@@DatabaseMan100 We say in french "il n'est jamais trop tard pour bien faire" - that means : il's never too late for doing well... But, in all cases, thanks God - and thanks Franz! Life is nicer thanks to your music!
When you engage in this musical environment. You are safe from any type of virus or mind virus it kicks out fear and brings in love thankyou for this posting
I love how much fun they're having with this. they're all watching and listening to each other, which is of course what you do in a group, but they're so into it!
@@EvgeniyDolzhenko I agree! I feel like listening to recordings you miss out on such an important piece of the puzzle, I just can't enjoy it as much when I can't watch them play
what a stellar performance!!! The great acoustics of the space, the recording itself ,the joy of 8 excellent musicians who have a concept of the music as a whole, the impeccable phrasing, dynamics and tone colour: it all takes my breath away.
Absolutely beautiful -- they are all completely immersed in the piece and each other. They are so attentive to every note and section. An excellent, well-filmed recording. Of the 'Octet' performances I've listened to, this is superb. Their engagement is captivating and infectious.
What a POWERFUL PERFORMANCE by such professional musicians a real blessing to see such talent perform such a wonderful piece. Thank you and God bless you all !
I am transported by the music and the wonderful way it is played by this group of maestros. Watching and listening to such musicians who show so clearly that they love what they are doing makes them and the sound so beautiful.
What a performance! The best I've ever heard, and I was a professional music reviewer for 20 years. The wide dynamic range of this group was so effective. Because their PP was so soft, their FF was never blaring and over done. Perfecto!!
I am always reminded of my excellent eighth grade teacher and a few in earlier grades who constantly warned us to avoid superlatives. Never the best. Never the worst. Never unsurpassed. Never the most wonderful. Something else can always come along. Or maybe there's something you've missed. Thank you Mrs. Mitchell.
Absolutely brilliant. I have to admit that I've accidentally missed out on listening to Franz Schubert's music for many years now, which was quite silly of me as Schubert was one of the greatest composers ever, and hearing this stupendous work here has been a really pleasant surprise. I'll listen to more of Schubert's music from now on. Brilliant world class players here as well.
Ascoltando per la prima volta l'ottetto di Schubert, ho notato un particolare stilistico musicale per me molto rilevante. È fantastico come Schubert concilia due stili musicali differenti tra loro. Poi, ovviamente, se lo esegue Sabine Meyer ( io sono un clarinettista) io rimango senza parole!!! Bellissima esecuzione👏
The Octet Assemble gives a radiant sparkle of serenity and regal. The epitome of class!!! The musicians have a great synchronise exchange of communication. Extraordinary recording. Delightful to see and listen to Sol Gabetta.
I hadn't heard of this piece before, but after only a few minutes I am completely convinced that this is going to be another great experience. In a great part this is thanks to these 8 people giving terrific performance!
Schubert is a composer that I visit rarely, but whenever I listen to his music I feel amazed. Such a great Genius. Unfortunately he left us at 32, what a pitty... Great perfomance. I love how the clarinet mingles with the wooden instrument.
I heard a live performance of this once, just the once, and that was nearly 50 years ago. However the main themes were so catchy, that even now listening to this wonderful perfor.mance, it all comes back again.
Thank you so much for uploading this in its entirety, otherwise it would take me a lifetime of saving to be able to watch such concert in real life, I cried mid show. Thank you for making my dreams come true! for the musicians, you did amazingly!
An incredibly compelling performance! This piece is absolutely delightful, and even though it's quite lengthy I didn't once feel bored - owing to the composer and performers' brilliance equally. Bravo!
Schubert is the master at bringing the sensation of "sehnsucht" to music - that almost imperceptible tinge of sadness or nostalgia just below the surface. So Viennese.
Yes those two words--sadness n nostalgia and I would add sadness for unfulfilled dreams and failed love pursuit and the prospect of facing life wounded.....
As the Austrians say, the situation is desperate, but not serious. Alfred Brendel (the greatest living Schubertian, imho) mentions that motto occasionally.
It's interesting to hear the strong cello, as typically played by Sol Gabetta, reinforced by the double-bass playing an octave lower as played by Robert Vizvari. The result is very nice. In total by all these fine players, a great rendition of Schubert's beautiful piece.
