When you accidentally stumble across something like a nearly hour-long performance of Brahms on YouTube, it definitely makes your day. My last – and quite recent, – great finding was The Art of Piano – a documentary about the greatest pianists of the 20th century, and now I encounter another inimitable video, which I can’t help but share.
String Sextet No. 2 was composed in 1866 and has four movements. Brahms often participated in performances of his own chamber music, and it would be great to catch him playing the piece if it wasn’t impossible. However, I think he would approve a SummerFest version of his opus - even if it was played without him, musicians did their best. And if you like Brahms’ sextets but don’t play stringed instrument yourself, you may download his first one, arranged for piano by Robert Keller: String Sextet No.1 in B Flat Major (Arrangement for Piano), Op.18.
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