on Saturn
I loved the way you said that
14:55 I.I Allegro Corono
The applause was so awkward as well... xD
15:21
25:10
28:17
37:34 look at her so cute right hand index finger!
Thank you so much for sharing this .....
I love this song so much and is my favorite am glad you like it also,how often do you listen to it😊
👏👏👏👏
Why do I get Corelli's La Folia vibes during the second movement?
One of my favorite pieces to play on viola - a very well written viola part as well. I think Shostakovich No 8 wins out but it has a different vibe
Mis fab. Beethoven conc.violin. Verdi La forza del destino. Bach cello, violin. Belo music .
Mendelssohn muito bem interpretado. Ótimo...
Mendelssohn ?
21:32 - what is this amazing passage called?! A folksong? A drone or chant? Brahms let the instrument he was truly in love with shine ;)
The viola put in the spotlight with the first and second violin playing some airy melodies around it like ghosts.
Sorry I just noticed this excellent question. This movement is in the form of a Theme and Variations. It starts in G minor, down from the B-flat major of the first movement. The first 8 bars, played on the1st viola with a simple chordal accompaniment, are then repeated with the violin taking it an octave higher. Then Amihai plays the second 8 bars with chords, and it is repeated as above. The first Variation (no pause) is given to the cello, where it stays for the repeat, part 2, and its repeat, with minor changes along the way. Similarly: Var. 2 becomes more agitated, with quick triplets dominating the texture. Var.3 is all surging waves of sound, menacing, threatening. The mood changes to the smooth serenity of G major for the 4th Variation. Var. 5 is the one which struck your attention so powerfully and which you described so eloquently. I might add that the ghosts are extremely friendly. The cello returns for a final, G-minor statement of the theme (without repeats) and a brief coda, ending in a somewhat subdued G major. Truly an amazing movement from an amazing piece by an amazing composer, played by 6 amazing musicians. (It was a favorite of Clara Schumann.)
@@urmorph Very nicely put, a very nice analysis. I have not looked at the score, just sat back and enjoyed listening to this one. I've played the G major sextet on the other hand.
Back to this 'theme and Variations movement' though, it's tastefully done and not an over-the-top caricature theme and variations... in fact I didn't really pick up that that's what Brahms intended. Of course many pieces expand on motifs and invert them, change the rhythm etc, it's nice to finally hear a 'theme and variations' that's more of a journey. I'm now reminded of the Trout Quintet which has a little more bluntness in its theme and variations.
Thanks for all the info !
@@urmorph I've always wished that, on the penultimate chord of this amazing movement, Brahms had written a C natural instead of a D for the second violist. How glorious that would be. :-)
@@liamnevilleviolist1809 That's because trout, being fish, are naturally blunter, in fact downright fusiform.
3:03 begins a bit which feels too much like the end of a long journey which we hadn't actually gone on. Injecting and folding the ending into the middle to prepare it doesn't seem good.
Eine Melodie im 3. Satz findet sich auch im Liedzyklus "Die schöne Magelone". Das Thema des 1. Satzes erinnert an das Klaviertrio H-Dur. Brahms greift gerne auf eigene Themen zurück wie es scheint.
15:20 ii.andante ma moderato