tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30381482128783081652024-03-21T07:26:24.280+00:00Harmoniemusikanchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-6472589006767732292017-04-30T22:15:00.000+01:002017-04-30T22:15:23.500+01:00Mozart Serenades - Calefax Reed Quintet<br />
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Mozart Serenades<br />
Calefax Reed Quintet<br />
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br />
Oboe Quintet in C minor, K406<br />
Adagio in B flat major, K411<br />
Serenade No. 11 in E flat major, K375<br />
Adagio in F major, K410<br />
Arrangements for oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon <br />
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<br />anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-2755866394205319702015-07-30T11:55:00.000+01:002015-07-30T11:57:46.363+01:00Reicha, Wind QuintetsAcademia Wind Quintet of Prague<br />
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Wind Quintet in D Major, Op. 91, No. 3<br />
Wind Quintet in E Flat Major, Op. 88, No. 2<br />
Wind Quintet in F Major (1811)<br />
Wind Quintet in B Flat Major, Op.88, No.5<br />
Wind Quintet in A Major, Op.91, No.5<br />
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The Academia Wind Quintet of Prague<br />
Jiří Maršálek, flute<br />
Otto Trnka, oboe<br />
Petr Doněk, clarinet<br />
František Pok, horn<br />
Josef Janda, bassoon<br />
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Recorded in 1987 (CD 1) and 1989 (CD 2), respectively, at St Peter's Church, Petersham, UK.<br />
CD set released in 1996, now out of print. <br />
<br />anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-71554874345540385632014-02-19T21:47:00.003+00:002014-02-19T21:50:15.319+00:00Divertimento - Trio Divertimento<br><br>
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Trio Divertimento:<br />
Nicolai Borggrefe - Oboe<br />
Bernhard Kösling - Clarinet<br />
Albert Kegel - Bassoon<br />
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Recorded in 1993 - CD is out of print.<br />
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Erwin Schulhoff<br />
Divertissement für Oboe, Klarinette und Fagott (1927)<br />
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Joseph Haydn<br />
Divertimento Nr. 11 in D, Hob XI:11 (arr.)<br />
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br />
Divertimento in B flat, KV 439b (KV Anh. 229) Nr. 4 (arr.)<br />
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Klement Slavicky<br />
Trio für Oboe, Klarinette und Fagott (1937)<br />
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Isang Yun<br />
Rondell für Oboe, Klarinette und Fagott (1975)<br />
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anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-9483121482153210812013-12-29T20:34:00.000+00:002013-12-29T20:39:36.789+00:00Harmoniemusiken (Nicolai, Mozart, Bizet) Albert Schweitzer Oktett<br />
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Georges Bizet: Carmen (for nonet)<br />
Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (for octet)<br />
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Titus (for sextet)<br />
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Albert Schweitzer Oktett</div>
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Recorded in 1997 - CD is out of print (or very nearly so). <br />
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anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-50760174317482318642013-11-07T17:02:00.000+00:002013-11-08T16:11:21.096+00:00Mozart, Gran Partita Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment<br />
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart <br />
Serenade in B flat for 13 Wind Instruments K361 'Gran partita'<br />
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Wind Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (on period instruments), directed by Anthony Halstead<br />
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Recorded 11-13 April 1997 in All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London<br />
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Cover CD of BBC Music Magazine Vol. VI No. 2 (October 1997)<br />
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OOPanchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-11944542061980896102013-07-07T20:26:00.000+01:002013-07-07T20:43:29.786+01:00Mozart & Contemporaries - Stadler Trio<br />
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Mozart & Contemporaries<br />
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Stadler Trio: Eric Hoeprich, Carles Riera and Albert Gumí<br />
playing on three bassett horns by Theodor Lotz from around 1790<br />
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento No. 2, KV 439b<br />
Antonio Salieri - Excerpts from Palmira, Regina di Persia (arr. Anton Stadler)<br />
Anton Stadler - Allemante, Masur and Allegretto<br />
Georg Druschetzky - Allegro moderato, Menuetto (Allegretto), Andante, Allegretto (Scherzando) and Allegro<br />
Vicente Martin i Soler - Excerpts from Una Cosa Rara<br />
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Adagio KV 580a for clarinet and three bassett horns (fragment, completed by Franz Beyer; with Robert Sebesta)<br />
Vojtech Nudera - Divertimento<br />
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Recorded in 1998 - OOP <br />
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(Long time no rip, I know. But the radio broadcasts weren't all that popular, and I had trouble finding an interesting woodwind CD that was out of print. Thanks to Bas for the inspiration!)<br />
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BTW, I had to take down a number of old links when RS limited its free storage space to 5 GB a while ago. Please feel free to ask for re-ups! anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-70570044561488041802012-11-23T17:35:00.000+00:002012-11-23T18:06:59.427+00:00Dé Nederlander bestaat niet - Calefax<br />
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My favourite woodwind ensemble <a href="http://www.muziekgebouw.nl/agenda/Concerten/2035/Calefax_Rietkwintet/De_Nederlander_bestaat_niet/" target="_blank">played an interesting programme last night in Amsterdam</a>. The title translates as "<i>The</i> Dutchman doesn't exist", with emphasis on the first word. It is a quote from a speech a member of the royal family<span class="st"> gave five years ago when she presented an official study about Dutch national identity. It probably wasn't meant as an overtly political statement at the time, but it seems to have become quite controversial. Anyway, this Dutch ensemble uses the phrase to celebrate the many foreign contributions to Dutch music over the centuries. Mostly, the contemporary pieces are original compositions and the older ones arrangements by members of Calefax.</span><br />
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<b><span class="st">Calefax Rietkwintet<br /><br /> oboe: Oliver Boekhoorn<br /> clarinet: Ivar Berix<br /> alto saxophone: Raaf Hekkema<br /> bass clarinet: Jelte Althuis<br /> bassoon: Alban Wesly<br /> </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="st">Dé Nederlander bestaat niet</span></b><br />
<span class="st"><b></b><br />Pietro Locatelli (1695-1764) - Introduttione teatrale op. 4 no. 1<br />Klas Torstensson (b. 1951) - Prelude & Encores<br />Solage (late 14th century) - Fumeux Fume<br />Ron Ford (b. 1959) - Can vei la lauzeta mover<br />Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) - Fantasia chromatica</span><br />
<span class="st">Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772-1847) - Rondo from Sinfonia no. 4 in c minor, op. 23</span><br />
<span class="st">Frank Martin (1890-1974) - Trois airs populaires Irlandaises</span><br />
<span class="st">Graham Fitkin (b. 1963) - Compel<br />Willy Rex (for Willy Alberti, 1926-1985) - Als een wilde orchidee</span><br />
<span class="st"><br />Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, live broadcast on Radio 4 (NL), 22 November 2012</span>anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-48224246838857620292012-06-12T13:43:00.000+01:002012-06-12T13:52:10.444+01:00A few world premieres<br />
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For a change, I'd like to present a couple of recent live concerts, each of which contains at least one work that had its first public performance on this occasion. These are radio broadcasts. <br />
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<b>Calefax Reed Quintet:<br />Oliver Boekhoorn - oboe<br />Ivar Berix - clarinet<br />Raaf Hekkema - altosax<br />Jelte Althuis - bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet<br />Alban Wesly - bassoon</b><br />
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<b>with Ivo Janssen - piano</b><br />
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Theo Loevendie (*1930) - Ritorno (2012) (world premiere)<br />
Hans Abrahamsen (*1952) - Walden (1978; revised version for reed quintet, 1995)<br />
Klas Torstensson (*1951) - Prelude & Encores (2012) (world premiere)<br />
Yannis Kyriakides (*1969) - Hypothetical Islands (2012) (world premiere)<br />
Carola Bauckholt (*1959) - Zugvögel (2012) (premiered in Witten just a couple of weeks earlier)<br />
Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997) - Three Studies for Player Piano (arr. Raaf Hekkema): nos 11, 3b, 7 (plus no. 3c as an encore)<br />
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Muziekgebouw aan't IJ, Amsterdam, 3 May 2012<br />
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<b>Members of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern:<br />Grigory Mordashov - flute<br />Veit Stolzenberger - oboe<br />Rainer Müller-van Recum - clarinet<br />Benoit Gausse - horn<br />Guilhaume Santana - bassoon</b><br />
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Darius Milhaud <span class="st">(1892-1974)</span> - La cheminée du roi René op. 205<br />
Giulio Briccialdi (<span class="st">1818-1881)</span> - Wind quintet no. 1 in D op. 124<br />
Vito Žuraj (*1979) - Wind quintet (world premiere)<br />
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (<span class="st">1756-1791)</span> - Fantasy in f KV 608 (arr. Wolfgang Sebastian Meyer)<br />
Jean Françaix (<span class="st">1912-1997)</span> - Wind quintet no. 1<br />
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HfM University of Music, Saarbrücken, 6 June 2012<br />
<br />anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-59397823774139180642012-01-09T12:05:00.004+00:002013-11-07T16:42:18.196+00:00Gambaro, Wind Quartets - Consortium Classicum<br />
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Vincent (Vincenzo) Gambaro (17??-18??):<br />
Quatuor Concertant No.1 in E Flat Major<br />
Quatuor Concertant No.2 in C Minor<br />
Quatuor Concertant No.3 in F Major<br />
Quatuor Concertant in E Flat Major (d'après compositions de Ludwig van Beethoven)<br />
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Consortium Classicum:<br />
Sarah Willis (French Horn), Dieter Klöcker (Clarinet), Kornelia Brandkamp (Flute), Karl-Otto Hartmann (Bassoon)<br />
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"Wind bands proliferated throughout early 19th-century Europe, providing charming if largely undemanding light entertainment in noble households. These four of Gambaro’s 16 quartets, fluently played and very subtly balanced, are delightfully unpretentious yet with moments of witty and delightful invention."<br />
George Pratt (BBC Music Magazine)<br />
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This CD appeared over a decade ago and stocks seem to be running very low now.anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-23981317224690941882011-11-29T15:49:00.005+00:002011-11-29T15:59:28.661+00:00Shostakovich, Brumel, Ockeghem, ter Doest Calefax Reed Quintet<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCQ-AVrn3uSi0_5NIFiurDzBrCK7uLUH1ONBgGTscs2X-a6tF1sH2Bi-sCSTb6iCTzFjlZkuC7TJhbn-pNnYQIik5d2ggkvuekxKcCWLOnWf5hpvwW6f6vZX23vPusYJwfRw7N3BQSFfN/s1600/front.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCQ-AVrn3uSi0_5NIFiurDzBrCK7uLUH1ONBgGTscs2X-a6tF1sH2Bi-sCSTb6iCTzFjlZkuC7TJhbn-pNnYQIik5d2ggkvuekxKcCWLOnWf5hpvwW6f6vZX23vPusYJwfRw7N3BQSFfN/s400/front.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680446107409725234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ton ter Doest - Circusmuziek <br />Antoine Brumel - Motets "Languente Miseris" and "Nato Canunt Omnia" <br />Dmitry Shostakovich - Preludes & Fugues for piano Op. 87 No. 1 in C major, No. 4 in E minor, No. 7 in A major and No. 8 in F sharp minor <br />Johannes Ockeghem - Missa "Fors seulement" for 5 voices (Kyrie, Gloria & Credo only)<br /><br />Calefax Reed Quintet:<br />Ivar Berix - Clarinet<br />Raaf Hekkema - Alto Sax<br />Lucas van Helsdingen - Alto and Soprano Sax, Bass Clarinet<br />Alban Wesly - Bassoon<br />Eduard Wesly - English Horn, Oboe<br /><br />Out of printanchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-22156958983401487662011-08-27T22:44:00.000+01:002011-08-28T11:02:03.836+01:00Lessel, Sextets - Consortium Classicum<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WdF-AKdTYVIbZdUGMXb59XmqFKnGmNWblDAnhstnKjBF87WHksDdKW2BvhIogBG7jMmR40-f6bLSh4qb37wkGSxKF5EMj2wtSZu7BRJy_mOITvIezW5P_hyGoWo4qxo2gCF5_1Ow6EdR/s400/front.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WdF-AKdTYVIbZdUGMXb59XmqFKnGmNWblDAnhstnKjBF87WHksDdKW2BvhIogBG7jMmR40-f6bLSh4qb37wkGSxKF5EMj2wtSZu7BRJy_mOITvIezW5P_hyGoWo4qxo2gCF5_1Ow6EdR/s400/front.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Franciszek Lessel (c.1780-1838)
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<br />Sextets for 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns & Double Bass
<br />(Wind Sextets nos. 1, 3 and 4, all in E flat major)
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<br />Consortium Classicum
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<br />2007
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<br />This CD looks like it's about to go out of print. Better get it soon if you want it.
