Beethoven's septet is 'always a joy'

Count Stephen Stirling as a big fan of Beethoven’s Septet in E-flat major.A really big fan.The principal horn with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble anticipated “a fun few days of rehearsal” to prepare the German composer’s six-movement work that was first performed in 1800.“It’s always a joy, the Beethoven septet,” Stirling told The Sault Star during a recent telephone interview from Malmo, Swe. “It’s always fun.”The