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Cross Street Chapel
29 Cross Street
Manchester
M2 1NL
England
Programme
Franz Schubert – Octet in F major, D.803
Performers
Magdalena Riedl – violin
Elizabeth Lister – violin
Connie Wan – viola
Ying-Ying Han – Cello
Elena Mazzer – double bass
Michael Choi – clarinet
Jack Sindall – French horn
Nicoló Biemmi – bassoon
Michael Haydn Orchestra
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Programme Note
Franz Schubert Octet in F Major
Schubert’s Octet in F major D. 803 is perhaps one of the most important works in the chamber music literature.
It was originally commissioned by the clarinettist Ferdinand Troyer and composed by Schubert in March 1824.
The octet is a large-scale work made of six movements and written for clarinet, bassoon, horn, two violins, viola, cello and double bass.
The instrumentation clearly reminds us of Beethoven’s Septet which was in fact taken as a starting model by Schubert.
This work is a tour-de-force for the players but it lays at the heart of the chamber music repertoire so we are very happy to present it to you played by the Michael Haydn Soloists.
