The Octet in F major, D. 803 was composed by Franz Schubert in March 1824. It was commissioned by the renowned clarinetist Ferdinand Troyer and came from the same period as two of Schubert's other major chamber works, the 'Rosamunde' and 'Death and the Maiden' string quartets. In response to a reported request by Troyer for a work similar to Beethoven's Septet, Op. 20, Schubert composed the Octet in early 1824. The work was first performed at the home of Troyer's employer, the Archduke Rudolf (to whom Beethoven's Archduke Trio is dedicated) and included many of the musicians who premiered the Septet WIKIPEDIA
VIDEO:BIN CHAO, violino PEDRO PACHECO, violino LU ZHENG, viola VAROUJAN BARTIKIAN, violoncelo MARC RAMIREZ, contrabaixo ESTHER GEORGIE, clarinete VERA DIAS, fagote JONATHAN LUXTON, trompa 14 Mar 2014, 21:30 - Grande Auditório Funadação Calouste Gulbenkian
