Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20 Recordings

Program 32. Virtuoso Strings

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

8 May 2019

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: Adam Barnett-Hart (Violin); Wu Jie (Violin); Erin Keefe (Violin); Cho-Liang Lin (Violin); Pierre Lapointe (Viola); Paul Neubauer (Viola); David Finckel (Cello); Dane Johansen (Cello)

Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20 (33:00)

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Friends of Chamber Music (Portland)

18 Nov 2013

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: Martin Burgess (Violin); Harvey De Souza (Violin); Jennifer Godson (Violin); Tomo Keller (Violin); Robert Smissen (Viola); John Heley (Cello); Stephen Orton (Cello); Fiona Bonds

Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (14:17)

Andante (7:04)

Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (4:37)

Presto (8:15)

Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Ariana Kim/Mendelssohn/Lomnicky/Piazzolla/Vivaldi

Cornell Orchestras

3 Dec 2012

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Ensembles: Cornell Chamber Orchestra; Cornell Orchestras

Recording Date: Sun 18 Nov 2012

I - Allegro Moderato Ma Con Fuoco (arranged for String orchestra) (14:39)

2012 Summer Festival

Chamber Music Northwest

1 Aug 2012

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Ensembles: Amphion String Quartet; Tokyo String Quartet

Recording Date: Mon 25 Jun 2012

I - Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (14:09)

II - Andante (7:06)

III - Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (4:30)

IV - Presto (7:08)

The Borromeo String Quartet / Fairouz, Britten, Dvorak, Mendelssohn

New England Conservatory

27 Feb 2012

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Ensemble: Borromeo String Quartet

Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (14:24)

Andante (6:44)

Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (4:32)

Presto (6:28)

Mendelssohn Octet

Stephanie Lai

23 Feb 2011

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: Stefan Jackiw (Violin); Jae Kim (Violin); Ali Miller (Violin); Rebecca Racusin (Violin); Brendan Gillis (Viola); Theo Pan (Viola); Mikiko Fujiwara (Cello); Stephanie Lai (Cello)

Recording Date: Sat 1 May 2010

I - Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (14:11)

II - Andante (8:22)

III - Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (4:47)

IV - Presto (6:21)

SummerFest 2009 Highlights

La Jolla Music Society

20 Oct 2009

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: David Chan (Violin); Cho-Liang Lin (Violin); Heiichiro Ohyama (Viola); Carter Brey (Cello)

Ensemble: Jasper String Quartet

Recording Date: Tue 4 Aug 2009

I - Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (14:22)

II - Andante (7:05)

III - Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (4:19)

IV - Presto (6:06)

2009 Summer Festival: Mendelssohn Octet

Chamber Music Northwest

26 Jun 2009

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: Jun Iwasaki (Violin); Ida Kavafian (Violin); Daniel Phillips (Violin); Todd Phillips (Violin); Paul Neubauer (Viola); Steven Tenenbom (Viola); Timothy Eddy (Cello); Peter Wiley (Cello)

Recording Date: Mon 22 Jun 2009

I - Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (14:30)

II - Andante (6:59)

III - Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (4:32)

IV - Presto (7:38)

Sarasota Music Festival: Select Student Performances 2005

Sarasota Orchestra

25 Jun 2009

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

N/A

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: David Coucheron (Violin); Bella Hristova (Violin); Amy Lee (Violin); Elena Urioste (Violin); Geoffrey Hamlyn (Viola); Philip Kramp (Viola); Nicholas Canellakis (Cello); Grace Kwon (Cello)

Ensemble: Sarasota Music Festival Orchestra

I - Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (14:17)

N/A

Cavani String Quartet / Weilerstein, Salaff, Eckert, Katz / Mendelssohn, Mozart

Cleveland Institute of Music

22 Jan 2009

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: Annie Fullard (Violin); Peter Salaff (Violin); Mari Sato (Violin); Donald Weilerstein (Violin); Kirsten Docter (Viola); Erika Eckert (Viola); Paul Katz (Cello); Merry Peckham (Cello)

Ensemble: Cavani String Quartet

Recording Date: Wed 21 Jan 2009

IV - Presto - Adagio non lento (6:31)

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Felix Mendelsohn, "Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20"

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

21 Nov 2008

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: Daniel Ching (Violin); Viviane Hagner (Violin); Sandy Yamamoto (Violin); Pinchas Zukerman (Violin); John Largess (Viola); Michael Tree (Viola); Amanda Forsyth (Cello); Joshua Gindele (Cello)

Ensemble: Miró Quartet

Recording Date: Mon 20 Aug 2007

Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (39:55)

Shanghai String Quartet / Amernet String Quartet / Beethoven, Mendelssohn

Music Mountain

4 Nov 2008

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: Marcia Littley (Violin); Misha Vitenson (Violin); Weigang Li (Violin); Yi-Wen Jiang (Violin); Honggang Li (Viola); Michael Klotz (Viola); Javier Arias (Cello); Nicholas Tzavaras (Cello)

Ensembles: Amernet String Quartet; Shanghai Quartet

I - Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (11:39)

II - Andante (7:34)

III - Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (4:27)

IV - Presto (8:03)

Steans Institute Concert XII / Mozart, Mendelssohn

Steans Music Institute

7 Mar 2008

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Artists: Miriam Fried (Violin); Tessa Lark (Violin); David McCarroll (Violin); Robin Scott (Violin); Yoonji Kang (Viola); Yura Lee (Viola); Blaise Dejardin (Cello); Michael Nicolas (Cello)

Recording Date: Sat 28 Jul 2007

I - Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (13:15)

II - Andante (6:26)

III - Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo (4:19)

IV - Presto (6:12)