Hans Huber (1852-1921)
Nationality:
Swiss
Born: June 28, 1852, Eppenburg, Solothurn Died: December 25, 1921, Locarno (age 69)
Sextet in B-flat major
(for piano and winds)
| 4:18 | I. | Hallen [Echoes]. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegretto con moto | |
| 4:30 | II. | Brunnen [Fountains]. Allegro molto vivace | |
| 8:13 | III. | Rückblick [Remembrance]. Adagio ma non troppo (rhapsodisch) | |
| 10:21 | IV. | Feste [Celebrations]. Allegro vivace con brio |
Duration: 29 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1898 (age 45-46)
Premiere:
June 11, 1900
Published:
1924
Note: Descriptive movement titles found in Huber's manuscript though not present in the first posthumously published edition.
4 recordings,
7 videos
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4:18
Swiss Woodwind Quintet
I.
Hallen [Echoes]. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegretto con moto
4:30
Swiss Woodwind Quintet
II.
Brunnen [Fountains]. Allegro molto vivace
8:13
Swiss Woodwind Quintet
III.
Rückblick [Remembrance]. Adagio ma non troppo (rhapsodisch)
10:21
Swiss Woodwind Quintet
IV.
Feste [Celebrations]. Allegro vivace con brio
30:25
Vere Ensemble
31:12
Martin Pavlov, et. al.
29:19
Konstantin Lifschitz, et. al.
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- con [I,S]—with
- ma—but, however
- molto [It]—very much
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- sextet, sextour [F], sestetto [I]—six. Ensemble (or work) for six players.
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro