Arnold Krug

Later he was sent to the Leipzig Conservatory where he studied with Carl Reinecke and then went on to Berlin, where he continued with Friedrich Kiel and Eduard Franck.

After completing his studies, he taught in Berlin at the Stern Conservatory for several years before returning to Hamburg where he remained for the rest of his life, working primarily as a music teacher and choral director.

The Prize Sextet was originally for two violins, viola, violotta, cello and cellone, but the publisher of the work (Fritz Kistner) wisely hedged his bets and produced an edition for the standard combination of two violins, two violas and two cellos in addition to the so-called Stelzner version.

Of this work, Wilhelm Altmann, the famous chamber music critic, has written: “If not a masterpiece of the highest order from start to finish, Krug’s Sextet nonetheless comes away with high honors.

The second movement, Adagio tranquillo, is characterized by a calm, deeply felt melody, which is interrupted by an urgent and highly dramatic middle section.