Since you are interested in Symphony No. 3 in D minor (with Schoenberg - Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FRANZ SCHUBERT / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Schubert/Mendelssohn: Octets / 'Trout' Quintet (recorded 1950-1954) Vienna Octet, with Walter Panhofer (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "The result is exquisite. Perfection of tone and phrasing … polish and subtlety and rare beauty of tone" (Schubert Octet) Gramophone |
BERWALD / BORODIN / KREUTZER / MENDELSSOHN / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Romantic Chamber Music (recorded 1968 - 1971) Vienna Octet with Walter Panhofer (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "full of grace and charm and has all the polish and virtuosity one has come to expect from this ensemble….delicacy and lightness of touch … performances are first-class … The recording is quite superlative. Strongly recommended" (Gramophone) |
SPOHR
Spohr - Piano Quintet, Double Quartet, Octet & Nonet (recorded 1959 - 1969) Vienna Octet, with Walter Panhofer (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "The players sound as if they know [the Spohr Octet] inside out; the interpretation has matured, gaining in precision and also in insouciance" Gramophone |
BRUCKNER / SCHMIDT
Bruckner: String Quintet in F major / Schmidt: Piano Quintet in G major Vienna Philharmonia Quintet with Eduard Mrazek (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 27/Jan/2006 ] "Recorded at the Sofiensaal, Vienna in 1974, the sound engineer Gordon Parry has provided a clear, warm and well balanced sound for both scores. The well written but uncredited annotation is concise, interesting and informative. Hidden gems of the... |