Ensemble Misto

Ensemble Misto consists of members of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. As the name suggests, this ensemble includes strings and wind instruments. And that is required to perform Franz Schubert’s beautiful and majestic Octet. The music is inspired by Beethoven and was commissioned by renowned clarinettist Ferdinand Troyer. In the gorgeous second movement, the clarinet carries the slow, warm melody – this is classical music at its most beautiful.

Clarinettist, conductor and composer Jörg Widmann says that his central artistic focus is to combine tradition and innovation. In his often energetic and imaginative music, we frequently hear elements of older classical music. Widmann’s Octet is also a tribute to Schubert’s Octet. 

“I have called the third movement ‘Song without Words,’ which one might think refers to Mendelssohn, but in fact, this is about Schubert,” says Widmann, who is currently one of Germany’s most celebrated names in music. This year’s international composer festival at Konserthuset is dedicated to the music of Jörg Widmann and begins on 9 November.