Chamber Orchestra Kremlin / Mendelssohn Octet, 1st mov.

[hispaniconumen]

venga ya misha, que tienes mucha cara dura...a quien estas engañando ahora'??

[sarsgarrs]

I love when the musicians move around alto it gives you the feeling that they are really into the music!

[cagedrats]

it's really annoying how they are all moving the whole time back and forth-they look like squirming ants hehe. great skill at playing though

[Musiclver27]

i don't think this orchestra is playing badly, but i like this piece better as a real octet. in an orchestra, the musicality and balance is lost. in my opinion.

[ahahain]

Bravo, but why play the octeto in version Orchestra? Mendelssohn knew perfectly why he wrote for octeto. Please don't make experimentations with the great composers

[rebeccanubodys]

I agree with zopercooper... Should be an octet- otherwise it risks sounding a bit pitchy and sloppy... I hate to criticize, but it just doesn't do it for me.

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As you increase the number of players in an ensemble it becomes even more difficult to perform as a unit, That explains the need for the conductor. It was also written for orchestra..... This is one of the most beautiful and technically difficult ensemble pieces ever written! I admire any group that attempts it....

[HannahXIV]

pshhh... you don't need a conductor to play the Mendelssohn Octet.

[syren345]

Ah.

I love this piece in both string octet and orchestra form...

I like it an orchestra for the louder dynamics when needed, but I like it as an octet for the more virtuoso solo sound.

Good performance though. 5 stars. :]

[sportsfan1937]

blonde violin player, was my technique teacher at blue lake fine arts camp in Michigan. he is AMAZING!!!!

[sleepswimviolin]

i like this better as an actual octet... the first violin part's usually so much more soloistic... but with a whole section it's...... weird.... no offense.

[zoopercooper]

I agree, and there are some good videos of it as an octet on here as well (i.e. those posted by user danielliviu).

It saysi n the parts that each player should play as "symphonically" as possible, but there's a big difference between that and turning it into an orchestral piece. I think of it almost like each part gets to assume the role of concerto soloist at times, and that's not easily done well within the context of a section.

[hushih2222]

Not very good. Inner voices (arpeggios) are running slower than the 1st violin @ opening.

[mozartjpn137]

Wow! Mendelssohn was only 16 when he composed this piece!

And this performance is truely fascinating! Thank you so much for uploading!