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THE ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
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Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8pm

Johannes Brahms

Sextet in G major, Opus 36

Dmitri Shostakovich

Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Opus 11

Felix Mendelssohn

Octet for strings in E flat major, Opus 20

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Created in 1967 from leading players of major orchestras to perform the larger string chamber works, the ensemble tours extensively in Europe, Asia, and North and South America. They have released over thirty recordings on the Philips, Chandos and Hyperion labels.

 

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 The St. Martin musicians played all this music like gourmet chefs.

link: 
link to ASMF Chamber Ensemble online biography
link to video clip of ASMF Chamber Ensemble playing Mendelssohn Octet, 4th mov't
review of the Sept 27, 2011 Vancouver concert

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