Listen to the opening of Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet, as played by Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky and friends on the irresistible recording they made in 1961 at the old Elvis-haunted RCA studios ...
Symphony for Strings No. 10 Adam Summerhayes, Violin Felix Mendelssohn, Composer London Concertante Another snag is the rather aggressive recording, which gives an edge to the string sound; it’s not ...
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I remember the first time I heard Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet. I was caught up in a swirl of overlapping melodies jumping around the intensely resonant group of eight string instruments. I think you'll ...
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