Fortunately the work happens to be a showstopper that never fades, full of vibrant energy, exciting virtuosity and dramatic ­pathos. Written, almost unbelievably, when the composer was only 16, the ...
Plenty of trios and quartets exist in the classical-music world. An octet is a rarer bird. On Saturday, an octet with impeccable lineage will land with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber ...