The Sextet in C major for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 37, was composed by

Ernst von Dohnányi Ernst von Dohnányi (Hungarian: ''Dohnányi Ernő'', ; 27 July 1877 – 9 February 1960) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor. He used a German form of his name on most published compositions. Biography Dohnányi was born in Pozsony ...

in 1935.

History

The

sextet A sextet (or hexad) is a formation containing exactly six members. The former term is commonly associated with vocal ensembles (e.g. The King's Singers, Affabre Concinui) or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six ...

was written in 1935 during a lengthy period of illness, during which Dohnányi was bedridden with a

thrombosis Thrombosis (from Ancient Greek "clotting") is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses platelets (thr ...

for several months. It was premiered on 17 June 1935.

Structure

The sextet consists of four movements:

Reception

A reviewer for the '' Budapesti Hírlap'', who attended the premiere on 17 June 1935, wrote favorably of the work: "One of the sextet's greatest values is that it is melodically original. Every tune is invented, not borrowed, and not based on a quotation."

References

External links

* {{Authority control Compositions for piano sextet Compositions for clarinet Compositions for horn Compositions by Ernst von Dohnányi 1935 compositions Compositions in C major