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

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

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

Structure

The sextet consists of four

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Reception

A reviewer for the ''

Budapesti Hírlap The ''Budapesti Hírlap'' was a Hungarian daily newspaper published in Budapest from 16 June 1881 to 1938. Between 25 March and 28 September 1919 it was temporarily closed down. The paper had a conservative Conservatism is a cultural, s ...

'', 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