Janine Jansen and Friends perform Franz Schubert’s Octet in F major, D. 803. Recorded on June 24, 2015 in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht. At Janine Jansen’s Internationaal Kamermuziek Festival (International Chamber Music Festival) Utrecht. A beautiful HD video by AVROTROS Klassiek, enjoy!
Performers:
- Janine Jansen (violin)
- Gregory Ahss (violin)
- Nimrod Guez (viola)
- Nicolas Alstaedt (cello)
- Rick Stotijn (double bass)
- Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet)
- Fredrik Ekdahl (bassoon)
- Radek Barborák (horn).
The work was composed in March 1824. It was commissioned by the renowned Austrian clarinetist Ferdinand Troyer (February 1, 1780 – July 23, 1851).
There are six movements. With start times in the video:
- Adagio – Allegro – Più allegro [0:00]
- Adagio [15:33]
- Allegro vivace – Trio – Allegro vivace [27:37]
- Andante – variations. Un poco più mosso – Più lento [34:29]
- Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio – Menuetto – Coda [46:01]
- Andante molto – Allegro – Andante molto – Allegro molto [52:51]
Sources
- Octet (Schubert) on Wikipedia
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