Your Three Favourite Septets.........

[salymap]

It's about time we had a list thread, if you agree.

I'll kick off with Saint-Saens Septet in Eb for trumpet, piano and strings, op 65

[Simon]

You must have an incredibly retentive mind, salymap. I suppose that's why your tales about years ago are so interesting, when you post them.

Do I know any septets? Yes, I must do. At least, I must have heard some. Wasn't the one you mention on R3 a short while ago? But could I list any? Not a one! Bad memory!

[vinteuil]

... as my maths and music teacher used to say -

"More Spohr!!!"

[salymap]

You must have an incredibly retentive mind, salymap. I suppose that's why your tales about years ago are so interesting, when you post them.

Do I know any septets? Yes, I must do. At least, I must have heard some. Wasn't the one you mention on R3 a short while ago? But could I list any? Not a one! Bad memory!

Simon, SNAP - I couldn't think of any more and a visitor has just arrived. Did Beethoven write one ??

[vinteuil]

Did Beethoven write one ??

... E flat, opus 20 -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septet_(Beethoven)

[Simon]

Don't know salymap. But thinking about it, WAM did - the one with the oboe and the two horns for his sister to play, or to his sister or something. I might have it somewhere. Am currently going through a big compilation of choral stuff, though, so shan't look it out yet.


Edit: You got me thinking so I've had to check it out! Here it is: you'll probably know it from the first track. D major Divertimento. You can listen to 4 x 30secs on here!

Actually, no you can't. The link I put in won't work somehow. But if you google Nannerl septet and go to the Rhapsody page and add the tracks to the mixer, you can. Sorry!

[LeMartinPecheur]

Did Beethoven write one ??

Yes, as vinteuil tells us. But I wish he hadn't! One of his most tedious works IMO The best that can be said for it is that it appparently inspired Schubert to go one (or IMHO lots) better

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Ravel Introduction & Allegro
Stravinsky
Schoenberg SuiteOp 29

[Bryn]

Rather fond of Eisler's, of which I know two. I prefer the second. My third choice would be the Beethoven Op. 20. What is there not to admire about it?

[EdgeleyRob]

Berwald wrote a nice one Saly.

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=21174

[teamsaint]

Not sure i can add to this, other than to say that I am sure LVB intended his as a "B" side. !!

[antongould]

I couldn't add to it also ts - but as the Gould ladies are unbelievably watching the million pound drop X factor I spent 3 quid on the Beethoven from emusic. Quite jolly on first hearing BUT WHERE HAVE I HEARD THE 5TH MOVEMENT BEFORE???
Probably Breakfast I know!!!!

[teamsaint]

I couldn't add to it also ts - but as the Gould ladies are unbelievably watching the million pound drop X factor I spent 3 quid on the Beethoven from emusic. Quite jolly on first hearing BUT WHERE HAVE I HEARD THE 5TH MOVEMENT BEFORE???
Probably Breakfast I know!!!!

with TS Junior #3 now at Uni, this house is blissfully x factor 3 free .....Dvorak playing on real speakers(not headphones) in the lounge at this moment. Joy.
Patience AG......

[antongould]

To answer my own question - on Private Passions a good few years ago - which for some obscure reason - I taped - Happy Days.......

[Extended Play]

Berwald wrote a nice one Saly.

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/...album_id=21174

That reminds me that the Nash Ensemble made fine recordings of two Hummel septets, coupling them with the Berwald and a septet by Kreutzer.