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Schubert’s Octet

Chamber Music with the LA Phil

Tue / Apr 2, 2024 - 8:00PM

Schubert, Francaix, and Dring combine for light-hearted sounds of musical fun and games

Program

About this Performance

Schubert idolized Beethoven. His Octet was modeled after the instrumentation and layout of Beethoven’s Septet (plus an extra violin), stamping a near-identical fingerprint of exuberant ambition. The Octet ranges in drama from the heart-rending winds and agitated strings to the full ensemble’s jubilance sprinkled throughout the hour-long work.

Françaix’s shorter and sweeter Quartet strays from the atonal music of his 20th-century composer peers, running free with similar amusing and unproblematic harmonies on a ragtime escapade. Madeline Dring, a musician-actor-mime-cartoonist all-star, also had a certain rhythmic humor and melodic sensibility about her work. Equally mischievous and brilliant, Op. 74 exhibits a happy-go-lucky conversation between oboe, flute, and piano.

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