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<br />Said to have been Haydn's favourite pupil Franciszek Lessel has so far evaded a revival of his music. Dieter Klöcker, the director of Consortium Classicum, has assembled scores of the Wind Sextets from the manuscript parts that survive in the Vienna Conservatoire library.
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<br />The prospect of three wind sextets for two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns and double bass by an unknown composer whose productive life reached almost forty years into the nineteenth century may not fill you with transports of delight. In fact this is fresh and airy music. Lessel is quite startling at the start of Sextet No. 4 with the strangest dissonant grumble before sweeping the listener up into a typically effervescent Mozartean Allegro molto. This is succeeded by five movements which include a nonchalant Siciliano, a flighty Polonois and a grave Adagio. The shorter, three movement Sextet No. 3 begins with a heartbeat-pulsed Largo which serves as a prelude to a chasseur Allegro Vivace, a placid Adagio, a very brief Menuetto and a final cheery Rondo. By now we are no longer surprised by the bipartite structure of the first movement of the Sextet No. 1 with its serious introduction and bubblingly spirited Marriage of Figaro-style, Allegro con Spirito. It's all charming stuff with an elegantly pointed Menuetto and a winged Rondo Vivace complete with hunting-horn graces.
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<br />Pleasing additions to the harmoniemusik repertoire to join Consortium Classicum’s previous efforts for MDG in Süßmayr, Hummel, Weber and Cartellieri.
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<br />Rob Barnett (musicweb-international.com)
<br />anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-3712563180207166962011-02-11T20:42:00.002+00:002011-02-11T21:03:54.027+00:00Beethoven & Triebensee, Oboe Trios Zupnik, Greenbank & Starr<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-zBLegVfxaI_CKlKcbMw9SEtjZUXSZU4mKAsizsFNugbU93ZZe8D5sZpzdSQYfP87M4x3dIBzrlhRC7WDa_09Fd2zCK9zfYOxrE9PoT9VPwJFApumVVjwd7fwdruZlXLH7tHIcc0YrP0/s1600/front.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-zBLegVfxaI_CKlKcbMw9SEtjZUXSZU4mKAsizsFNugbU93ZZe8D5sZpzdSQYfP87M4x3dIBzrlhRC7WDa_09Fd2zCK9zfYOxrE9PoT9VPwJFApumVVjwd7fwdruZlXLH7tHIcc0YrP0/s400/front.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572522529889521218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)<br />Variations for 2 oboes & English horn in C major on Mozart's "Là ci darem la mano" WoO 28<br /><br />Josef Triebensee (1772-1846)<br />Trio for 2 oboes & cor anglais in B flat major<br />Trio for 2 oboes & cor anglais in C major<br />Trio for 2 oboes & cor anglais in F major<br />Variations for wind ensemble on a theme from Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony (No. 94)<br /><br />Ludwig van Beethoven<br />Trio for 2 oboes & English horn in C major, Op. 87<br /><br />Marilyn Zupnik (Oboe), Kathryn Greenbank (Oboe), Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia (English Horn)<br /><br />1996/2007 (out of print)<br /><br /><br />The [ASV Quicksilva] collection is of music for a trio of two oboes and cor anglais and it includes a real novelty — a work actually written for these three unlikely instruments by Beethoven. The Trio, Op. 87, in spite of its opus number, dates from 1794 and is youthfully spontaneous and well crafted, with the Scherzo and Finale particularly infectious.<br /><br />Equally diverting is Beethoven's set of variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" for the same combination. The rest of the disc is made up of three charming, lightweight trios by Beethoven's Bohemian contemporary, Joseph Triebensee, which show an even greater feeling for instrumental colour, especially in the nicely blended slow movements. The three soloists here, Marilyn Zupnik, Kathryn Greenbank and Elizabeth Starr, play freshly and match timbres nicely. Taken a work at a time this well-recorded disc is very agreeable.<br /><br />(Gramophone, 1997)<br /><br /><br />Every great artist, I’m sure, leaves a surprise or two for posterity. So what could be more unexpected than, not one, but two works by Beethoven scored for the unlikely combination of two oboes and an English horn? Both are products of Beethoven’s early years in Vienna, variously dated between 1794 and 1796, making them roughly contemporaneous with the op. 1 piano sonatas. Neither was published at the time. Beethoven held out the trio, and B&H rejected the Variations when it was offered to them (Oops!). Both represent Beethoven’s lighter side, amiable but finely wrought. The Trio in C, op. 87, was eventually published in 1806, hence the late opus number.<br /><br />There are two Triebensee surprises. First is that someone bothered to dig his original works out of the archives. Joseph Triebensee (1772–1846), oboist and conductor, was one of the innumerable Bohemian musicians who gravitated toward Vienna during the Classical period. He was also a prolific composer, with 12 comic operas and various orchestral and instrumental works to his credit, but he is remembered today, if at all (along with his father-in-law, Johann Wendt), for making arrangements for winds of Mozart’s operas. (Triebensee has a 10-line entry in the Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia, but he is not mentioned in either the Oxford Dictionary or the Harvard Biographical Dictionary.) Among his works were four trios for oboes and English horn, three of which are included in this compilation. They employ a typically Classical four-movement structure and show off the composer’s lyrical bent. Due to his performing experience, no doubt, Triebensee’s writing for double reeds is particularly apt. Incidentally, Triebensee’s B flat Trio is timed at 10:20, exactly the same duration as the first of the four movements of Beethoven’s Trio. The second Triebensee “Surprise” is the theme of his Variations, taken from Haydn’s G-Major Symphony, No. 94, subtitled—you guessed it!