Details: OCTET in E-flat for strings, Op 20 SEXTET in D for violin, 2 violas, cello, bass and piano, Op 110 The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center David Shifrin, Artistic Director Currently in its thirty-fourth season, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center offers concerts of every instrumentation, style and historical period, at its permanent home in Alice Tully Hall As featured on Live From Lincoln Center, The Society - structured as a core of Artist Members augmented by invited guests - gives performances of music dating from the Renaissance to the current century In its long partnership with Delos, The Society has brought several recordings to the listening public This exciting new release - Mendelssohn's Octet and Sextet for Piano and Strings - gives this gifted ensemble an opportunity to shine with these intimate and romantic works The Octet, which dates from 1825, transcends the chamber genre with its symphonic style, while the Sextet - published posthumously as Op 110 - is a showpiece for the piano, and closely resembles a concerto Octet in E-flat Major for Strings, Op 20 Cho-Liang Lin, Peter Winograd, Carmit Zori, Ani Kavafian, violins Toby Hoffman, Paul Neubauer, violas Gary Hoffman, Fred Sherry, cellos Sextet in D Major for Violin, 2 Violas, Cello, Bass & Piano, Op 110 David Golub, piano Cho-Liang Lin, violin Paul Neubauer, Toby Hoffman, violas Gary Hoffman, cello Edgar Meyer, bass Total Playing Time: 60:28 |