Klarinet Archive - Posting 000416.txt from 1998/11

From: Ed Maurey <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Spohr Octet
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:11:49 -0500

Oliver Seely wrote:
>
> Dan and Ed,
>
> How do Spohr's nonet and octet compare, in your opinions, with his
> Septet op. 147, for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, cello, and piano?
> Thanks,
>
> Oliver
>
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Oliver,
I'm like Dan in that I don't adore the nonet. I posted primarilly
because I've never HEARD the octet, and was looking for a recording. I
once asked the CBC request program to play it so, of course, the turkeys
played the STRING octet of Spohr, instead. [Typical CBC]
Ed Maurey

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