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Rarely does a single work contain so much greatness in so little. Schubert's Octet for three wind instruments and five strings is both chamber and orchestral music; it is a cheerful serenade and symphonic solemnity, presenting eight individuals as a close-knit community. With this work, Schubert, after a serious illness, wanted nothing less than to "pave the way to the great symphony," and he succeeded in doing so in a fascinating way, both relaxed and highly concentrated. Nearly 60 minutes of pure musical enjoyment – ​​that is his Octet. Violinist Annegret Klenke, the first member of the award-winning Klenke Quartet, founded in Weimar in 1991, performs the work as a guest.

6th Chamber Concert

Kunsthaus Meyenburg

Founded in 1991 by four dynamic women at the Music Academy Franz Liszt in Weimar, the Klenke Quartet has never made changes to its lineup. The conclusion that this must be a case of perfect chemistry is absolutely justified. The four string players have retained their »smoldering« sound, which a critic identified early on in their career. Together with Annett Renneberg, who played Signorina Elettra in Donna Leon’s »Commissario Brunetti« adaptations for television, they will take the audience on a colorful journey entitled »And Venice, always Venice«: the actress, who wanted to be an opera singer early in her life, reads texts and poems about what might be Italy’s most famous city.

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Annett Renneberg and Klenke Quartett

Palais im Großen Garten

There is rarely so much greatness in a small piece in a single work. Schubert's Octet for three wind instruments and five strings is both chamber and orchestral music, it is a cheerful serenade and symphonic seriousness, it presents eight individuals as a close-knit community. With this work, Schubert wanted nothing less than to "pave the way to the great symphony" after a serious illness, and he succeeded in doing so in a fascinating way, relaxed and highly concentrated at the same time. Almost 60 minutes of pure musical enjoyment - that is his Octet. The violinist Annegret Klenke leads the work as a guest, the primaria of the multi-award-winning Klenke Quartet, which was founded in Weimar in 1991.

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Annegret Klenke

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Jun 24, 2025

6th Chamber Concert · Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

May 24, 2025

Annett Renneberg and Klenke Quartett · Dresdner Musikfestspiele

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Violin in Octet by Schubert

Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

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