It’s not common for 16-year-olds to compose a perfect masterpiece, but Felix Mendelssohn did exactly that with his String Octet of 1825. Saturday evening at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts ...
Symphony for Strings No. 10 Adam Summerhayes, Violin Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Concertante As the greatest work ever composed by a 16-year-old, Mendelssohn’s Octet is always welcome on disc, ...
Fortunately the work happens to be a showstopper that never fades, full of vibrant energy, exciting virtuosity and dramatic pathos. Written, almost unbelievably, when the composer was only 16, the ...
Our first selection tonight is one of the earliest works from Stravinsky’s neoclassical period. The octet features a rare example of Stravinsky’s use of sonata form, a parody of a Mozart concerto, and ...
Quintet for Strings (E flat) WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players Quintet for Strings (in A) WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players Octet WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber ...
Plenty of trios and quartets exist in the classical-music world. An octet is a rarer bird. On Saturday, an octet with impeccable lineage will land with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber ...
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