Beethoven, Schubert: Beethoven: Septet in E flat, Op. 20; String Quintet in C, Op. 29; Sextet in E flat, Op. 81b; Schubert: Octet in F

Beethoven, Schubert: Beethoven: Septet in E flat, Op. 20; String Quintet in C, Op. 29; Sextet in E flat, Op. 81b; Schubert: Octet in F

A real treat of a release. Buoyant, resourceful, robustly convivial and intimately conversational by turns, these are joyous performances which show with unforced style why chamber music is the prince of musical genres. Jeremy Siepmann


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BBC Music Magazine

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:35 pm

COMPOSERS: Beethoven,Schubert
LABELS: Eloquence
WORKS: Beethoven: Septet in E flat, Op. 20; String Quintet in C, Op. 29; Sextet in E flat, Op. 81b; Schubert: Octet in F
PERFORMER: Vienna Octet
CATALOGUE NO: 480 2403

A real treat of a release. Buoyant, resourceful, robustly convivial and intimately conversational by turns, these are joyous performances which show with unforced style why chamber music is the prince of musical genres. Jeremy Siepmann

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