Lorenzo Gatto & Miguel Da Silva - Mendelssohn & Enescu: String Octets (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Emerging from the pandemic like a bubble of oxygen from the ocean depths, this recording project is built around two ideas that lie at the heart of the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth. On one hand it perfectly embodies the ideal of a continuing relationship between masters and artists in residence by bringing together three generations of musicians with Miguel da Silva, Lorenzo Gatto and the young artists currently in residence at the Chapel, providing an opportunity for the former to pass on their mastery and knowledge to the latter. On the other, it also fulfils a desire to bring together a number of artists in an ensemble that unites chamber music with a string orchestra for major works. The string octet, a form made even more attractive by its rarity, was adopted by two composers of genius: Mendelssohn and Enescu. These youthful works, nonetheless mature and filled with musical riches, echo each other here by highlighting their contrasts.

Tracklist:
01. Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato con fuoco
02. Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op. 20: II. Andante
03. Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op. 20: III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
04. Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op. 20: IV. Presto
05. Enescu: Octet in C Major, Op. 7: I. Très modéré
06. Enescu: Octet in C Major, Op. 7: II. Très fougueux
07. Enescu: Octet in C Major, Op. 7: III. Lentement
08. Enescu: Octet in C Major, Op. 7: IV. Mouvement de Valse bien rythmée


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