Mendelssohn · Octet

Mendelssohn · Octet

Watch Sergey Malov playing the famous Mendelssohn’s Octet

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809 - 1847
Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Sergey Malov (violin, viola and violoncello da spalla)

directed by Stéphan Aubé
director of photography · Franck Tusolini
sound recording · Michael Buk, Inter-jam Studios Berlin
AV Coordinator · Ole Frederiksen
make-up artist · Anna Babenko
montage · Janine Dauterich
artistic producer · Lars Fenger
executive producer · Stéphan Aubé

Filmed at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
© Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

  • EXPLAINED · WHAT IS A PRELUDE?

    Boris Giltburg explains the history of the prelude

  • EXPLAINED · PLAYING BY HEART

    Boris Giltburg explains the difficulties of playing by heart and how to overcome them

  • EXPLAINED · PEDALS | PART 2

    Boris Giltburg explains the history of piano pedals

  • EXPLAINED · PEDALS | PART 1

    Boris Giltburg explains the use of the 3 pedals on the piano

  • EXPLAINED · CLAPPING

    Boris Giltburg answers the question: Why and when do we have to clap in a classical music
    concert?

  • EXPLAINED · BLACK & WHITE KEYS

    Boris Giltburg answers the question: Why keyboards have black and white keys?

  • Schubert · Presto

    Modigliani Quartet interprets Schubert’s Presto extract from String Quartet No. 7

  • EXPLAINED · WHY DO YOU HAVE TO WEAR A TAILCOAT?

    Boris Giltburg answers the question: Why do you have to wear a tailcoat?

  • EXPLAINED · WHO WAS ELISE? [PART2]

    Boris Giltburg talks about the famous score written by Beethoven

  • EXPLAINED · WHO WAS ELISE? [PART 1]

    Boris Giltburg talks about the famous score written by Beethoven

  • EXPLAINED · HOW MANY KEYS ARE THERE ON A PIANO?

    Boris Giltburg answers the question: How many keys are there on a piano?

  • EXPLAINED · WHAT IS A SONATA?

    Boris Giltburg answers the question: What is a Sonata?