SCHUBERT: OCTET; QUARTETTSATZ; VIENNA DANCES - TOKYO QUARTET, VIENNA OCTET, WILLI BOSKOVSKY ENSEMBLE

Schubert: Octet /Quartettsatz / Vienna Dances

Vienna Octet
Tokyo Quartet
Willi Boskovsky Ens.

“gloriously warm-hearted and sparkling account of the Octet… great charm.. high spirits…bucolic in their joy. Demonstration sound quality” (Penguin Guide Rosette)

“Ever since (these) Boskovsky Ensemble’s delightful series of recordings for Vanguard, there has been a continuing interest in trying to recreate the sort of small ensemble found playing in a Viennese cafe in the mid-19th century.” (Gramophone)

Octet in F major
[1] Adagio – Allegro – Più allegro 11:59
[2] Adagio 9:58
[3] Allegro vivace – Trio – Allegro vivace 3:51
[4] Andante – Variations. Un poco più mosso – Più lento 11:25
[5] Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio – Menuetto – Coda 5:33
[6] Andante molto – Allegro – Andante molto – Allegro molto 8:28

[7] Quartettsatz in C minor* 6:22

Schubert Viennese Dances**
[8] Grätzer Galop 1:36
[9] Ecossaisen: Galop 4:24
[10] Tänze (from Op.9, 18, 67, 77, 127) 7:20
[11] Ecossaisen (Op.49) 3:43