Octet, Opus 156

From Wind Repertory Project
Franz Lachner

Franz Lachner


General Info

Year: <1850? /
Duration: c. 25:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Musica Rara
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $69.95   |   Score Only (print) - $129.95

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Movements

1. Allegro moderato – 10:00
2. Adagio – 8:40
3. Scherzo: Allegro assai – 5:15
4. Finale: Allegro non troppo – 6:30


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
Horn in F I-II


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Franz Lachner's Octet in B-flat major, Op. 156 is a composition for eight wind instruments composed around 1850. While scored for a chamber ensemble, the work is considered to be symphonic in scope. The composition is scored for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets , 2 horns and 2 bassoons.

This scoring is shared with the octets composed by Theodore Gouvy (Op. 71) and Carl Reinecke (Op. 216). It is unclear why Lachner elected to replace one of the oboes in the standard Harmonie with a flute, but Rentería notes that, at the time the Octet was composed flutes were beginning to be made out of metal, producing a stronger sound that better blended with the other instruments.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


Lachner's B-flat wind Octet, Opus 156, was issues in Leipzig in 1850 in its present form and as a piano duet. Its sonata-form first movement leads to the tranquil French horn opening of the Adagio. The Scherzo allows the flute an element of virtuosity, abetted by the bassoon, and the Octet ends with a Finale that has its own more pensive moments.

- Program Note by Keith Anderson for liner notes for Marco Polo CD Romantic Wind Music


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State Ratings

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Performances

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  • University of Cincinnati (Ohio) College-Conservatory of Music Chamber Winds (Brendan Boyle, conductor) - 30 November 2021
  • Ensemble Serenata – 3 July 2016


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