Artist(s): Bassoon – Arthur Weisberg
Cello – George Sopkin
Clarinet – David Glazer
Double Bass – Harold Siegel
French Horn – John Barrows
Viola [1st Viola] – Irving Ilmer
Viola [2nd Viola] – Abram Loft
Violin – Leonard Sorkin
Recording Info: Released by Concert-Disc 1960
Sourced from a 15ips 2-track tape
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital components

Octet For Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Violin, 2 Violas, Cello And Double Bass
1 Breit. Mäßig schnell 7:16
2 Varianten. Mäßig bewegt 2:32
3 Langsam 7:46
4 Sehr lebhaft 2:20
5 Fuge und drei altmodische Tänze. Walzer, Polka & Galopp 6:01
Sonata For Viola Alone, Op. 25, No. 1
Viola – Irving Ilmer
6 Breit. Viertel 1:50
7 Sehr frisch und straff 2:01
8 Sehr langsam 4:30
9 Rasendes Zeitmaß. Wild. Tonschönheit ist Nebensache 1:45
10 Langsam, mit viel Ausdruck 3:48

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