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Beethoven: Septet & Octet - Mendelssohn & Schubert: Octets - Melos Ensemble of London

Beethoven: Septet & Octet - Mendelssohn & Schubert: Octets - Melos Ensemble of London
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Track Listing

Disc 1:

  1. Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 1. Adagio - Allegro con brio
  2. Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 2. Adagio cantabile
  3. Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 3. Tempo di Menuetto & Trio
  4. Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 4. Tema con Variazioni (Andante)
  5. Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 5. Scherzo (Allegro molto e vivace) & Trio
  6. Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 6. Andante con moto alla marcia - Presto
  7. Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20: 1. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco
  8. Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20: 2. Andante
  9. Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20: 3. Scherzo (Allegro leggerissimo)
  10. Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20: 4. Presto

Disc 2:

  1. Octet for winds in E flat major, Op. 103: 1. Allegro
  2. Octet for winds in E flat major, Op. 103: 2. Andante
  3. Octet for winds in E flat major, Op. 103: 3. Menuetto (Allegro)
  4. Octet for winds in E flat major, Op. 103: 4. Finale (Presto)
  5. Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon & strings in F major, D. 803 (Op. posth. 166): 1. Adagio - Allegro
  6. Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon & strings in F major, D. 803 (Op. posth. 166): 2. Adagio
  7. Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon & strings in F major, D. 803 (Op. posth. 166): 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) & Trio
  8. Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon & strings in F major, D. 803 (Op. posth. 166): 4. Andante
  9. Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon & strings in F major, D. 803 (Op. posth. 166): 5. Menuetto (Allegretto) & Trio
  10. Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon & strings in F major, D. 803 (Op. posth. 166): 6. Andante molto - Allegro

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #50970 in Music
  • Released on: 2006-05-02
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Dimensions: .25 pounds

Customer Reviews

Sparkling Performances5
Nobody's just playing the notes on these recordings. Everything is phrased beautifully, with a perfect balance between vigor and elegance.

The digitally remastered late `60s recordings sound superb and at $8 for 2 CDs it's a must have!

Beautiful!5
These are fairly enjoyable pieces. The Mendelssohn and Schubert Octets are especially good. The Beethoven works are enjoyable, but not what I would consider brilliant. They are classical works, not as romantic as the Schubert and Mendelsssohn. The Mendelssohn Octet is quite good, especially the first and third movements. The sound, while maybe not the highest quality, is good. Recommended to anyone who loves classical chamber music.


Beethoven Septet in E flat Op. 20
1st mov. - 9:52
2nd mov. - 8:56
3rd mov. - 3:10
4th mov. - 7:12
5th mov. - 3:02
6th mov. - 7:11

Mendelssohn Octet in E flat Op. 20
1st mov. - 14:47
2nd mov. - 7:24
3rd mov. - 4:32
4th mov. - 6:14

Beethoven Octet in E flat Op. 103
1st mov. - 7:32
2nd mov. - 7:23
3rd mov. - 3:25
4th mov. - 3:44

Schubert Octet in F D803
1st mov. - 12:16
2nd mov. - 10:26
3rd mov. - 4:56
4th mov. - 12:05
5th mov. - 7:08
6th mov. - 9:28