Octet

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We are delighted to bring you one of the pinnacles of chamber music, Schubert’s Octet. When Count Troyer, a keen amateur clarinetist, commissioned it, he suggested that Schubert model it on Beethoven’s Septet, which was immensely popular in Vienna at the time. With its imaginative instrumental interplay, memorable tunes, and a style which is relaxed and dramatic in turn, this Octet is rightly regarded as a masterpiece for a larger chamber ensemble.