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Octet in F major, D 803
Composer: Franz Schubert
Performers: Members of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Recording date: 28 June 2010
Date of broadcast: 25 October 2011
The Octet is one of Schubert's most ambitious chamber works. It was commissioned as a work to be similar to Beethoven's Septet, and features a comparable structure. However, the melodic writing and joy which permeates through the work are quintessentially Schubert.
Composer: Franz Schubert
Performers: Members of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Recording date: 28 June 2010
Date of broadcast: 25 October 2011
