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The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet, Op. 20; String Quartet, Op. 80 / The Emerson String Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Pieces (4) for String Quartet, Op. 81; Scherzo for string quartet in A minor, Op. 81/2; Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81 no 3; Fugue for stri...

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York (10/2003/04/2004)....continue...

Gade, Mendelssohn: String Octets / Ensemble Tiramisu

1 CD / Divox / 2011-10-25

Works: Niels Gade: Octet for 4 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos in F major, Op.17; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20

String octets by Gade (1817-90) & Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-47). In 1848, Gade finished his string octet, which is a declaration of faith in German music. His...continue...
Recording information: Reutigeh, CH (07/1997)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Concerto For Violin And String Orchestra In D Minor, Octet For Stri

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-02-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Malmgreen, Michael
Conductors: Malmgreen, Michael

Recording information: TIM The International Music Company AG, Hamburg, German....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Piano Sextet; String Octet

1 CD / CPO / 2011-01-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110
Conductors:
Ensemble: I Solisti Filarmonici Italiani

Recording information: Studio Magister, Preganziol (Tv) (05/04/2009-05/07/2009)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Octet

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Arron, Edward; deMaine, Robert; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Hadelich, Augustin; Keefe, Erin; O'Neill, Richard; Phelps, Cynthia; Wan, Andrew
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is one of the composer’s greatest works and one of the most popular concertos in the repertoire. Making his first recording of...continue...

Haydn, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos; Octet

1 CD / Canary Classics / 2010-03-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, H. 7a/1; Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Shaham, Gil
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sejong Soloists

Gil Shaham and Sejong Soloists' association extends back over a decade, the Haydn concerti and Mendelssohn Octet on this release benefiting from a US tour...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet / Amati String Orchestra

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Ephrat, Ron; Hülshoff, Alexander; Ouziel, Dalia; Sassen, Jean; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Tamminen, Liisa

Mendelssohn was perhaps the most precociously gifted of all composers. As a child prodigy he stands out from other famous examples such as Mozart, Saint-Saens,...continue...
Recording information: Hervormde Kerk Rhoon, The Netherlands (1966-1967)....continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quartets & Octet (Dig)

1 CD / Foghorn Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 12 in C minor, D 703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"

The Afiara String Quartet, protégés of the Alexander String Quartet and recent Fellows in San Francisco State's renowned Morrison Chamber Music Center, make their recording...continue...
Recording information: St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, California (2008-09-23_2008-09-26&2008-)....continue...

Octets for Strings - Mendelssohn/Enescu/Tetzlaff/Faust/Weithaas

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2009-09-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; George Enescu: String Octet in C major, Op. 7
Performers: Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Faust, Isabelle; Gowers, Katherine; Kam, Ori; Rivinius, Gustav; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tamesit, Antoine; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Tetzlaff, Tanja; Viersen, Quirine; Wei...

Mendelssohn's octet for strings is most likely the crown of the genre, played here by superb chamber musicians. Conversely, the Enescu octet is an amazing...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet; Piano Trio No. 1

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Conductors:
Ensemble: Suk Trio

Chamber Music Masterpieces [Box Set]

25 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 18 in A major, K. 464; Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello no 4 in G minor, K 516; Quin...
Performers: Berkes, Kalman; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Crayford, Marcia; Dean, Brett; Ephrat, Ron; Faust, Isabelle; Gaasterland, Peter; Giuranna, Bruno; Graaf, Henk de; Han, Derek; Hudec, Jiri; Hulshoff, Alexander; Ima...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amati Chamber Ensemble (Maastricht); Ames Piano Quartet; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Brandis Quartet; La Magnifica Comunità ; Nash Ensemble; Sharon Quartet; Solomon Trio; Van Swieten Trio

Mozart: Serenades; Mendelssohn: Octet / Amati Chamber

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2008-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amati Chamber Ensemble (Maastricht)

Ultimate Mendelssohn - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Murray, Ann; Schiff, Andras; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Zukerman, Pinchas; Dutoit, Charles; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

A must for Mendelssohn fans, this set comprises two of his symphonies, two piano concerti, his Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music and one album dedicated...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, etc / Hengelbrock, Hope, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-01-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8; Suleika ("Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen"), song for voice & p...
Performers: Besancon, Sophie; Conway, William; Eaton, Steuart; Eisenberger, Christian; Gould, Kate; Gould, Lucy; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Siffert, Pascal
Conductors: Hengelbrock, Thomas
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Mendelssohn's beautiful 'Violin Concerto' - a work that fascinated the 6-year-old Daniel Hope in his early days of learning the violin. Though the teachers at...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet; Boccerini: Quintet / Marriner, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-01-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Luigi Boccherini: String Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in C major, G. 310 (Op. 28/4)
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

"The 1968 performance by ASMF on Decca is fresh and buoyant, and the recording wears its years lightly. It offers fine judgment in matters of...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet, etc / Cleveland Quartet, Meliora Quartet

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Anderson, Elizabeth [cello]; Arad, Atar; Katz, Paul [Cello]; Lambros, Maria; Salaff, Peter; Swenson, Ian; Weilerstein, Donald; Wiersma, Calvin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cleveland String Quartet; Meliora String Quartet

Gemini - Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert / Melos Ensemble

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20; Octet for winds in E flat major, Op. 103; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Franz Schubert: Octet for Clarinet, Horn,...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Melos Ensemble of London

Mendelssohn, Bruch: Octets / Kodály Quartet, Auer Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Max Bruch: Octet for strings
Performers: Fejervary, Zsolt

With its elfin Scherzo reminiscent of the music for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' a slow movement of ethereal beauty and a jubilant last movement of...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet, etc / Primavera Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / ASV / 2006-03-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Quintet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 87
Conductors:
Ensemble: Primavera Chamber Ensemble

Scored for double string quartet, Mendelssohn's Octet is his most popular chamber work. The recording received excellent reviews on initial release: "...the whole performance is...continue...

