Mats Norrman ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >Could anyone advise me on a good recording of the octett? I have never >owned a recording of it, but I have heard it in radio, so I am pretty sure >there is a good recording. This one's easy: L'Archubudelli & the Smithsonian Chamber Players, playing 8 Strads on Sony. Not only that, it is c/w the Octet by Niels Gade, which may not be the supreme masterpiece the Mendelssohn is, but it's still a wonderful piece. Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]