孟德爾頌八重奏與鮑凱里尼五重奏

這套專輯收錄兩首由Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble演出的室內樂精品.其中罕見的鮑凱里尼五重奏作品曾經入選企鵝評鑑史上最佳錄音.非常值得收藏的一套室內樂發行!
 
Mendelssohn’s Octet, Op. 20 occupies a proud place in the history of works by indecently young composers; it is doubtful whether even such prodigies as Mozart and Schubert produced such an extended, mature work at the age of sixteen. Moreover, one of its movements granted the composer the honour of having an adjective named after him pass into common use – for this Scherzo Mendelssohnian is the only appropriate description. The coupling on this legendary recording – selected for inclusion by the Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings – is the much rarer Boccherini Quintet, is, like much of his music, gentle and genial… a quality that led to a contemporary once waspishly describing him as ‘Haydn’s wife’.
 
曲目:
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Octet for Strings, Op. 20
 
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Quintet in C Major for Cello and Strings, Op. 37 No. 7 (G.310)
 
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble