Based on the Complete Edition of the Works of Anton n Dvo ák volume IV/9.Composed in 1878 during the period when Anton n Dvo ák was beginning to become famous the String Sextet was Dvo ák's first work to be premiered abroad and was given during a private event at the home of Joseph Joachim in Berlin in 1879.The Czech folk spirit is evident in the Sextet enriched by Dvo ák's masterful compositional style with rich harmonies and melodies which resulted in this being the first of his chamber works to win international acclaim.This edition is based on the autograph copy as well as the first printed edition of 1879.

After the Sextet in B-flat major op. 18-A much welcomed edition to the Piano trio literature.Includes an informative introduction (Eng/Ger) and a critical commentary (Eng).In addition to Bärenreiter?s scholarly-critical editions of Brahms? trios an arrangement of Brahms? String Sextet Op.18 for Piano trio by his contemporary and friend Theodor Kirchner is now being published. Simrock Brahms publisher issued it in 1883. Brahms responded to the arrangement of his sextet with total enthusiasm and praise for the skills of his friend Kirchner (1823 1903).Christopher Hogwood?s scholarly-critical edition includes an introduction which sheds light not just on thehistory of the arrangement and its validity in its own right but also on Kirchner and his relationship to Brahms.Chamber Works by Brahms already published:Trio for Violin Violoncello and Piano Op.87 (BA 9436)Trio for Violin Violoncello and Piano Op.101 (BA 9437)Trio for Violin Horn (Viola or Violoncello) and Piano Op.40 (BA 9435)Trio for Clarinet (Viola) Violoncello and Piano Op.114 (BA 9438)