Octet, Opus 156
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
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
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
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. German Wind Soloists
- Audio CD: Consortium Classicum (Dieter Klocker, conductor) - 1974
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
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
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Bismarck March (arr. Kretschmer) (1903)
- Catharina Cornaro Overture (arr. Rollinson)
- Festmarsch , Op. 143 (1866)
- The Four Ages of Man Overture (arr. Retford) (1909)
- Jubiläumsfeier Festmarsch
- Feierlicher Marsch (arr. Schmidt)
- Octet, Opus 156 (1850?)
Resources
- Franz Lachner. Wikipedia Accessed 23 August 2021
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Franz Lachner." Accessed 23 August 2021
- Lachner, F. [199-?]. Octet for Flute, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns, and 2 Bassoons, Op. 156 [score]. Masters Music Publications: [Boca Raton, Fla.].
- Octet (Lachner). Wkipedia. Accessed 23 August 2021