Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 / Octet in B-flat major

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Max Bruch & Kodály Quartet & Auer String Quartet

Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 is an octet composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1825. Scored for a double string quartet, it blends Classical forms and contrapuntal textures with emerging Romantic harmony and virtuosic, symphonic-scale writing, and it occupies a prominent place in Mendelssohn's early output and the chamber-music repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 for 4 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos: I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco
    14:17
  2. 2.
    Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 for 4 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos: II. Andante
    7:21
  3. 3.
    Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 for 4 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos: III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
    4:18
  4. 4.
    Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 for 4 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos: IV. Presto
    5:59
  5. 5.
    Octet in B-flat major, op. posth. for 4 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello and Double Bass: I. Allegro moderato
    10:31
  6. 6.
    Octet in B-flat major, op. posth. for 4 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello and Double Bass: II. Adagio
    7:42
  7. 7.
    Octet in B-flat major, op. posth. for 4 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello and Double Bass: III. Allegro moderato
    6:19

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