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

Four of the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s string players will be joined in the Recital Hall by narrator Florian de Backere in a performance of Haydn’s moving meditation on the last words of Jesus Christ.

Edith van Moergastel

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Past events

Nov 10, 2024

Close-up: Schubert and Widmann · Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Mar 5, 2024

Close-Up: Seven Last Words · Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Viola in Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze by Haydn

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Viola in Octet by Widmann

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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