Mendelssohn Octet In E Flat Major - The Vienna Octet - Pure DSD

Mendelssonh string octet

This is an expert and wonderfully enthusiastic performance of a work whose frequent characterization in the context of its composer's youth is one of classical music's greatest irrelevancies. The Vienna Octet recording is marred by a heavy-timbered sonic signature which I associate with microphone and electronic technology prevalent fifty years ago but which might please listeners seeking such a timbre and appreciating the options available in reproducing Mehdelssohn's unusual choice of instruments.

Recommended

Excellent rendition of this interesting piece (at the edge of chamber music and symphony) composed by an inspired young Mendelssohn. The sound is convincing