<br /><br />Unless I miss my own guess, the “someone” who dusted off the Triebensee trios was Marilyn Zupnik, who wrote the notes for the booklet. Zupnik, among things, has been a member of the Israel Philharmonic and the Minnesota Orchestra. Kathryn Greenbank is principal oboe of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia plays English horn for the Philadelphia Orchestra. All are in top form in this delightful program, which was originally recorded in 1996 and was formerly available on the ASV label. Be pleasantly surprised.<br /><br />(Fanfare, 2007)anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-47656162217874247992010-08-01T20:15:00.001+01:002010-08-01T20:15:32.839+01:00Brod, Wind Quintets op. 2 Albert Schweitzer Quintett<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuChXolw2mzlLD5zqFiuTPUQtC-Sfn6Z-pTuoZGoNjPao4tMFHl1noBg77xIOxMA6SYJXy1vmTKq1e06b9Q7uVS19SRYeA0idXDskLwXInhchKht3fA63lDbYUlTMt1pCfUGBQgCVWUcmc/s1600/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuChXolw2mzlLD5zqFiuTPUQtC-Sfn6Z-pTuoZGoNjPao4tMFHl1noBg77xIOxMA6SYJXy1vmTKq1e06b9Q7uVS19SRYeA0idXDskLwXInhchKht3fA63lDbYUlTMt1pCfUGBQgCVWUcmc/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495316126704211250" /></a><br /><br />Henri Brod (1801-1838)<br />Wind Quintets op. 2<br /><br />Albert Schweitzer Quintett<br /><br />Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & basson in E flat major, Op. 2/1<br />Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & basson in F major, Op. 2/2<br />Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & basson in C major, Op. 2/3 <br /><br />Out of print <br>anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-17074398926750044402010-07-18T19:01:00.003+01:002010-07-18T19:10:04.431+01:00Piazzolla, Estaciones Porteñas, etc Ma’alot Quintet<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YG60o3KKgYEFwaD37kazWalFpaCyLKC9Xled66Jh4sKbo_W88U-wIG69csZ41nrBo6MVy4X0-4CdGWYz436GXzoepwFjxDW6B0kygqh1_KFCMEvB9HuIJ4c0kcswQ7CpvCFTN2l1xGJD/s1600/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YG60o3KKgYEFwaD37kazWalFpaCyLKC9Xled66Jh4sKbo_W88U-wIG69csZ41nrBo6MVy4X0-4CdGWYz436GXzoepwFjxDW6B0kygqh1_KFCMEvB9HuIJ4c0kcswQ7CpvCFTN2l1xGJD/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495309322171166002" /></a><br /><br />Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)<br /><br />Chamber music arranged for wind quintet<br /><br />Estaciones Porteñas (1965-70)<br />Tango Ballet (1956)<br />Histoire du Tango (1986)<br />Four for Tango (1987) (*)<br /><br />Ma’alot Quintet: <br />Stephanie Winker (flute), Christian Wetzel (oboe), Ulf-Guido Schäfer (clarinet), Volker Grewel (horn), Volker Tessmann (bassoon)<br /><br />All arrangements by Ulf-Guido Schäfer [except (*) by Volker Grewel]<br /><br /><br />Another fine CD that looks like it's on the brink of going out of print! <br>anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-35305236863171250952010-04-11T01:17:00.005+01:002010-04-11T01:29:18.633+01:0020th century woodwind & reed musictaster collection 2<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGz5HuCfIwr56agpH6bhpubo5nf2H_a2-JJLmC8d_2H90GsXUCPQf-rkWmGpd_y6Z0TGZDWm3dNm1n8W7VUvH-SmHH03s4Ns2nUmNnKja98BL08szY5X70esec_rpvsH97l1l_8Pjla_E/s1600/-+Cover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGz5HuCfIwr56agpH6bhpubo5nf2H_a2-JJLmC8d_2H90GsXUCPQf-rkWmGpd_y6Z0TGZDWm3dNm1n8W7VUvH-SmHH03s4Ns2nUmNnKja98BL08szY5X70esec_rpvsH97l1l_8Pjla_E/s400/-+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458668117673744898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eastern Winds - Anthony Iannaccone - Parodies for Woodwind Quintet: Rag<br /><br />Violetas Visinskas, Liutauras Vebra, lgirdas Doveika, Mindaugas Gecevicius & Jonas Lesys - Arvydas Malcys - Supper for Five<br /><br />Belgian Wind Quintet - Claude Arrieu - Wind Quintet in C<br /><br />The University of Georgia Woodwind Quartet - Elliott Carter - Fantasy (from Eight Etudes and a Fantasy)<br /><br />Phoebus Quintett - Ferenc Farkas - Lavottiana for Woodwind Quintet: Lassú verbunk és figura<br /><br />Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet - Henning Wellejus - Quintet<br /><br />Deutsches Saxophon-Ensemble - Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther (arr. by Arthur Frackenpohl)<br /><br />Equinox Chamber Players - John Lampkin - Migrations: Salmon<br /><br />Dorian Wind Quintet - Lee Hoiby - Diversions for Wind Quintet: Promenade<br /><br />The Chicago Chamber Musicians - Paul Pierné - Bucolique variée<br /><br />Royal Wind Quintet Stockholm - Thierry Escaich - Trois instants fugitifs: I. Prestissimo con fuoco<br /><br />Imani Winds - Wayne Shorter - Terra Incognita<br /><br /><br />Total playing time 1:19:11<br /><br />The first taster collection can be found here:<br /><a href="http://harmoniemusik.blogspot.com/2009/07/20th-century-woodwind-reed-music-taster.html">http://harmoniemusik.blogspot.com/2009/07/20th-century-woodwind-reed-music-taster.html</a>anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-30915183411823707982010-02-06T21:05:00.003+00:002010-02-06T21:10:38.409+00:00Bohemian Serenade (Smetana, Triebensee, Krommer) - Bläsersolisten der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9xL8G-Xk1dM7n1qqXrpPJ1XtfbIvTsJXbpJiDv3HPQsTFmedKo86Tn2OC_h-2uAOhDQx8aYEWO4uzZxKxmgGirkl3RCWdrQRDfWZirIys9LWdFOiGmAgV6Pk1d4ZTN9PkY3UJhXXcYj_/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9xL8G-Xk1dM7n1qqXrpPJ1XtfbIvTsJXbpJiDv3HPQsTFmedKo86Tn2OC_h-2uAOhDQx8aYEWO4uzZxKxmgGirkl3RCWdrQRDfWZirIys9LWdFOiGmAgV6Pk1d4ZTN9PkY3UJhXXcYj_/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435240010990820962" /></a><br /><br />Böhmische Serenade<br /><br />Bläsersolisten der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie<br />Silke Avenhaus, piano<br /><br />Bedrich Smetana: Harmoniemusik from "The Bartered Bride" arranged by Andreas N. Tarkmann<br /> Seht am Strauch die Knospen springen (opening chorus)<br /> Mit der Mutter sank zu Grabe (duet)<br /> Furiant<br /> Mein lieber Schatz, nun aufgepaßt (duet)<br /> Überleg Dir's Marie, bedenk es dir (sextet)<br /> Polka<br /> Weiß ich doch eine, die hat Dukaten (duet)<br /> Dance of the Comedians<br /><br />Joseph Triebensee: Concertino in E flat for piano and winds<br /> Adagio<br /> Menuetto<br /> Andante con variazione<br /> Menuetto: Allegretto<br /> Rondo<br /><br />Franz Krommer: Wind Octet/Partita in F, op. 57<br /> Allegro vivace<br /> Minuetto: Presto<br /> Adagio<br /> Alla Polacca<br /> <br /><br />Recorded in 2001<br />CD out of printanchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-16363549561926802852010-01-14T14:41:00.003+00:002010-01-14T14:44:49.562+00:00Wind Trios (Haydn, Triebensee, Went, Beethoven, Wranitzky) - Novak Trio<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9xQjakr61HVQDgxi_sJMKDMJi7mmk2UgbDm_S-3_k6X4bxAbelng8f16cLS6k943lgqgM1croThlhazdSiQioE57VWS9tFsgsKmb1o6gjKuPJVEEgPwWhaK8nlA29zYiqHoL85LeEvnE/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9xQjakr61HVQDgxi_sJMKDMJi7mmk2UgbDm_S-3_k6X4bxAbelng8f16cLS6k943lgqgM1croThlhazdSiQioE57VWS9tFsgsKmb1o6gjKuPJVEEgPwWhaK8nlA29zYiqHoL85LeEvnE/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426605988996169730" /></a><br /><br />Wind Trios: Haydn, Triebensee, Went, Beethoven, Wranitzky<br />(Treasures from the Český Krumlov Castle)<br /><br />Novák Trio:<br />Gabriela Krčková (oboe), Štěpán Koutník (clarinet), Vladimír Lejčko (bassoon)<br /><br /><br />Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)<br />Divertimento in G (originally for viola, violin and cello)<br /><br />Josef Triebensee (1772-1846)<br />Trio in F<br /><br />Jan/Johann Nepomuk Went (1745-1801)<br />Trio in B flat<br /><br />Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)<br />Trio in C, Op. 87<br /><br />Anton Vranický/Wranitzky (1761-1820)<br />Trio in C<br /> <br /><br />Except for Haydn's divertimento, all trios were originally written for two oboes and English horn and are being played here on oboe, clarinet and bassoon in arrangements by Vladimir Lejčko.<br /><br /><br />Recorded in 1995<br />CD out of printanchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-72208429517236631862010-01-14T00:05:00.001+00:002010-01-14T16:22:44.097+00:00Divertimento 'Chorale St. Antoni' (Haydn, Reicha, Danzi, Lickl) - Stuttgarter Bläserquintett<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyjvjXIUnE5j3cXgBcuaWcSxeZv0Z0GXVd3LkcGcv2k3P_LH-o2OhDPqSRAjn04KTi2dUkTiSKZXNuqb11nV5fLoLulcs4Dw4O7LnlLC-L5m-SOMmFCpSE6bml4b_G6bAshSKsbRqsdWY/s1600-h/front+%281991%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyjvjXIUnE5j3cXgBcuaWcSxeZv0Z0GXVd3LkcGcv2k3P_LH-o2OhDPqSRAjn04KTi2dUkTiSKZXNuqb11nV5fLoLulcs4Dw4O7LnlLC-L5m-SOMmFCpSE6bml4b_G6bAshSKsbRqsdWY/s400/front+%281991%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426271528368600658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Joseph Haydn<br />Divertimento (Feldparthie) for 2 oboes, 2 horns, 3 bassoons & serpent<span style="font-weight: bold;">*</span> in B flat major ("Chorale St. Antoni"), H. II/46<br />Allegro con spirito 3:43<br />Chorale St. Antoni 2:42<br />Menuetto & Trio 2:07<br />Rondo. Allegretto 1:56<br /><br />Anton Reicha<br />Woodwind Quintet in E flat major, Op. 88/2<br />Lento. Allegro moderato 5:27<br />Scherzo: Allegro 2:44<br />Andante grazioso 3:14<br />Finale: Allegro molto 2:48<br /><br />Franz Danzi<br />Quintet for winds No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 56/1<br />Allegretto 5:23<br />Andante con moto 3:39<br />Menuetto: Allegretto 2:09<br />Allegro 2:25<br /><br />Johann Georg Lickl<br />Quintetto Concertante for winds in F major<br />Allegro 5:59<br />Menuetto 4:25<br />Adagio 6:14<br />Polacca 3:55<br /><br /><br />Stuttgarter Bläserquintett:<br />Willy Freivogel - Flöte, Sigurd Michael - Oboe, Rainer Schumacher - Klarinette, Friedhelm Pütz – Horn, Hermann Herder- Fagott<br /><br /><br />First published by Pilz in 1989; this CD is from 1991 and out of print.<br /><br /><br />* Yes, that's more instruments than one would expect to be played by a quintet. Don't ask me! All I can say is that the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005UKMS/" target="new">Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet</a> and the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000037GV/" target="new">Quintett Wien</a> achieve the same miraculous feat.<br /><br />And if you think that "chorale" theme sounds somehow familiar but can't quite place it, <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yaddc8d" target="new">check here</a>.<br>anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-63663535711838960662010-01-13T00:01:00.009+00:002017-03-16T13:37:14.884+00:00Elsewhere in the blogosphere<h2>
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal;">This is the same listing as the blogroll on the right, placed here only so that the entries can be found with the blog search function.</span></h2>
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<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2016/06/musik-fur-blaser-17-cds-mi-coleccion.html"> Large collection of music for woodwinds</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nocturna-artificialia.blogspot.com/2016/04/american-breeze-american-music-for.html">American Breeze - American Music for Woodwind Quintet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2013/03/wind-quintets-reicha-gebauer.html">Anton Reicha & F. R. Gebauer, Wind Quintets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mimusicacvs-cvarela.blogspot.com/2017/03/reicha-wind-quintets-thalia-ensemble.html">Anton Reicha, Wind Quintets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2012/07/dvorak-serenade-gounod-petite-symphonie.html">Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Wind - Charles Gounod, Petite Symphonie in B flat</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2014/07/dvorak-windstring-serenades-tchaikovsky.html">Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Wind - George Enescu, Dixtuor - Leoš Jánaček, Mládí</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mimusicacvs-cvarela.blogspot.com/2013/05/cartellieri-wind-sextets-consortium.html">Antonio Cartellieri, Wind Sextets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2014/12/rosetti-la-chasse-wind-parthias.html">Antonio Rosetti, "A la chasse"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2013/01/salieri-music-for-winds-consortium.html">Antonio Salieri, Harmoniemusiken</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2017/03/salieri-music-for-winds.html">Antonio Salieri, Music for Wind Ensemble</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2012/11/salieri-mozart-wind-serenades_8.html">Antonio Salieri, Wind Serenatas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://kammermusikkammer.blogspot.com/2012/09/arnold-schonberg-jean-rene-francaix.html">Arnold Schoenberg & Jean Françaix, Wind Quintets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://oidofino.blogspot.com/2011/09/villa-lobos-francaix-lipatti-berger.html">Aulos: "Música para maderas" (Berger, Villa-Lobos, Françaix, Lipatti)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://maisumadofalsario.blogspot.com/search/label/Budapest%20Saxophone%20Quartet">Budapest Saxophone Quartet: "Baroque"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://kammermusikkammer.blogspot.com/2012/02/carl-reinecke-1824-1910-musik-fur.html">Carl Reinecke, Wind Octet & Sextet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mimusicacvs-cvarela.blogspot.com/2015/09/stamitz-wind-symphonies-consortium.html">Carl Stamitz, Wind Symphonies</a></li>
