Reinhold Glière : String Sextet No. 3 in C major Op. 11 (1904)

[@maxmerry8470]

Chamber ensemble compositions don't get much better than this one. Awe-inspiring stuff!

[@fransmeersman2334]

Just discovered very fine chamber music. Thanks

[@tomboyer5608]

Fantastic performance. Gliere was a truly great Russian composer, a late romantic successor to Tchaikovsky (this piece has a lot of Brahms influence as well). His music was overlooked in the 20th century as more modern-sounding music became fashionable but thanks to IMSLP people are discovering and playing Gliere again. I think this Sextet would be performed more except the parts are all wickedly difficult to play. Even professionals have to woodshed this a lot to get the intonation and ensemble to work. And it's long with very few breaks. The entire piece is first rate but the middle movements are especially exquisite.

[@TheodoreServin]

Reinhold Glière - String Sextet no. 3 in C major, Op. 11 1. - Allegro (C major): 0:00 2. - Larghetto (G major): 9:00 3. - Scherzo: Allegro (B minor, trio in D major): 15:10 4. - Allegro vivace (C major): 21:14

[@ianpatrickmchugh787]

This is a true masterpiece of the late Russian romantic style!