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Wiener Oktett
kammermusik


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Classical ensemble from Vienna, Austria founded in 1947 by Willi Boskovsky and Alfred Boskovsky. It consists of members of the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Wiener Symphoniker.

Early line-up:
Violine: Willi Boskovsky, Philipp Matheis
Double Bass: Johann Krump
Horn: Josef Veleba
Viola: Günther Breitenbach
Cello: Nikolaus Hübner
Clarinet: Alfred Boskovsky
Bassoon: Rudolf Hanzl

ALBUMS


Wiener Oktett
The Decca Recordings
2023, 27xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Ltd, Decca
Beethoven* • Amadeus-Quartett • Barylli Quartet • Bläservereinigung Der Wiener Philharmoniker • Budapest String Quartet • Busch Quartet* • Festival Quartet* • Hollywood String Quartet* • Hungarian Quartet* • Juilliard String Quartet • Quatuor Beethoven*, Quartetto Italiano • Quatuor Pascal • Wiener Oktett • Balsam* • Brain* • Civil* • Neuhaus* • Serkin...*
Musique De Chambre Vol 1
2022, 12xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, Box, Diapason, ,
Classical/Romantic
Schubert*, Erich Leinsdorf, Wiener Oktett, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Messe N° 6 - Octuor - Le Chant Du Cygne
2021, 2xCD, Comp, Les Indispensables de Diapason, ,
Romantic/Choral
Mozart*, Wiener Oktett
Mozart From A Golden Age
2016, 2xCD, Album, RE, Decca
Beethoven*, Vienna Octet*
Septet, Op. 20 - Quintet For Piano & Winds Op. 16
2014, CD, RM, Alto
Schubert*, Clifford Curzon, Members Of The Vienna Octet* / W. Boskowski*, R. Streng*, R. Scheiwein*
Piano Quintet In A Major "The Trout" / String Trio In B Flat
2014, File, FLAC, Comp, RE, RM, 24-, High Definition Tape Transfers
Paul Hindemith - Gewandhausorchester*, Herbert Blomstedt, Wiener Oktett
Die Harmonie Der Welt
2013, CD, Comp, Decca, ,
Modern
Beethoven* - Schubert* - Wiener Oktett
Septet In E Flat Major, Op. 20 - String Quintet In C Major, Op. 29 - Sextet In E Flat Major, Op. 81b - Octet In F Major, D.803
2010, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Decca
Dvořák*, Wiener Oktett, Janáček Quartet, Vienna Philharmonia Quintet*
String Sextet, Op. 48 • String Quintets, Op. 77 & Op. 97 • String Quartet, Op. 96 'American' • Bagatelles, Op. 47
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Decca, ,
Romantic
Wiener Oktett, Benjamin Britten, Egon Wellesz, Henk Badings, Marcel Poot, Paul Hindemith
20th-century Chamber Music
2010, 2xCD, Decca, Decca
Spohr*, Beethoven* - Wiener Oktett
Nonet / Septet
2003, CD, Comp, Mono, Testament, ,
Classical/Romantic
Brahms*, Mozart* - Alfred Boskovsky, Wiener Oktett
Clarinet Quintets
2003, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Testament
Schubert*, Spohr* - Wiener Oktett
Octets / Oktette
2000, CD, ,
Romantic
Franz Schubert, Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Oktett, Franco Gulli, Enrica Cavallo
Octet D. 803 / Grand Duo D. 574
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Ermitage
Mendelssohn*, Vienna Octet*, Walter Panhoffer
Octet In E Flat Major, Op.20 / Sextet In D Major, Op.110
1997, CD, Comp, London Records
Schubert* - Wiener Oktett
Octet
1996
Schubert*, Dvořák*, Curzon*, Wiener Oktett
The "Trout" Quintet / Piano Quintet
1996
Beethoven* - Wiener Oktett, Wiener Bläsersolisten
Septet, Op. 20, Sextet, Op. 71
1994
Wiener Oktett, Mozart*, Weber*
Clarinet Quintets
1992, CD, Album, Decca, ,
Classical
Schubert* / Mozart*, Wiener Oktett
Forellenquintett / Klarinettenquintett
1992, Cassette, ,
Romantic/Classical
Dvořák*, Vienna Octet*
Sextet Op. 48 / Quintet Op. 77
1991, ,
Romantic/Chamber Music
Mozart*, Vienna Octet*
Divertimenti K247 - K334
1989, CD, Album, RE, RM, Decca, ,
Classical
Dvořák* - Janáček Quartet / Vienna Octet*
Quartet Op. 96 • Quintet Op. 97
1989
Mendelssohn* / Beethoven* - Wiener Oktett
Octet / Septet
1988, ,
Romantic/Classical
Schubert* / Mozart*, Vienna Octet*
Octet, D803 / Divertimento, K205
1988
Schubert* - Clifford Curzon / Vienna Octet*
'Trout' Quintet'
1987
Spohr*, Wiener Oktett
Nonet, Op.31 / Octet, Op.32
1985, LP, London Enterprise
J. Haydn* / W. A. Mozart*, Aeolian String Quartet, Membros Del Octeto De Viena*
Cuarteto De Cuerda Op. 76, Nº3 'Emperador' / Quinteto Con Clarinete En La Mayor, K. 581
1985, LP, Comp, Decca, ,
Classical
L. Sphor*, C.M. Von Weber* - Octeto de Viena*, Orquesta Sinfonica De Londres*
Noneto En Fa Mayor, Op. 31 / Concierto Para Clarinete Y Orquesta N.º 2
1984, LP, Comp, Decca
Mendelssohn* - Wiener Oktett
Octet; Sextet
1982, LP, Album, RE, Decca
Franz Schubert, Clifford Curzon, Wiener Oktett
Klavier - Quintett In A Dur, D.667 "Forellen"
1979, LP, Album, London Records
Mozart*, Wiener Oktett
Klarinettenquintett A-Dur/ Klarinettenquintett Es-Dur
1972
Henk Badings, Egon Wellesz / The Vienna Octet*
Octet / Octet, Op. 67
1972
Schubert* ; Panhoffer* / Vienna Octet*, Gendron* / Françaix*
"Trout Quintet" / "Arpeggione" Sonata
1972, ,
Romantic
Beethoven* - Wilhelm Backhaus - Peter Schreier - Wiener Oktett - Wiener Philharmoniker - Pierre Monteux
Frühe Meisterwerke
1970, LP, Comp, Decca
W. A. Mozart* / M. Haydn* · Octeto de Viena*
Divertimento En Si Bemol Mayor K.287 / Divertimento En Sol Mayor
1970
Mendelssohn* / Mozart* - The Vienna Octet*
Mendelssohn Octet - Mozart Clarinet Quintet
1969
Franz Schubert - Clifford Curzon With The Vienna Octet*
The Trout Quintet
1968
Mozart* - Wiener Oktett
Divertimento Nr.1 In E Flat Major, K. 113
1961
Schubert* - The Vienna Octet*
Octet In F Major
1958
Spohr*, Marcel Poot, The Vienna Octet*
Octet In E Major / Octet
1957, LP, Mono, Decca
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wiener Oktett, Walter Panhoffer
Quintet In E Flat (K.452) / Trio In E Flat (K.498)
1957
Schubert* - The Vienna Octet*
Octet In F Major Opus 166 For Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon And Strings
1956, ,
Romantic
Mendelssohn* - The Vienna Octet*
Octet In E Flat Major
1954
Conradin Kreutzer*, The Vienna Octet*
Grand Septet In E Flat Major, Op.62
1952
Beethoven*, Spohr*, Walter Panhoffer, Wiener Oktett
Quintet For Piano And Wind, Op. 16 / Octet, Op. 32
Schubert* - Octet of the Vienna Symphony*
Octet In F Major Opus 166