<li><a href="http://intoclassics.net/news/2012-12-26-30788">Collegium Musicum Pragense: Krommer, Druschetzky, Masek, Myslivecek</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2012/05/david-moritz-michael-works-for-winds-4.html">David Moritz Michael, Parthien & more</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2015/07/chamber-music-with-basset-horn.html">Felix Mendelssohn, Konzertstücke - Giovanni Simone Mayr, Bagattèlle a tre</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2016/07/gossec-aux-armes-citoyens.html">François-Joseph Gossec, Aux Armes, Citoyens!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://zudakas.blogspot.com/2012/06/franz-danzi-wind-quintets-op67-sonata.html">Franz Danzi, Wind Quintets Op.67, 1-3</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2013/11/krommer-partitas-for-wind-ensemble.html">Franz Krommer, Partitas for Wind Ensemble Op. 45, 1-2 (Michel Thompson)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2015/07/krommer-wind-partitas.html">Franz Krommer, Partitas for Winds (Amphion)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2014/11/krommer-nachtmusik.html">Franz Krommer: "Bohemian Winds" (Nachtmusik)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://kammermusikkammer.blogspot.com/2008/10/franz-schubert-bzw-ludwig-spohr-oktette.html">Franz Schubert & Louis Spohr, Octets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ladiscotecaclasica.blogspot.com/2017/03/favourite-music-for-wind-quintet-works.html">Frösunda Wind Quintet: Arnold, Farkas, Ibert, Nielsen</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2014/07/various-composers-light-distance.html">Galliard Ensemble: "Light – Distance" (Portuguese Wind Quintets)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.intoclassics.net/news/2010-06-09-16708">George Perle, Complete Wind Quintets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ladiscotecaclasica.blogspot.com/2017/03/rossini-sonate-quattro-arrangement-for.html">Gioachino Rossini, String Sonatas (arranged for Wind Quartet) - Rotterdam Philharmonic Wind Soloists</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2012/09/paisiello-chamber-works-for-winds.html">Giovanni Paisiello, Chamber Music for Winds</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.reciclassicat.com/2016/06/paisiello-giovanni-1740-1816.html">Giovanni Paisiello, XII Divertimenti per strumenti a fiato</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2012/11/music-by-bruni-cambini-ferrer-terzetti.html">Giuseppe Cambini, Trois Quintetti Concertans</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sictransitoperamundi.blogspot.com/2009/11/villa-lobos-heitor-compositions-for.html">Heitor Villa-Lobos, Compositions for Winds</a></li>
<li><a href="http://kammermusikkammer.blogspot.com/2008/07/ignaz-pleyel-1757-1831-octet-trios.html">Ignaz Pleyel, Octet & Trios</a></li>
<li><a href="http://18centurymusic.blogspot.com/2010/08/johann-christian-bach-sei-sinfonia-pour.html">Johann Christian Bach, Sei Sinfonia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2015/07/franz-joseph-haydn-trios-pour-cors-de.html">Joseph Haydn,Trios Esterhazy pour cors de basset</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2015/07/kraus-amphitryon-two-versions-original.html">Joseph Martin Kraus, Incidental Music to Amphitryon (arranged for wind octet)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2013/12/westhoff-widerkehr-and-triebensee-3-cds.html">Joseph Triebensee, Music for Wind Octet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://o-mymusic.blogspot.com/2013/11/various-artists-kalamos-clarinet-quartet.html">Kalamos Clarinet Quartet: Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Farkas & Uhl </a></li>
<li><a href="http://highponytail.blogspot.com/2009/12/stockhausen-and-london-sinfonietta-1974.html">Karlheinz Stockhausen, Adieu & Zeitmaße</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pqpbach.sul21.com.br/2016/09/17/ludwig-van-beethoven-1770-1827-chamber-music-for-winds-integral-da-musica-de-camara-para-sopros/">Ludwig van Beethoven, Chamber Music for Winds (Consortium Classicum)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2017/01/beethoven-music-for-wnd-ensemble.html">Ludwig van Beethoven, Harmoniemusik (Zefiro)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2013/06/beethoven-music-for-winds-ricercar.html">Ludwig van Beethoven, Music for Winds (Ricercar Ac.)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2015/07/beethoven-symphony-no7-in-composers.html">Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 for Harmonie</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2013/11/maestro-finali-spohr-salieri-beer-music.html">Maestro Finali, Spohr, Salieri, Beer, "Musica della Notte"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2016/05/mengal-complete-wind-quintets.html">Martin Joseph Mengal, Complete Wind Quintets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2014/01/mussorgsky-borodin-works-transcribed.html">Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/harmoniemusik-on-mozart-and-rossini.html">Mozzafiato: "Harmoniemusik" (Mozart, Rossini)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://shellackophile.blogspot.com/2015/04/hindemith-from-recording-horn.html">Paul Hindemith, Kleine Kammermusik (rec. ~1925)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://shellackophile.blogspot.com/2014/01/hindemith-by-los-angeles-wind-quintet.html">Paul Hindemith, Kleine Kammermusik (rec. ~1939)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://modernacademics.blogspot.com/2011/08/philip-glass-saxophone-saxophone.html">Philip Glass, Saxophone Quartet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.intoclassics.net/news/2010-01-12-12898">Pierre
