Philip Peters schreef [in part]: >I also think highly of the Vienna Octet recording and, at the other end >of ther spectrum, Mozzafiato & L'Archibudelli. There are, however, a >few recordings that haven't been mentioned yet in this thread which are >worthwhile to hear: > >- The Berlin Octet (members of the Berliner Philharmoniker) (1975) On Philips, Philip? >- The Fine Arts Qt. with members of the New York Woodwind Quintet (sixties) Good but not great IMO, now out on Boston Skyline BSD 143. Manhattan-style performance with lots of zip, not always appropriate timbral character. >- The Lener Qt. plus four great musicians of which Charles Draper >[clarinet] and Aubrey Brain [horn of course] are the most well known >(1928). Couldn't agree more. There are some strange-sounding inflections and a lot of quite unnecessary slides, but the ensemble is warm-sounding and the playing relaxed without being sloppy. John Wiser [log in to unmask]