Featured in Kalman Rubinson's Music in the Round in the January 2006 issue of Stereophile!
One of the great masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire, performed by Scharoun Ensemble (members of the Berlin Philharmonic) and recorded in state of the art surround sound!
Musicians:
Scharoun Ensemble Berlin
Peter Geisler, clarinet
Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
Stefan de Leval Jezierski, horn
Alessandro Capone, violin i
Aleksandar Ivic, violin ii
Ulrich Knorzer, viola
Richard Duven, cello
Peter Riegelbauer, double bass
Selections:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Octet in F Major, Op. 166, D803 (1824)
1. Adagio - Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegro vivace mit Trio
4. Thema mit Variationen, Andante
5. Menuetto (Allegretto) mit Trio
6. Andante molto - Allegro
Total playing time, 61:38.