Two of the world's leading string quartets, the EbÃ¨ne and the Belcea, come together to perform octets written 75 years apart by two phenomenally gifted teenage composers, Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu. The two ensembles, the EbÃ¨ne based in Paris and the Belcea in London, first joined forces almost a decade ago and have developed their collaboration since then. When they played the Mendelssohn and Enescu octets in Philadelphia in November 2024, The Strad - an authoritative voice in the world of string music - wrote: "The phrase 'luxury casting' gets tossed around a lot, but seemed entirely appropriate here, as these two distinguished groups effortlessly fused their expertise - and had a blast doing it. The gutsy results had many people in the audience standing before the interval..."

Tracklist:

String Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
String Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: II. Andante
String Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
String Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: IV. Presto
String Octet in C Major, Op. 7: II. TrÃ¨s fougueux
String Octet in C Major, Op. 7: III. Lentement

UPC: 5021732997296
Label: Erato
Release Date: 1.30.26
Format: CD

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