APPEARANCES +


Various
Les Plus Beaux CD Du Mois - Mars 2019
2019, CD, Comp, Smplr, Car, Diapason,
Various
The Greatest Classical Masterpieces
2018, CD, Comp, Promo, Daily Mail
Louis Spohr
Octet / Clarinet Concerto #1 / Nonet
2015, CD, RM, Alto
Paul Walter Fürst*
Seis Ventanas, Doppelkonzert, Capriccio, Kontinuum, Dorian Gray-Suite
2006, CD, Comp, ORF, Radio Österreich 1
Britten*, The Amadeus Quartet*
Benjamin Britten - String Quartet No.2, Op.36 / String Quartet No.3, Op.94 / Sinfonietta Op.1
2003, CD, RE, Decca, ,
Modern
Schubert*
Trout Quintet - Arpeggione Sonata
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Decca
Albinoni*, Bach*, Mahler*, Barber*
Adagio
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Decca,
Franz Schubert
Shubert - Grandes Compositores
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life, Abril Coleções, Decca
Mozart*
Moments Of Mozart (One Of The Great Europeans)
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, PolyGram Commercial Marketing Division, ,
Classical
Mozart* / Beethoven* / Members Of The Wiener Oktett*
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, Beethoven: Septet
1995, ,
Romantic/Classical
Franz Schubert, Various
The World Of Schubert
1993, CD, Album, Comp, Decca
Michael Haydn - Tuckwell* · Preston*, Shingles* · Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields*, Neville Marriner*
Horn Concerto / Duo Concertante
1993, CD, ,
Classical
Various
The Magic Of Mozart
1993, CD, ,
Classical
Franz Schubert
Quinteto En La Mayor "La Trucha" - La Docella Y La Muerte
1992, CD, Clásicos Universales
Franz Schubert
Trout Quintet - Death And The Maiden
1987
Schubert*
Ave Maria (Immortal Schubert Melodies)
1984
Various
Themes For Commercial FM Station Programs
1978, LP, Comp, London Records
Mendelssohn*
The World Of Mendelssohn
1975, LP, Comp, Decca, ,
Romantic
Mozart* - Members Of The Vienna Octet*
Divertimento K.205, March K.290, Cassation K.99
1965
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mitglieder Des Wiener Oktetts
Klarinettenquintett A-dur
1964, ,
Classical
Brahms*, Wagner* - Members Of The Vienna Octet*
Clarinet Quintet & Adagio For Clarinet & String Quintet
1962
Die Wiener Philharmoniker*
Musikalische Führung Durch Ein Grosses Schallplatten-Programm
LP, Comp, Decca, ,
Classical/Romantic
Various
Decca Klassieke Keur Kollektie In Stereo
LP, Album, Comp, Decca
Mendelssohn*, Kreutzer*, Berwald*, Borodin*, Rimsky-Korsakov*
Romantic Chamber Music
2xCD, Decca
Spohr* / Members Of The Vienna Octet* With Joseph Niedermayr* And Karl Mayrhofer
Nonet In F Major, Opus 31
Various
100 Hits Relaxing Classics
2016, 5x CD, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
The Decca Sound
2015, 50x CD, Box Set Carton Box, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
Classic CD - 67
1995, CD, Comp, Classic CD,
Schubert*
Ave Maria (Immortal Schubert Melodies)
1984
Schubert* / Haydn*
Forellen-Quintett / Streichquartett Es-Dur »Der Scherz«
Various
Classical Stereo Showcase - Operatic And Orchestral Selections
Vinyl, ,
Opera/Classical