Novoselye • Housewarming
String octet ROctet pair the well-known Mendelssohn Octet with a world premiere recording: Russian composer Nikolay Afanasyev's "Novoselye" (Housewarming) was premiered in 1886 and features some brilliant writing for double string quartet in a late Romantic style. Shostakovich's Two Pieces for String Octet complete the album.
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