Just beautiful and beautiful!!! Everyone is the great soloist. I meant all is world level of performer. I did not know that Schubert wrote this great master piece of Octet. I want to my big hand applause on everyone. BRAVO!!! Thank you for the great Music. God Bless on everyone.
Magnifique vidéo pour une grande prestation.La sensibilité schubertienne ds toute sa splendeur.Une symbiose entre les interprètes qui fait plaisir à voir , d'autant plus que c'est remarquablement filmé. Toute mon admiration.
Very lovely and so well-rehearsed! My one disappointment might have been a problem with the way it was miked ; when it was all done I had the feeling that it had perhaps been more of a concerto for clarinet with an assortment of accompany instruments.
Classical music is a journey through the emotions, from the lively and exuberant to the serene and contemplative. Each piece is a masterpiece, inviting listeners to explore the depth of human sentiment through the magic of sound. 🚀🎵
@@graeme011 Schubert IS better than all the others, but the reason why cannot be explained in words. Therein lies the eternal mystery and magic of music.
This is an extremely synergistic performance that creates a total very much greater than the sum of its parts. There is so much heart and soul coming from each player that you can't help but feel drawn into something very musically and emotionally satisfying. Bravo!!!!!
I love big, meaningless words, don't you? "Synergistic" just kind of rolls off the tongue & impresses **EVERYBODY**!! And, that's what you really WANT, right????
In lockdown alone in my apartnent in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since March. Such wonderful music to walk, trot and dance to, around my apartment, keeping me fit, physically and mentally. Magnificent! Massage for the mind, muscles and breath. And the musicians spreading their joy, bathing my eyes!
About 40 yrs ago a classically trained friend picked up in a record store this Octet & said "Buy this!, & I did. After listening for a few times concluded was among my favorite Schubert pieces!
For all the clarinet fans out there, Meyer is actually playing a C clarinet in the variation (4th) movement. Very rare. Usually the movement is played on the B flat clarinet, as are all C clarinet parts, and transposed up a whole step.
The C clarinet has a light colour and is very well suited to the higher register passages of the variation movement. I always choose to play that movement on a C.
Gracias. Such a joy watching this early in the morning, rain fading away and a great cafe noir, recently ground with this recomforting sound and dialogue this execution yields. Even the microphone placement was carefully planned. Thank you for the opportunity.
I never ceased to be impressed and amazed by 1) the variety and volume of tones that the players can coax out of only eight instruments and 2) the strength,l endurance, and concentration it seems it would require to perform at the level for one solid hour. I bet folks usta walk around whistling the andante...
As I understand it, Schubert specifically set out to re-learn orchestration mid-career and this piece was his first attempt at the new style. I have a standard setup for a lot of my projects that uses the same octet, plus a trumpet (I can understand why Schubert didn't, valves were very new, but I have no such restriction) and one or two percussionists. One of the things I was taught about writing for a sting quartet is "it's not an orchestra, don't try to make it sound like one". But this octet is sufficiently large and diverse that treating it like a small orchestra works just fine. I think asking the horn to play in tuba/bass trombone range was a bit of a head scratcher, but aside from that it was easy to close my eyes and forget how few people were on that stage.
@@mal2ksc I think his use of a french horn (with valves, of course) was just about right. Using nine instruments with a trumpet would be another thing, with the sounds that a mute might have been able to add -- but that's an American thing.
Il est fort agréable d'écouter une telle musique surtout lorsque l'on se trouve en plein confinement ! Cela vous permet de vous évader en des lieux idylliques à caractère sylvestre ou pastoral. Outre l'auteur, il faut remercier les membres de l'ensemble octet. Il est amené par le premier violon que les autres joueurs suivent avec attention du regard. Chaque instrumentaliste s'exprime dans un ton mesuré qui se fonde dans un ensemble harmonieux même si par ci et par là un écho fâcheux vient rompre l'harmonie surtout en début d'enregistrement. Mais que de grâce et de raffinement dans l'exécution, ce qui vous transporte dans l'éther du Monde même si celui-ci se trouve actuellement tellement perturbé par la pandémie que nous subissons tous. Merci et bravo, les Artistes.