Мах Dubois, Quatuor роur saxophones - Pierre Vellones, Prélude et Rondo
français pour quatuor de saxophones - Pedro Iturralde, Pequena czarda -
Jean Françaix, Petit quatuor, etc.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://saxclasico.blogspot.com/2008/06/rascher-saxophone-quartet-music-for.html">Raschèr Saxophone Quartet: "Music for Saxophones"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2013/11/singelee-bozza-francaix-glazunov-works.html">Rollin' Phones Saxphone Quartet: Singelée, Bozza, Françaix & Glazunov</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2012/06/harmonie-und-janitscharenmusik-rosetti.html">Rosetti, Spohr, Beethoven: Harmonie und Janitscharenmusik</a></li>
<li><a href="http://musicaiberoamericanadeconcierto.blogspot.com/2014/01/sinfonietta-ventus.html">Sinfonietta Ventus: "Música para Divertirse"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5d042gZZa4&feature=related">Super Mario for Bassoon Quartet (plus 1)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://saxclasico.blogspot.com/2008/05/jean-yves-fourmeau-art-of-jean-yves.html">The Art of the Jean-Yves Fourmeau Saxophone Quartet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://soniventorum.com/soniventorum_archives.html">The Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://intoclassics.net/news/2010-05-24-16369">Théodore Gouvy, Musique de chambre pour vents</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2013/08/mozart-et-lami-stadler-et-le-cor-de.html">Trio di Bassetto: "Mozart, l'Ami Stadler, et le cor de basset"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://randomclassics.blogspot.com/2011/06/little-brass-and-with-some-woodwind.html">Wallingford Riegger & Francis Poulenc, Works for Piano and Woodwind Quintet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2014/08/summer-nights-4.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Ludwig van Beethoven, Quintets for Piano and Winds (Levine)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://kammermusikkammer.blogspot.com/2009/06/mozart-beethoven-quintette-fur-klavier.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Ludwig van Beethoven, Quintets for Piano and Winds (Serkin)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2015/05/mozart-divertimentos-pieces-for-2-horns.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimenti de Salzbourg (Philidor)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2015/07/mozart-divertimentos-vol-1-wind-sextets.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimenti KV 213, 240, 252, 253, 270, 289 (Octophoros)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/mozart-harmoniemusik-amadeus-winds.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Harmoniemusik: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Amadeus Winds)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://odeonmusic.blogspot.com/2013/09/mozart-music-for-winds-after-themes-of.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Harmoniemusiken from six operas (Berlin and Munich winds)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/mozart-harmonie.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Harmoniemusiken: Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte (Zefiro)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2015/07/mozart-le-flute-enchantee-kv-620.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, La flûte enchantée (arr. for 3 bassett horns)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://avxsearch.se/search?q=gran+partita&a=&exact=1&c=all&l=&sort_by=relevance">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Serenade for Winds K 361/370a "Gran Partita" - many versions</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2015/07/mozart-serenade-no-10-kv361-gran-partita.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Serenade for Winds K 361/370a "Gran Partita" (Octophoros)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2012/11/salieri-mozart-wind-serenades_8.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Serenades for Wind Ensemble K 388 & 375</a></li>
<li><a href="http://disinfestavaxhome.blogspot.com/2012/04/mozart-wind-serenades.html">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Wind Serenades (Hogwood)</a></li>
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anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-14849804388586764752009-12-02T09:27:00.005+00:002009-12-02T09:36:58.241+00:00The Best of The New York Woodwind Quintet (Vol. 2)<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFPBE2V_jde-INHNii0xvl7b2spALYi7oUQMDXu9qxyG5mEg6p4btNixshxkBESxY4s-hjwIqmo5EoxWHDcI-9HaO-rZ6qzUFHD23f-LcCF3Qq9TUQn1g6sMwFwUEE7D2CjjPG_97FBJb/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFPBE2V_jde-INHNii0xvl7b2spALYi7oUQMDXu9qxyG5mEg6p4btNixshxkBESxY4s-hjwIqmo5EoxWHDcI-9HaO-rZ6qzUFHD23f-LcCF3Qq9TUQn1g6sMwFwUEE7D2CjjPG_97FBJb/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410568638503279714" /></a><br /><br />The New York Woodwind Quintet:<br />Samuel Baron, Jerome Roth, David Glazer, John Barrows, and <br />Arthur Weisberg<br />with Bernard Garfield, Ronald Roseman, Ralph Froelich <br /><br />Darius Milhaud - La Cheminée du Roi René, suite for wind quintet<br />Jacques Ibert - Trois pièces brèves, for wind quintet<br />Irving Fine - Partita for Wind Quintet<br />Alec Wilder - Up Tempo from Quintet for woodwinds No. 1<br />David van Vactor - Scherzo<br />Heitor Villa-Lobos - Quinteto em forme de choros, A. 231<br />Heitor Villa-Lobos - Duette for flute & bassoon (Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6, A. 392)<br />Paul Hindemith - Kleine Kammermusik, for wind quintet, Op. 24/2<br /><br />The recordings date from 1958-1964.<br /><br />This CD is OOP.anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-30868023391049504392009-10-27T11:32:00.003+00:002009-12-02T09:43:09.175+00:00Fagottissimo - Gürzenich Fagottquintett<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71yAcQNoeKprFzZqBvwV5i-syO4OPf-5q4xIME7vhGesZgZA7Huq0c3yMN3zbc6EepVgWIvFTHBGYE01IbODrPoU-IQlX__Wd5sQQpSsnmECTsbk9b_t3-dmaCTOM34WBFQ5smp3efOXU/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71yAcQNoeKprFzZqBvwV5i-syO4OPf-5q4xIME7vhGesZgZA7Huq0c3yMN3zbc6EepVgWIvFTHBGYE01IbODrPoU-IQlX__Wd5sQQpSsnmECTsbk9b_t3-dmaCTOM34WBFQ5smp3efOXU/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410571717872596418" /></a><br /><br />Some more light entertainment ...