Andrews University Sinfonietta
Chamber Music Concert
September 13, 2008

Chamber Music| Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, op. 18| Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat Major, op. 20|

Chamber Music

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Sextet No. 1 in B flat Major, op. 18

Allegro
Andante
Scherzo
Rondo

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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1947)
String Octect in E flat Major, op. 20

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