Brahms: String Sextet, Op. 18 - Janine Jansen & Friends - International Chamber Music Festival HD

Violinists Janine Jansen and Boris Brovtsyn, violists Amihai Grosz and Gareth Lubbe and cellists Jens Peter Maintz and Torleif Thedéen perform the 'String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18' by Johannes Brahms during the closing concert of the International Chamber Music Festival 2019 in Utrecht.
On the musical programme:
Johannes Brahms - The String Sextet No. 1 in B major, Op. 18
The musicians:
Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn [violin]
Amihai Grosz, Gareth Lubbe [viola]
Jens Peter Maintz, Torleif Thedéen [cello]
Recording: Monday the 30th of December 2019, live in Tivolivredenburg in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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[@SimonPiano42]

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

[@helloitsme693]

grazie

[@giancitton2604]

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

[@SimonPiano42]

@@giancitton2604 good addition, thanks!

[@chambermuses7802]

@@giancitton2604 Tante grazie per i dettagli!

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

Finally someone clever, thank you.

[@mistermysteryman107]

Like if Star Trek brought you here.

[@migproductions4045]

This is musical PERFECTION..that second movement would make a VULCAN CRY! 😀

[@mrcydonia]

15:23 Music good enough to make a Vulcan cry.

[@luenyuanlin5489]

2nd movement

[@staffanolofsson8201]

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.

[@migproductions4045]

23:01 THAT CELLO!! 😢😭😦😩😮🙌🙌🙌🙌😀😇

[@DELINA50]

Ji

[@johnmueter378]

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!!

[@antoniosferlazzo1840]

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

[@kumkwat6208]

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!!!!!

[@cw9555]

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.

[@nickyork8901]

The first cello is amazing, lovely sound and phrasing.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

I hope you mean Thorleif Thedeen, the greyhaired! Then I agree!

[@nickyork8901]

@@staffanolofsson8201 that's who I meant

[@migproductions4045]

That CELLO!!! 23:01!! 😁😀😇🥰😍

[@afbf6522]

This sextet is just too much. Top 5 "best" pieces I have ever heard. Too awesome

[@edoplaza]

Especially the second movement. Breathtaking.

[@tomboyer5608]

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!

[@migproductions4045]

IT IS!! That CELLO 23:01!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@urmorph]

Janine's family must be pleased that she hangs out with such nice friends, and in such pretty cities, too.

[@migproductions4045]

And enjoys the almost SINGULAR talent and SKILL that deserves such friends and places!! xx

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

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!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Yes, brillant violist here... And our own swede Torleif Thedéen on cello is one of them.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Janine is one of my heroes, the other is Thorleif Thedéen, my fellow swede, the greyhaired one. Look and listen how he plays! Greetings.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

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.

[@edifyguy]

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.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@edifyguy Yes, Janine Jansen has definitely helped me listen to more chamber music.

[@ShelleyKang]

ABSOLUTE TREASURE ! SUPERB PERFORMANCE ! SUPERB RECORDING ! THANKS A LOT FOR SHARING THIS WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE !

[@robertocastroperez4323]

Star Trek: The New Generation (s03 ep.23) brought me here. Marvelous music.

[@martinmolloy6996]

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.

[@StephenDedalus74]

@@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)...

[@matthewweflen]

15:22 One of the greatest passages in music, played brilliantly.

[@migproductions4045]

Music to make a Vulcan cry! 😇

[@jeffhamidi9423]

Powerful enough to bring Sarek to tears.

[@MegaVicar]

😂

[@paulfilla1008]

Roddenberry was a tremendous fan of Brahms, there are references in Star trek and Star Trek the next generation.

[@debofaisbarika5510]

​@@paulfilla1008 Roddenberry was also behind the show, Paladin. It's soooooo good.

[@PaulBrower-py7tv]

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.

[@lucianolucci6402]

il tema del 2. mvt e' di quelli di Brahms che una volta ascoltati non puoi dimenticare piu'. Semplicemente meraviglioso.

[@sengokujidai1]

Amazing! Thank you for posting this masterpiece!

[@theoldar]

The music that made Sarek cry! (2nd movement) Star Trek always loved Brahms.

[@jonathandore7521]

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?