Ah oui je suis d'accord, c'est un bel enregistrement. D'autres personnes ressentent quelque chose de proche de ce que vous décrivez, en ce moment, car c'est mon cas!
WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT THE U TUBE! I sing with them,play with them. And above all listen to all the wonderful performers. Thank you Tube.
Ditto!
Fabulous performance. I am a former professional clarinetist in the US. Balance is perfect. Special thanks to the clarinetist in this performance!
I needed more than 40 years to love Shubert
Thanks God, I love Schubert today 🤍
Same here. A late discovery!
@@DatabaseMan100 We say in french "il n'est jamais trop tard pour bien faire" - that means : il's never too late for doing well... But, in all cases, thanks God - and thanks Franz! Life is nicer thanks to your music!
Under lockdown in Scotland. I am gradually working my way through most of the concerts on RUclips. It's a great way to pass the time.
Haha yes. You've got a quite a few to go! There are probably upwards of 10 000 of them!
So much content - so little time.
Dito in Australia
David Watermeyer most of them lol ha ha lifetimes worth. Carry on though.
these 8 have chemistry
When we play music, we all speak the same language. Beautiful. Thank you.
When you engage in this musical environment. You are safe from any type of virus or mind virus it kicks out fear and brings in love thankyou for this posting
I love how much fun they're having with this. they're all watching and listening to each other, which is of course what you do in a group, but they're so into it!
Exactly, what most of the recording of classical music are missing out - the fun part, how many times we see the performers smiling being cut out etc.
Yes! Really enchanting!
@@EvgeniyDolzhenko I agree! I feel like listening to recordings you miss out on such an important piece of the puzzle, I just can't enjoy it as much when I can't watch them play
When I see music-making like this, I so wish I could be part of this... 😳😳😳
@@willdon.1279 I used to play in quartets, it's like that . Sort of like moving as one organism.
8人の奏者がそれぞれに楽しみながら最高の演奏を贈ってくれました。すばらしい演奏です。シューベルトは大好きです。
I am sure Schubert composed this wonderful score with his friends in mind. What a pure moment of joy
They literally gave me the chills. Such energy and so in sync. Beautiful setting and lighting, too.
what a stellar performance!!! The great acoustics of the space, the recording itself ,the joy of 8 excellent musicians who have a concept of the music as a whole, the impeccable phrasing, dynamics and tone colour: it all takes my breath away.
Very well spoken and absolutely agree 💯👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
I totally concur. Well put!
You got it in one!
What a genius was Franz Schubert, and what a wonderful interpretation! Thanks!
There is something wholesome about the way they move with the music, as if they are one with it.
Absolutely beautiful -- they are all completely immersed in the piece and each other. They are so attentive to every note and section. An excellent, well-filmed recording. Of the 'Octet' performances I've listened to, this is superb. Their engagement is captivating and infectious.
Genauso ist es!
Very well said my friend 💯👌🏻
What a POWERFUL PERFORMANCE by such professional musicians a real blessing to see such talent perform such a wonderful piece. Thank you and God bless you all !
The sense of expansiveness the bass gives this work is majestic.
I am transported by the music and the wonderful way it is played by this group of maestros. Watching and listening to such musicians who show so clearly that they love what they are doing makes them and the sound so beautiful.
It sends shivers down my spine. Brillant rendition by skilled musicians. Glad to see Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta in a great performance.
What a performance! The best I've ever heard, and I was a professional music reviewer for 20 years. The wide dynamic range of this group was so effective. Because their PP was so soft, their FF was never blaring and over done. Perfecto!!
Most wonderful performance I’ve ever heard!
Astonishing performance in every way
I am always reminded of my excellent eighth grade teacher and a few in earlier grades who constantly warned us to avoid superlatives. Never the best. Never the worst. Never unsurpassed. Never the most wonderful. Something else can always come along. Or maybe there's something you've missed. Thank you Mrs. Mitchell.
This is the best live performance of an ensemble I've ever seen.
Also the double bass and cello sound very clearly and are recorded exceptionally well.
Marvelous performance! Schubert wins again. Those who think his music is dull, should listen to this one!
Note the complicity with the music by the facial expressions and among the musicians, exchanging glances. So nice!
