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Schubert - Octet in F major D803
Identifier
020621
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
In the spring of 1824, he wrote the Octet in F major (D. 803), at the time he 'held a hopeless passion for his pupil, the Countess Karoline Eszterházy'.
His friend Eduard von Bauernfeld penned the following verse, which appears to reference Schubert's unrequited sentiments:
In love with a Countess of youthful grace,
—A pupil of Galt's; in desperate case
Young Schubert surrenders himself to another,
And fain would avoid such affectionate pother
A description of the experience
Franz Schubert Octet in F major D803 (Op.posth.166)
Franz Schubert Octet in F major D803
1. Adagio / Allegro 0:00
2. Adagio 11:57
3. Allegro vivace 21:51
4. Andante 27:48
5. Menuetto & Trio, Allegretto 39:11
6. Andante molto / Allegro 44:42
Wiener Oktett, Vienna Octet
Violine: Willi Boskovsky, Philipp Matheis
Double Bass: Johannes Krump
Horn: Josef Veleba
Viola: Günter Breitenbach
Cello: Nikolaus Hübner
Clarinet: Alfred Boskovsky
Rec.: 1958 in Vienna