Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including 600 secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of piano and chamber music. The Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (Trout Quintet), the Symphony No. 8, D. 759 (Unfinished Symphony), the three last piano sonatas, D. 958-960, and his song cycles Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise are some of his most important works.
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Octet in F major, D. 803, Op. 166 (Op. Posth.) (March 1, 1824)
1. Adagio — Allegro — Più allegro (0:00)
2. Adagio (15:26)
3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (26:17)
4. Andante — Un poco più mosso — Più lento (32:49)
5. Menuetto. Allegretto (44:40)
6. Andante molto — Allegro — Andante molto — Allegro molto (51:27)
L'Archibudelli and Moffiazo (wind ensemble)
Charles Neidich, clarinet
Dennis Godburn, bassoon
William Purvis, horn
Vera Beths & Linda Kwan, violin
Jürgen Kussmaul, viola
Anner Bijlsma, cello
Marji Danilow, double bass
The Octet in F major, D. 803 was composed and finished 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.
The Octet boasts the largest scale for any chamber work by Schubert. It is scored for a clarinet, a bassoon, a horn, two violins, a viola, a cello, and a double bass. This instrumentation is similar to that of the Beethoven Septet, differing only by the addition of a second violin.
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.
The basic structure of the movements is similar to those of the Septet, as are many of the key relationships between the movements and principal key (E-flat for the Septet, F major of the Octet). The theme of the first movement is derived from Schubert's song "Der Wanderer". The fourth movement variations are based on a theme from Schubert's Singspiel Die Freunde von Salamanka.