Wonderfull Schubert, for ever...Thank you for the unique version on this amazing Octet
Absolutely brilliant. I have to admit that I've accidentally missed out on listening to Franz Schubert's music for many years now, which was quite silly of me as Schubert was one of the greatest composers ever, and hearing this stupendous work here has been a really pleasant surprise. I'll listen to more of Schubert's music from now on. Brilliant world class players here as well.
They are all such wonderful players, yet Alina shows her sheer pleasure and joy playing her violin. The music by schubert is beautiful.
Is that the one on clarinet?
Ascoltando per la prima volta l'ottetto di Schubert, ho notato un particolare stilistico musicale per me molto rilevante. È fantastico come Schubert concilia due stili musicali differenti tra loro. Poi, ovviamente, se lo esegue Sabine Meyer ( io sono un clarinettista) io rimango senza parole!!! Bellissima esecuzione👏
Antje, officially the best violinist and teacher in the world, truly rocks here!
The Octet Assemble gives a radiant sparkle of serenity and regal. The epitome of class!!! The musicians have a great synchronise exchange of communication. Extraordinary recording. Delightful to see and listen to Sol Gabetta.
The most beautiful performance of chamber music I’ve heard. They play with such integrity and understanding.
I hadn't heard of this piece before, but after only a few minutes I am completely convinced that this is going to be another great experience. In a great part this is thanks to these 8 people giving terrific performance!
Beautiful double bass sound as he holds down the low end support and balance of the group.
What can one say when presented with such genius...just listen and be grateful.
Schubert is a composer that I visit rarely, but whenever I listen to his music I feel amazed. Such a great Genius. Unfortunately he left us at 32, what a pitty...
Great perfomance. I love how the clarinet mingles with the wooden instrument.
You mean Bassoon?
Formidable ! Que vive encore longtemps l'enthousiasme du génie de Schubert...
Fantastic performance,gorgeous recording,great piece ! Many thanks for posting.
• 1.Adagio. Allegro 0:00
• 2.Adagio 12:00
• 3.Scherzo: Allegro vivace 24:10
• 4.Andante; 7 Variations 30:50 (I Personally love Var @ 37:28)
• 5.Menuetto: Allegretto. Trio 43:12
• 6.Andante. Allegro 50:24
Thanks Jorge, it's been added to the description.
Merci Jorge#
Thanks for the track times. It makes the music more approachable for me a neophyte.
Thanks for the links to the movements, Jorge Aguirre! xØx jd
Gracias por tus detalles.
I heard a live performance of this once, just the once, and that was nearly 50 years ago. However the main themes were so catchy, that even now listening to this wonderful perfor.mance, it all comes back again.
Thank you so much for uploading this in its entirety, otherwise it would take me a lifetime of saving to be able to watch such concert in real life, I cried mid show. Thank you for making my dreams come true! for the musicians, you did amazingly!
Apart from the brilliance of the performers. well done to the sound recording and production team.for such a technically very professional recording.
Wondermooi! Ik luister hier meerdere ochtenden per week naar, kan er niet genoeg van krijgen! Toffe muzikanten!
This is a really mesmerising performance of this masterpiece by Schubert.
An incredibly compelling performance! This piece is absolutely delightful, and even though it's quite lengthy I didn't once feel bored - owing to the composer and performers' brilliance equally. Bravo!
An hour of pure pleasure - added to by the evident enjoyment, from restrained to ecstatic of this splendid ensemble; thank you all.
Schubert is the master at bringing the sensation of "sehnsucht" to music - that almost imperceptible tinge of sadness or nostalgia just below the surface. So Viennese.
Blood and whipped cream. :-) Wien is one of my favorite cities.
Yes those two words--sadness n nostalgia and I would add sadness for unfulfilled dreams and failed love pursuit and the prospect of facing life wounded.....
Jim P. Well said, sir!
As the Austrians say, the situation is desperate, but not serious. Alfred Brendel (the greatest living Schubertian, imho) mentions that motto occasionally.
Bravo! I can hardly believe that this marvelous performance was done so well live.
Just splendid playing ... such wonderful musicians playing a work of genius.
