Sextet SKU: BR.EB-32049
Urtext. Composed by Eduard Franck. Edited by Nick Pfefferkorn. Chamber music; Folder. Edition Breitkopf. Romantic period. Set of parts. Composed 1882/1884. 76 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 32049. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-32049). ISBN 9790004186473. 9 x 12 inches.
Eduard Franck finished the fair copy of his second string sextet score in December 1884. The piece can thus be described as a typical late work, also evident from its wistful retrospective mood. The sextet's D-major first movement has a concise main theme moving to an expressive secondary theme whereas its final movement is a polyphonic masterpiece: This full, yet transparent movement integrates all the characteristics of the preceding movements in a rhythmically elastic, richly melodic broader context that in the end attains serenity and reconciliation.
