Consone Sextet
Brahms Schoenberg


Time & location
16 Aug 2025, 7:30 pm
St Mary-le-More Church, Wallingford, Market Pl, Wallingford OX10 0EG, UK
About the event
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
Interval
Schoenberg: String Sextet Verklärte Nacht
The Consones have previously performed in Wallingford as a string quartet to very enthusiastic audiences and we are delighted to welcome them back with two extra players: Francesca Gilbert (viola) and Alexander Rolton (’cello) to perform two sumptuous sextets written early in the careers of their respective composers.
Brahms's love of rich textures made writing string sextets a natural choice. His first sextet genially unfolds with an abundance of melody; contrast being provided by the darker tones of the second movement’s variations featuring a particularly rich harmonic palette. Perhaps unexpectedly for Brahms, the work has featured on both small and large screen, including appearances in Inspector Morse, Star Trek and The Piano.
Many music lovers associate Arnold Schoenberg with the more challenging manifestations of Modernism, and it can be a surprise to discover that he started off expressing himself…
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