COMPOSERS: Louis Spohr
LABELS: Alto
ALBUM TITLE: Louis Spohr: Octet, Nonet, Clarinet Concerto
WORKS: Octet; Clarinet Concerto No. 1; Nonet
PERFORMER: Vienna Octet; Gervase de Peyer* (clarinet); LSO/Colin Davis*; Fine Arts Quartet; New York Wind Quintet
CATALOGUE NO: ALC 1266 (1958-61)
Melting sophistication from the Vienna Octet in Spohr’s delightful work; De Peyer is a vivacious concerto soloist, though the LSO winds might sound reedy to modern ears. An affable, if clumsy, Nonet completes the set. Helen Wallace
