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 ...

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), will present the Emerson String Quartet and the Calidore Quartet: Mendelssohn's Octet and more on June 1, 2022 at 7:30pm ET. The performance kicks off The ...

Fortunately the work happens to be a showstopper that never fades, full of vibrant energy, exciting virtuosity and dramatic ­pathos. Written, almost unbelievably, when the composer was only 16, the ...

Enescu wasn’t sure that his massive String Octet of 1900 was a chamber work at all. He was happy for it to be performed by larger forces, and when you listen to this recording from the Queen Elisabeth ...

Plenty of trios and quartets exist in the classical-music world. An octet is a rarer bird. On Saturday, an octet with impeccable lineage will land with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber ...

Complete Information About Mendelssohn Octet with Miró Quartet + Isidore String Quartet in Atlanta at Spivey Hall. With the Miró Quartet’s seasoned artistry and the Isidore Quartet’s fresh dynamism, ...