Beethoven: Sextet, Septet & Piano Quintet

A real treat of a release...these are joyous performances which show with unforced style why chamber music is the prince of musical genres. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Nov 2010
Catalogue No: ELQ4802403
Label: Eloquence
Series: Vienna Octet

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Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20

1. Adagio, Allegro Con Brio

2. Adagio Cantabile

3. Tempo Di Minuetto

4. Andante Con Variazion

5. Scherzo

6 Andante Con Moto Alla marcia-Presto

Beethoven: String Quintet in C major, Op. 29

Allegro Moderato

Adagio Molto Espressivo

Scherzo E Trio(Allegro)

Presto

Schubert: Octet in F major, D803

I.Adagio - Allegro

II.Adagio

III.Allegro vivace

IV.Andante

V.Menuetto(Allegretto)

VI.Andante molto - Allegro

Beethoven: Sextet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, Op. 81b

I.Allegro con brio

II.Adagio

III.Rondo(Allegro)

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Recording location: Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria, March 1958 (Schubert: Octet), March 1959 (Beethoven: Septet), October 1969 (Beethoven: Sextet, Quintet)

This recording forms part of a series of 10 reissues celebrating the glorious Decca recordings from the 1950s-1970s of the Wiener Oktett (Vienna Octet), made up of key principals from the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Five titles were released in September and the remaining five are released this month.

This volume in the Wiener Oktett Decca Legacy includes two staple works in the ensemble’s repertoire: the Beethoven Septet (in its 1959 recording and the Schubert Octet (in its 1957 recording). Beethoven was rather miffed when he heard that, of all his works, his divertimento-like Septet was wildly successful in England. This anthology also includes two chamber music rarities by Beethoven – his Op. 29 String Quintet and the Sextet, Op. 81b, which, for its inclusion of the difficult parts for two horns (superbly negotiated by Wolfgang Tomböck and Volker Altmann) has made this recording a collector’s item much sought after by horn players. Both, the Quintet and the Sextet make their first international appearance on CD.

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January 2011

A real treat of a release...these are joyous performances which show with unforced style why chamber music is the prince of musical genres.

highly civilised and agreeable … highly recommendable to listeners prepared to enjoy a view of the work which is leisurely both as to style – without any exaggeration of the quality - and as to finding time and space for a generous allowance of repeat-making

The performance has elegance but also conveys a sparkle and a sense of enjoyment that are thoroughly exhilarating

Beethoven: Sextet, Septet & Piano Quintet

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