I wrote: >Does anybody know if the Decca (London) recording by the Vienna Octet >is still available? Is this it on a different label? (available at CDNow) Date: 01/98 Label: CAMERATA (JAP) Catalog: 470 Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166 Composer: Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Artist(s) Schmidl, Peter, Clarinet; Hogner, Gunter, French Horn; Turkovic, Milan, Bassoon; Sagat, Milan, Double Bass; Vienna String Quartet William Jenks [Only if the Vienna Quartet is a subset of the Vienna Octet. I think there may be a little confusion here. Don Satz gave the particulars of the London CD with the Octet played by the Vienna Octet (421155). I don't have this CD, but I do have a couple of London releases by the New Vienna Octet of roughly the same vintage. I also have a London release of chamber music by Britten that features the Vienna Octet. Here're the facts: Sources: Beethoven Septet/Trio Rec. 1977/8 New Vienna Octet 414576-2 Britten Sinfonietta/Quartets Rec. 1965 Vienna Octet 425715-2 Vienna Octet New Vienna Octet Vienna Quartet a.o. -------------------- ------------------- -------------------- Clarinet BOSKOVSKY, Alfred SCHMIDL, Peter SCHMIDL, Peter Bassoon PAMPERL, Ernst ZEMAN, Dietmar TURKOVIC, Milan Horn VELEBA, Josef HOGNER, Gunter HOGNER, Gunter Violin FIETZ, Anton BINDER, Erich HINK, Werner Violin MATHEIS, Philipp ? KROISAMER, Hubert Viola BREITENBACH, Gunther STAAR, Josef PEISTEINER, Klaus Cello BRABEC, Emanuel DOLEZAL, Friedrich REPP, Reinhard Double Bass RUHM, Otto MANHART, Herbert SAGAT, Milan I don't think these are the same groups. I suspect the CD you're looking for (i.e., the one Don Satz has) is by the New Vienna Octet, but Don can clinch it for us. -Dave]