Artists
Boulez Ensemble
Jörg Widmann
Clarinet
Program
Octet in F Major D 803
Octet
Approximate running time:
1h 45m
without intermission
Composer and clarinetist Jörg Widmann joins the Boulez Ensemble for a performance of his Octet, written in 2004. The score, which takes its cue from Schubert’s celebrated 1824 Octet, one of his late masterpieces, features the same combination of instruments, continuing a tradition and dialogue that has inspired similar works by a variety of composers over the last two centuries.