Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

[@pokerandphilosophy8328]

Felix wrote this delightful octet when he was sixteen. Nowadays, most teenagers don't write a quartet this good until they are at least seventeen.

[@calcshifiar8168]

most teenagers dont know what an octet is

[@zinam5795]

😅

[@jansumi]

lol

[@marinuki667]

lol as a sixteen year old who would love to play this one day, i can guarantee you nowhere in my lifetime i will be able to write something as soulful and complete as this. brings me to tears every time

[@hub5343]

I love it how they constantly look at each other, and often smile, and feed off each others energy. It makes all the voices somehow individually distinct, yet weave in and out of a cohesive whole retaining collective expressions. A lovely performance.

[@nickyork8901]

I came here having watched an excellent performance led by James Ehnes. Could not be more different to see people who play together all the time in a chamber orchestra, professional chamber musicians, takes it to a whole new level. What a phenomenal first violin too.

[@marvieachanzar4674]

...I totally agree at the individual imaging of each instrument (or pair) and also the air in between. The balanced soundstage is excellent too, maybe it is the placement of those microphones above their heads. Congratulations to the Recording Engineer ! a job well done. High-End Sound, that is....

[@lawrence18uk]

It's worth learning a string instrument *just* to play this piece!

[@orthole2000]

1-A(-3) 1:09 1-B 2:10 1- 2:40 1-C(->1st) 3:12 1-C(->2nd) 7:05 1-D 8:58 1- 9:45 1-E 10:45 1-H 12:30

[@vonbismark4432]

Probably the best recording of the octet I’ve ever heard

[@dbelden]

What a phenomenal performance of a phenomenal piece. Thank you for sharing it!

[@julieandrews730]

Just. Wonderful. Must . . . will . . . listen again!

[@CsrlWiener]

The dynamics and velocities in this piece can be fierce

[@CsrlWiener]

I meant this comment for the Quayle third quartet

[@wolfgaenger]

Gewaltig schön!

[@dacovaz]

Wonderful playing. Keep up the good work:)

[@jazzychazzy007]

As always, phenomenal performance!!!!!! Bravo!!!!!!!

[@watching7650]

Very perceptive: they put in evidence features that are not discernible in several moments with the available renditions, especially in I and III. They also managed to avoid syruping it up, much appreciated.

[@daniel3231995]

The 1st violinist tends to have raw phrasings,vibrato out-of-touch.

[@guidofacchini]

​@@daniel3231995 are you a violinist?

[@5217tuber]

Wonderful performance. Not enough closeup camera time for Sara Övinge, however.

[@yh2682]

멋져요 🎉

[@elainethomas3747]

Wonderful playing!

[@KosteckiAdam]

Really wonderfull!!

[@leonelquispe7122]

bravoo👏🏾

[@sueveal4856]

SUBLIME…!!!

[@otto5213]

29:51❤

[@wellmounted]

This is not a cut, just an observation. I saw more head bobbing in this performance than I have in a pond full of ducks. As some have said, this is the heavy metal music of it's era

[@gregsmith8809]

Paganini would never.

[@marcfranke4254]

29:49 ooops 😮 4th violin ;-)

[@pierrebeaumont4135]

1st violin always changes the tempo...tricky for the others to follow her...

[@ktraver15]

others like me practicing along

[@63mezzo]

If you like this, you would like this version too (ok I'm Dutch and proud of Janine): kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKiUnJaHYraVkNk

[@marinuki667]

I'd say that Janine has more sound, but it's probably because she has a Strad. They're both really, really good.