This was an unusual but delightful piece of work. The octet team looked as though they were enjoying it too. Thank you.
Il me semble qu'ils ont autant de plaisir à jouer ensemble cette musique plein de charme que nous en avons à les écouter et regarder
Admirable mélodie, apaisante et réconfortante tout à la fois.Merci, Maître Schubert,.pour le bienfait qu'elle apporte à notre âme. Samuel Quenon
It's interesting to hear the strong cello, as typically played by Sol Gabetta, reinforced by the double-bass playing an octave lower as played by Robert Vizvari. The result is very nice. In total by all these fine players, a great rendition of Schubert's beautiful piece.
Simply brilliant Schubert rendition. Love it.
A privilege to see and hear such great music played by such great players.
Just beautiful and beautiful!!! Everyone is the great soloist. I meant all is world level of performer. I did not know that Schubert wrote this great master piece of Octet. I want to my big hand applause on everyone. BRAVO!!! Thank you for the great Music. God Bless on everyone.
Magnifique vidéo pour une grande prestation.La sensibilité schubertienne ds toute sa splendeur.Une symbiose entre les interprètes qui fait plaisir à voir , d'autant plus que c'est remarquablement filmé.
Toute mon admiration.
These musicians were Heaven sent!
These guys are so amazingly good, like the mind and heart of a single person expressing Schubert's genius and emotion.
So blended and harmonized! All great musicians with high techies! Enjoy!
They are
Each one
Respect!
trop sublimes Interprètes et quel divin Schubert !
Very lovely and so well-rehearsed! My one disappointment might have been a problem with the way it was miked ; when it was all done I had the feeling that it had perhaps been more of a concerto for clarinet with an assortment of accompany instruments.
Beautiful lock down viewing and listening. Thank you
wonderful performance, so many beautyful details to be heard, wonderful dynamic and great chambermusic, great solists playing in great harmony
Classical music is a journey through the emotions, from the lively and exuberant to the serene and contemplative. Each piece is a masterpiece, inviting listeners to explore the depth of human sentiment through the magic of sound. 🚀🎵
Une sublime musique et vraiment une équipe magnifique. Des grands Artistes !!!
What a comfort to have such sublime music!
Franz Schubert meu compositor preferido!!!!AMO
But why is he better than others? Please explain?
@@graeme011 Schubert IS better than all the others, but the reason why cannot be explained in words. Therein lies the eternal mystery and magic of music.
¡¡¡Belleza musical la de Schubert y maravillosa interpretación!!! Me encantan los cuartetos, quintetos, sextetos, septetos, etc. Gratitudes mil.
Wonderful group and great musicians great performance I stumble on this video they are great I love their musicianship
J'admire, follement Quelle musique et quels interprètes ! Quelle meilleureveilleux ensemble
Delightful work by a quite young composer. I would bet this young Schubert lad is soon going to make a name for himself!
Absolutely marvelous! Thank you all. I believe this is the first time I have heard this exciting piece. The ensemble was superb.
Listened to this twice, and it is a truly wonderful performance, Bravo and Bravo and Thanks
This music brings some sunshine into our lives
Marvelous performance of an extraordinary work. Chamber music in 'structure' and intimacy, almost symphonic in sonority.
I agree absolutely.
Not only is this heavenly music perfectly played, but Alina Pogostkina must be the most beautiful woman in the world.
You're gross.
This is an extremely synergistic performance that creates a total very much greater than the sum of its parts. There is so much heart and soul coming from each player that you can't help but feel drawn into something very musically and emotionally satisfying. Bravo!!!!!
I love big, meaningless words, don't you? "Synergistic" just kind of rolls off the tongue & impresses **EVERYBODY**!! And, that's what you really WANT, right????
@@CLASSICALFAN100 chortle 😉
너무 감동적인 콘서트 선물이네요. Es ist ein wunderberes Konzert!! Danke dafuer~^0^
In lockdown alone in my apartnent in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since March. Such wonderful music to walk, trot and dance to, around my apartment, keeping me fit, physically and mentally. Magnificent! Massage for the mind, muscles and breath. And the musicians spreading their joy, bathing my eyes!
So healing! I feel cleansed and reinvigorated and also at peace after listening to it!