[@colehazlitt1495]

@@jonathandore7521 I wonder why sarek didnt want data to play like Heifetz or Menuhin

[@menahemfriedman3046]

No words for this Godish music. Only tears.

[@notaire2]

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!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Thank you, this is wunderbar!

[@notaire2]

Danke für Ihre Zustimmung!

[@tomboyer5608]

Wonderful spirited performance, but ugh, the camera work is poorly done. The 1st viola (in this performance Amihai Grosz) plays an incredibly important role in this sextet but the camera misses out on most of the most important 1st viola solos. Usually the camera work is mapped out ahead of time by people who know the piece, but in this case not so much.

[@yosochin]

感動しかありません！

[@musicfanBRA]

This is such a marvellous piece and Janine gives it her extra energy and passion. Such a joy to watch, thank you!

[@DonaldSosinJoannaSeaton]

This is just astounding playing. What a gift to have this.

[@プレアデス星人が宿敵]

15:23 this is the part you've heard before

[@SimSouNoob]

Why do I get Corelli's La Folia vibes during the second movement?

[@TomUK737]

The 2nd movement is epic!

[@ernestocabrera1772]

¡Bellīsimo... hasta las lágrimas! Piel de gallina incluída

[@SilvioNobre]

Janine é simplesmente fabulosa!

[@miratakagi]

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

[@miratakagi]

AVROTROS Klassiek Thank you for playing the wonderful string sextet. I was impressed.

[@marcelolasta6636]

Queda demostrado certeramente que otros Universos existen con tal opus 18...

[@rossanopinelli5150]

Capolavoro assoluto della musica da camera di tutti i tempi suonato da musicisti eccezionali.

[@vivette8944]

Janine has lovely hair.🦋

[@henningviljoen5077]

Sublime performance and a privilege to experience it at the South end of the world.

[@francisantonie5854]

Stem saam

[@Desireyso58]

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!!!

[@sergio-feferovich]

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

[@musicfanBRA]

At 15:22 starts the marvellous 2nd movement, theme of the French film Les Amants. Such intensity and passion.

[@rafaelhall7003]

Mis fab. Beethoven conc.violin. Verdi La forza del destino. Bach cello, violin. Belo music .

[@erichodge567]

Oh, my Lord, that is the real thing. Out of this world.

[@herbsteiner3555]

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.

[@migproductions4045]

23:01 THAT CELLO!!! 😮

[@staffanolofsson8201]

This is one of few moments I am proud to be a Swede, just listen to Torleif Thedéens playing...

[@kitkatBruck]

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.

[@migproductions4045]

Thorleif Thedeen on that Cello 23:01 😭😀😇

[@urmorph]

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.

[@lilaches]

Absolutely one of the BEST interpretations I've heard of this string sextet

[@ИгорьРябинин-б1щ]

Very beautiful! Nice fool contact between member's! Realy frend's! Perfect music and perfect playng.

[@zunk4435]

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

[@johnvoss6349]

Bb major, actually. (B major is 5 sharps.). Beautifully performed in the correct key! ;)

[@karenswaine1077]

heartbreakingly beautiful music brilliantly played.

[@nestoralvarez-gonzalez4877]

Amazing!

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

Heavenly Brahms, one foot on earth the other on Saturn

[@karespratt5131]

I loved the way you said that

[@andrewpenny4984]

37:34 look at her so cute right hand index finger!

[@paolocapani]

Loool at 15:00 the ones to "shhh" the others clapping

[@滝川岬一]

。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。

[@steven7371]

37:18 genius finale. I'm getting Beethoven 'Harp' quartet vibes.

[@Desireyso58]

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!!!!

[@mauriciootazo209]

Ponte en la filla😊

[@kodebruijn4753]

one of my favorites! Dit is vreselijk mooi gespeeld!

[@mitthrawnuruodo7517]

15:21 25:10 28:17

[@kentjennifernelson685]

Love this but in between movements it sounds like they're performing in hospital TB ward. If you're suck, stay home. (Kent)

[@urmorph]

Oops. Typo.

[@secondfoundation4137]

It is really the finest piece of music I have ever heard

[@elaineng7522]

Thank you so much for sharing this .....

[@petertee2144]

I love this song so much and is my favorite am glad you like it also,how often do you listen to it😊

[@staffanolofsson8201]

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.