Mendelssohn: String Octet, etc / Prazak Quartet, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2005-11-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110
Performers: Hudec, Jiri; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]

"Despite the fact that the Octet enjoys plenty of attention on disc, this is a performance of unusual distinction. There isn't a single moment in...continue...

Dvorak, Mendelssohn: Works / Shanghai, Bartok Quartets

1 CD / Camerata / 2005-06-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Hargitai, Geza; Hong-Gang, Li; Komlos, Peter; Mezo, Lazslo; Nemeth, Geza; Tzavaras, Nicholas; Wei-Gang, Li; Yiwen, Jiang
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bartók String Quartet ; Shanghai String Quartet

Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets / Emerson Quartet

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-01-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Fugue for string quartet in E flat major, Op. 81/4; Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 12; Quartet for Strings no 4 in E min...

"The experience of listening to the CD recording of the Octet is surreal. The other quartets are more plausible, though concert performances with playing this...continue...

Spohr, Mendelssohn / Camerata de Lausanne

1 CD / Camerata / 2005-01-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Double Quartet for Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 65; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre
Conductors: Amoyal, Pierre
Ensemble: Camerata de Lausanne

Mendelssohn: Complete String Quartets Vol 4 /Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-05-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Quartet for Strings in E flat major
Performers: Rohde, Hartmut; Sanderling, Michael; Wollong, Matthias; Yu, Yamei
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

"This is a fine recording of the Octet. The Leipzig Quartet is joined by four musicians of equal caliber and like musical minds." - Fine,...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn / Spalding, Philadelphia Virtuosi

1 CD / Connoisseur Society / 2003-08-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Conductors: Spalding, Daniel
Ensemble: Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Piano 4 Hands / Uriarte, etc

1 CD / Arts / 2003-07-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Allegro Brillant, for piano, 4 hands in A major, Op. 92; Andante & Variations for piano, 4 hands in B flat major, Op. 83a
Performers: Mrongovius, Karl-Hermann; Uriarte, Begona

Arkiv -Mendelssohn: Octet, Piano Trio / Janacek Quartet, etc

1 CD / Supraphon / 2002-03-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Conductors:
Ensemble: Janácek String Quartet ; Smetana String Quartet; Suk Piano Trio

"If you need both of these works, there are few readings that equal these, especially at Supraphon's reduced prices. The sound has been improved to...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet, Sextet / Lincoln Center Society

1 CD / Delos / 2002-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Conductors: Shifrin, David
Ensemble: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Currently in its thirty-fourth season, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center offers concerts of every instrumentation, style and historical period, at its permanent home...continue...

Mendelssohn Octet / Enescu Octet

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2001-06-05

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; George Enescu: String Octet in C major, Op. 7

Felix Mendelssohn: Octet; Quartet Op. 44/1

1 CD / Tacet / 2001-04-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1

Mendelssohn: Octet, Quintets 1 & 2, etc / Hausmusik London

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quintet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 87; Quintet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 18; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Boucher, Paull; Chase, Allan; Chase, Roger; Comberti, Sebastian; Huggett, Monica; Lester, Richard; Pleeth, Anthony; Von Einem, Jolianne; Whistler, Simon
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hausmusik London

Here's another incredibly valuable bargain from the Virgin "Veritas" line: two CDs for under $11.00! In collecting the chamber music for strings by the great...continue...

Mendelssohn, Bargiel: Octets / Divertimenti

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Woldemar Bargiel: String octet for 4 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos in C, Op.15a
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Divertimenti

'A fascinating piece which makes me curious about Bargiel's other music' (The Tablet)

'The recorded sound is brilliant. This is a disc that I wouldn't be...continue...

Musica Mundi - Mendelssohn: Sinfonie no 1, Oktett / Mas Conde

1 CD / Koch International / 1999-04-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Conductors: Mas, Salvador

Felix Mendelssohn had written some acknowledged masterpieces by his middle teens, and this disc presents two of his best achievements from that period. The key...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet Op 20, Quintet Op 18 / Ross Pople, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 1998-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Quintet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 18
Performers: Bolt, Rachel; Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Gibbs, Robert; Szucs, Ferenc; Young, Abigail
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra Ensemble

Mendelssohn, Raff: Octets / ASMF Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Joachim Raff: Octet for 4 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos in C, Op. 176
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Mendelssohn: Octet; Beethoven: Septet / Vienna Octet

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 1988-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vienna Octet