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
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