[@chambermuses7802]

And resonating in us long after!

[@antonioveraldi9137]

When the serenity becomes music

[@F451Music]

agh is it serenity though? I hear ecstatic joy and gratitude :-) such a wonderful piece.

[@martaschmidt9535]

Garreth Lubbe, you are so elegant in this!

[@petertee2144]

Yeah very elegant I love this song a lot and it’s one of my favorite songs 😊😊Am glad you love it

[@xenabadran4528]

I love you ❤️

[@scottyscott2722]

I see that Mr. Grosz has excellent taste and went with an Issey Miyake blazer!

[@jaymoul]

That’s a beautiful dress!! And amazing performance!

[@raeffm]

Wow! Excelente! Bravo!

[@tabathastaples7884]

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[@niklausgaschen9858]

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.

[@marielouisebircher3443]

Ein wunderbar einfühlendes Spiel und so intensiv

[@04421]

15:20 ii.andante ma moderato

[@Desireyso58]

Love Janine Jansen! Besiides she is an outstanding performer, Janine it´s the most Beautiful Lady at violin!!! This Amazing Brahms Sextet probe it!!!

[@marcogardella4794]

Bravissimi, grazie

[@simonwong2738]

Brahmsim melody at its best along with the violin sonatas and piano trios.

[@tomboyer5608]

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.

[@nicholasmyers7162]

Really wish Janine would overplay the intense parts. The high register speaks for itself; there's really no need to scream the notes to the point of negatively impacting the intonation.

[@sasssssa6565]

Amihai grosz❤️❤️

[@StephenDedalus74]

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 !

[@mcwitmer]

and star trek the next generation !! except they called it "Mozart"

[@reallyreuben6423]

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.

[@IvanGreindl]

Quel talent ! Quel sourire !... *Merci,* Mme Jansen !! :-)

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

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.

[@urmorph]

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.)

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

@@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 !

[@scruffysean3640]

@@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. :-)

[@urmorph]

@@liamnevilleviolist1809 That's because trout, being fish, are naturally blunter, in fact downright fusiform.

[@zorrderschnitter2]

a arbon copy of the berlin philharmonic octett? yes! but well excecutee? yes abolutetely,, this is an marvelusly done copy of the berlin octet version of this sextet, at times even better

[@eelswamp]

How nice if the camera didn't jump around every few seconds.

[@Schmeevene]

I have to play first viola for this and I’m getting more and more nervous looking over the part and listening to this 😅

[@kahlen_19]

15:22 😢

[@jaykim1320]

38:34 Brahms's unique sentimental yet life satisfactory feelings. I listen to this sextet again, again ❤

[@cycloptical26]

Wonderful!!

[@vionobleDE]

14:55 I.I Allegro Corono

[@Max-jf5vu]

The applause was so awkward as well... xD

[@Hallam001]

A perfect 1st movement, from the very first note.

[@ludwigwladimirdorner3691]

It’s sound like some weird contemporary piece when they play it, that’s the exact opposite music approach of how a chamber music work by Brahms should be played, not comparable to the recording from Casals and Menuhin. Sorry, this doesn’t do it for me..

[@Ww-ds9bk]

🫨🤐🫨

[@simonwong2738]

Janine's rendition of German and Russian repertoire is great as usual, but her intensity tends to destroy Dvorak's Bohemian serenity, not to mention Elgar and Franck.

[@melonman22]

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。

[@davidgrealy]

Great performance! Many thanks!

[@Desireyso58]

Excuse me. Does anybody know how tall is Janine?

[@gianfrancobenigni3175]

meraviglioso Brahms.

[@Noteklang]

Balance is so beautiful!!

[@user-cb5jy2dm4b]

18:00

[@franciscomoreira5838]

Mendelssohn muito bem interpretado. Ótimo...

[@giancitton2604]

Mendelssohn ?

[@100Samosata]

Brahms immenso, esecutori semplicemente eccezionali. Suono magnifico

[@brunasibille4679]

Janine dirige il sestetto con le smorfie e con gli occhi... mai visto nulla di simile 🙂

[@niklausgaschen9858]

Man beachte die ähnliche Konstruktion (Passacalia) des 2. Satzes mit dem letzten Satz der sehr viel späteren 4. Sinfonie.