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Berlin Philharmonic Octet

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Ensemble playing of unmatched distinction from the leading players of the Berlin Philharmonic in the Abbado years.Newly remastered by an engineer of the British label Nimbus.Limited pressing of 500 copiesThe Berlin Philharmonic Octet traces its beginnings to 1928, when eight members of the orchestra came together to play the Schubert Octet, the very work included in this set. Gathered here are the two albums the group recorded for Nimbus Records in Britain. Discs 1 and 2 were recorded some two years and four months apart and were originally issued separately, each to considerable acclaim. The membership changed over the years, and at the time of these 1995 and 1998 sessions younger players were gradually joining the orchestra following Abbado’s succession to Karajan as music director of the Berlin Philharmonic. Among them, two principals from the Karajan years, the horn player Gerd