Tag: Vienna Octet
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Spohr: Octet; Clarinet Concerto No. 1; Nonet
(Clarinet) “Spohr’s is really the more satisfying. It has a very beautiful Adagio, and has a sense of musical direction which is often lacking in this gifted composer. And for those who want good music … there is the really excellent and sombre scherzo.” (Octet) “I think you will find the Spohr quite as interesting…
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Beethoven: Septet, Op. 20; Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 16
“The Decca recording of the Septet was made by the older generation of the Vienna Octet –which consists of the first desk of the V.P.O. Their performance has elegance but also conveys a sparkle and sense of enjoyment that is exhilarating” (Penguin Guide, 3 stars) (Quintet) “these players now sound as though they know the…
