Octet 八重奏

喬治-本雅明的八重奏於 1979 年 2 月首演，這是他結束與奧利維耶-梅西安的學習後僅幾個月就開始創作的，也是他首次嘗試將在巴黎學到的所有知識融合到器樂作品中。這首色彩豐富的 10 分鐘作品（為長笛、單簧管、打擊樂、鋼片琴和四根弦樂配樂）總體上具有迴旋曲式的特點，偶爾也有抒情或強烈動感的時刻"

作曲家: Benjamin, George
樂器: Chamber Ensemble
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
Premiered in February 1979, George Benjamin’s Octet was begun only months after the conclusion of his studies with Olivier Messiaen and was his first attempt to integrate all that he had learnt in Paris on an instrumental canvas. The colourful 10-minute work (scored for flute, clarinet, percussion, celesta and four strings) has a general scherzando character, occasionally punctured by moments of lyricism or strident dynamism. ‘The sheer technical aplomb of the work continues to amaze. Benjamin wrote it when he was eighteen; the beautifully dappled structure and wonderfully imagined effects seem to evidence a far deeper maturity.’ Financial Times (Andrew Clements), 24 February 1987