Schubert’s Octet, for three wind and five string instruments, was composed 200 years ago, in 1824. The instrumentation was completely new at the time. With its large-scale structure comprising six movements, the work looks ahead to subsequent developments, but the music never for a moment feels heavy, its light and lilting quality always prevailing.

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Close-up: Schubert and Widmann

The Concertgebouw

Musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform Bach’s monumental eighteen-part cycle in an arrangement for string and reed instruments.

Maartje-Maria den Herder

Events

Past events

Nov 10, 2024

Close-up: Schubert and Widmann · Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Jan 30, 2024

Close-Up: The Art of the Fugue · Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in Die Kunst der Fuge by Bach

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Cello in Octet by Widmann

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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