SPOHR
Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 52
Double Quartet in E minor, Op. 87
Octet in E major, Op. 32
Nonet in F major, Op. 31
Walter Panhofer, piano
Wiener Oktett
Recording Producers: Erik Smith (Double Quartet, Octet, Nonet), James Mallinson (Piano Quintet)
Balance Engineers: Gordon Parry (Double Quartet, Nonet); James Brown (Octet); Tryggvi Tryggvason (Piano Quintet)
Recording Location: Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria, March 1959 (Octet), May 1966 (Double Quartet, Nonet), October 1969 (Piano Quintet)
‘a splendid performance of the work’ (Nonet) Gramophone
‘The players sound as if they know [the Spohr Octet] inside out; the interpretation has matured, gaining in precision and also in insouciance’ Gramophone