Thank you for this wonderful work. Will listen to it again and again
magnificent version. all great musicians, thank you very much...
I'm glad that Schumbert gave Sol some really lovely melody work as well in which she could shine. She's such a good player!
About 40 yrs ago a classically trained friend picked up in a record store this Octet & said "Buy this!, & I did. After listening for a few times concluded was among my favorite Schubert pieces!
For all the clarinet fans out there, Meyer is actually playing a C clarinet in the variation (4th) movement. Very rare. Usually the movement is played on the B flat clarinet, as are all C clarinet parts, and transposed up a whole step.
Abund ance
The C clarinet has a light colour and is very well suited to the higher register passages of the variation movement. I always choose to play that movement on a C.
Abundance
Isabel Aldalur Errasti /
Not all C clarinet parts are played on Bb clarinet. In more recent years, more people have been actually playing them on C clarinet, myself included.
How is it that in nearly 80 years of listening to classical music I have never heard this before?
Absolutely a first rate performance. Bravi tutti!!!
Gracias. Such a joy watching this early in the morning, rain fading away and a great cafe noir, recently ground with this recomforting sound and dialogue this execution yields. Even the microphone placement was carefully planned. Thank you for the opportunity.
Merci tellement pour cet enchantement...😌☺️
Ich kann mich nur anschließen: Eine sehr schöne Aufführung. Vielen Dank für die Veröffentlichung
Quarantined and enjoying this marvelous performance!
This octet is one of the first music memories iI have. It was played in my home by a family orchestra,I was about 5 years old.
Brynjar Hoff
My God, this is FANTASTIC!
This is by far the best recording of this great work. All players excel and transmit beauty as well as perfection. Bravissimo
8 Very talented musicians in a fantastic performance of one of the most beutiful piece of
Music ever wereten.
Wonderful concert. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Lovely piece. Thanks so much for performing and uploading.
I never ceased to be impressed and amazed by 1) the variety and volume of tones that the players can coax out of only eight instruments and 2) the strength,l endurance, and concentration it seems it would require to perform at the level for one solid hour. I bet folks usta walk around whistling the andante...
Does that mean you like it?...lol
As I understand it, Schubert specifically set out to re-learn orchestration mid-career and this piece was his first attempt at the new style. I have a standard setup for a lot of my projects that uses the same octet, plus a trumpet (I can understand why Schubert didn't, valves were very new, but I have no such restriction) and one or two percussionists. One of the things I was taught about writing for a sting quartet is "it's not an orchestra, don't try to make it sound like one". But this octet is sufficiently large and diverse that treating it like a small orchestra works just fine. I think asking the horn to play in tuba/bass trombone range was a bit of a head scratcher, but aside from that it was easy to close my eyes and forget how few people were on that stage.
@@mal2ksc I think his use of a french horn (with valves, of course) was just about right. Using nine instruments with a trumpet would be another thing, with the sounds that a mute might have been able to add -- but that's an American thing.
An impressive and heartfelt interpretation of a magnificent part of Schubert's music.
A wonderful performance with this worlds best qualified musicians. Thank you for the goosebumps.
Il est fort agréable d'écouter une telle musique surtout lorsque l'on se trouve en plein confinement ! Cela vous permet de vous évader en des lieux idylliques à caractère sylvestre ou pastoral. Outre l'auteur, il faut remercier les membres de l'ensemble octet. Il est amené par le premier violon que les autres joueurs suivent avec attention du regard. Chaque instrumentaliste s'exprime dans un ton mesuré qui se fonde dans un ensemble harmonieux même si par ci et par là un écho fâcheux vient rompre l'harmonie surtout en début d'enregistrement. Mais que de grâce et de raffinement dans l'exécution, ce qui vous transporte dans l'éther du Monde même si celui-ci se trouve actuellement tellement perturbé par la pandémie que nous subissons tous. Merci et bravo, les Artistes.
Ah oui je suis d'accord, c'est un bel enregistrement. D'autres personnes ressentent quelque chose de proche de ce que vous décrivez, en ce moment, car c'est mon cas!
Grande Schubert!!!!! E bravissimi gli interpreti.
on my knees... crying ! such a beauty !
Thank you for this beautiful performance.