Kammerharmonie der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden
Ludwig Thuille
Francis Poulenc
Jean Françaix
Did you know?
1/7
Composition History
Ludwig Thuille's Sextet in B flat, Op. 6, was difficult for him to compose, taking two years and initially abandoned on the advice of his friend Richard Strauss.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Francis Poulenc described his Sextet as a 'homage to wind instruments' and aimed to satisfy his audience's taste, leading some to call him a musical hedonist.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ludwig Thuille's music combines the Classical style of his teachers with the ideology of the New German school, which he encountered through his friendship with Richard Strauss.
Composer Biography
Ludwig Thuille, born in South Tyrol, became an orphan at age eleven and was then musically educated in Innsbruck by his uncle.
Compositional Technique
Ludwig Thuille's Sextet, Op. 6, uses a rare scoring for piano and woodwind quintet, a choice he made against the advice of his friend Richard Strauss.
Composer Biography
Ludwig Thuille, a composer rarely played today, was a lifelong friend of Richard Strauss, who introduced him to the New German school.
Composer Biography
Francis Poulenc was the youngest member of Les Six, an artistic group that included Darius Milhaud and Arthur Honegger, and was known for its humor, anti-academic stance, and criticism of Wagner.
