In response to a commission from Count Troyer, who wanted a work closely modelled on Beethoven’s famous Septet op.20, Franz Schubert struck out on his own by delivering an Octet of his own, too. It …
Vaughan Williams first composed this work in 1914. The premiere of The Lark Ascending was delayed because of the outbreak of World War I, and so it did not take place until 1920. The first …