<br /><br />FAGOTTISSIMO - Virtuose Raritäten für Fagotte<br /><br />Gürzenich Fagottquintett:<br />Rainer Schottstädt, Jörg Steinbrecher, Klaus Lohrer, Heino Wiechmann, Hans-Joachim Leetz<br />& Elisabeth Balmas, violin<br /><br />Julius Fucik (arr. John Iskra): Thunder and Blazes<br />Alan Ridout: Pigs<br />Julius Weissenborn: Polonaise - Polka - Türkischer Marsch<br />Georg ter Voert: Polka in Swing<br />Matyas Seiber (arr. Christian Kuntze): Foxtrott<br />Peter Schickele (a.k.a. P. D. Q. Bach): Last Tango in Bayreuth<br />Vittorio Monti (arr. A. Kulling/R. Schottstädt): Csárdás<br />Gordon Jacob: Prelude, Fugue & Scherzo<br />Eugene Bozza: Divertissements für 3 Fagotte<br />Peter Jansen: Scherzo, Nocturno und Burlesca<br />Serge Prokofiew: Humoristisches Scherzo Op. 12/9<br />Charles Gounod (arr. G. W. Latzenhise): Marionettenmarsch<br />Kurt Noack (arr. Rainer Schottstädt): Heinzelmännchens Wachtparade<br /><br /><br />1990 (OOP)anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-36334177733884088442009-09-17T11:05:00.002+01:002009-09-17T11:09:50.900+01:00Lickl, Wind Music - Calamus Ensemble<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxEQZx5dwQlNZeoKp0FjvbmcR5cTZ2B9_7q5Q7VSAXBEYXnEgvpg53TjlSCyx02ThBP2tPQSQc-GnJMPR-qMTZJBf7y80WL20cUsWcI9_NdGrg0vYCT8WYm2pbRGFkDBb6gfVGvL6_u2R/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxEQZx5dwQlNZeoKp0FjvbmcR5cTZ2B9_7q5Q7VSAXBEYXnEgvpg53TjlSCyx02ThBP2tPQSQc-GnJMPR-qMTZJBf7y80WL20cUsWcI9_NdGrg0vYCT8WYm2pbRGFkDBb6gfVGvL6_u2R/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382375858687620450" /></a><br /><br />Johann Georg Lickl (1769-1843)<br /><br />Sextet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons in E flat major, Op. 11, No.1<br />Quintet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and Bassoon in E flat major, Op. 21<br />Cassatione for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in E flat major<br />Sextet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons in E flat major, Op. 11, No.2<br /><br />The Calamus Ensemble:<br />Washington Barella, oboe<br />Wolfgang Meyer, clarinet<br />Benjamin Dieltjens, clarinet<br />Clara-Christine Hohorst, horn<br />Yvonne Haas, horn<br />Rainer Schottstädt, bassoon<br />Ruth Krabbe, bassoon <br /><br />It seems the CD is on the brink of going out of print. Better get it now if you like the music.anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-77747541749401760922009-08-17T23:44:00.003+01:002009-09-29T15:58:16.131+01:00Dvorak, Chamber music arranged for wind quintet - Ma'alot Quintet<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7S6zXP1kCwXgrhxpafY75p_3n5Wj2czR-hNaSpa6Yqqtlqh_isNjYYVRpXdbq2lPVcUwmsN1E4wcMQIDggBpai4V_JOl16f4iupnAZ7-IE2gSgjMfMetoyMOP4AEu4Qioax0yVXvVEQH/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7S6zXP1kCwXgrhxpafY75p_3n5Wj2czR-hNaSpa6Yqqtlqh_isNjYYVRpXdbq2lPVcUwmsN1E4wcMQIDggBpai4V_JOl16f4iupnAZ7-IE2gSgjMfMetoyMOP4AEu4Qioax0yVXvVEQH/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371056874908102994" /></a><br /><br />Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)<br /><br />Four Slavonic Dances (1878/1886)<br />Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American" (1893)<br />Bagatelles for 2 Violins, Cello and Harmonium, Op. 47/B 79 (1878)<br /><br />All works arranged for wind quintet by Ulf-Guido Schäfer or Volker Grewel<br /><br />Ma'alot Quintet<br />Stephanie Winker - Flute<br />Christian Wetzel - Oboe<br />Ulf-Guido Schäfer - Clarinet<br />Volker Grewel - Horn<br />Volker Tessmann - Bassoon<br />(This German quintet takes its name from the common name of psalms 120-134, the "<a href="http://www.shoshanim.de/pages/maalot-en.html" target="new">Psalms of Ascent</a>".)<br /><br />Except for an angry (and, with respect to the misrepresentations of the artists' statements in the booklet, pretty annoying) <a href="http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=109343" target = "new">review in Fanfare</a> this recording has had a rather enthusiastic welcome by the critics. I think that <span style="font-style:italic;">especially</span> the arrangement of the "American" quartet, which is so frowned upon by the Fanfare critic, works very well.anchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-3094153124762320742009-08-07T23:36:00.003+01:002009-08-07T23:46:03.961+01:00Woodwind Treasures - Westwood Wind Quintet<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxNzlf7pEkmIUr63oENezaCbM91aZuHZgC4N2ngppXPde_dmXXAS92RGW03cDDnSUkvbbEK13bNPgE9uaCT-QzocYrC8x9Fd_jgIU5ifQDX8I4PIVwpgRmAKtJvL8e7vWDlF0rTN6RqRp/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxNzlf7pEkmIUr63oENezaCbM91aZuHZgC4N2ngppXPde_dmXXAS92RGW03cDDnSUkvbbEK13bNPgE9uaCT-QzocYrC8x9Fd_jgIU5ifQDX8I4PIVwpgRmAKtJvL8e7vWDlF0rTN6RqRp/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367354778746734962" /></a><br /><br />The Westwood Wind Quintet (of Los Angeles) was founded in 1959 and performed actively for close to 40 years. This CD is made from recordings in 1971 and 1981. <br /><br /><br />Woodwind Treasures<br /><br />Westwood Wind Quintet<br />John Barcellona (Flute 1981), Gretel Shanley (Flute 1971), David Atkins (Clarinet 1971 & 1981), Peter Christ (Oboe 1971 & 1981), Robert Henderson (French Horn 1971), Calvin Smith (French Horn 1981), Kay Brightman (Bassoon 1971), Kenneth Meyer (Bassoon 1981)<br /><br /><br />August Klughardt (1847-1902)<br />Wind Quintet in C, Op. 79 (1901)<br /><br />Luciano Berio (1925-2003)<br />Opus Number Zoo, for speaker & wind quintet (1951/1970)<br /><br />George Heussenstamm (b.1926)<br />Seven Etudes, for oboe, clarinet & bassoon, Op. 77 (1964)<br /><br />Boris Pillin (b.1940)<br />Scherzo for Wind Quartet <br /><br />Robert Linn (1925-1999)<br />Quintet for Winds (1963)<br /><br />Herman Stein (1915-2007)<br />Sour Suite, for wind quintet (1968)<br /><br /><br />First recordings of all works except the quintet by August Klughardtanchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038148212878308165.post-46306454136040217542009-07-29T18:50:00.001+01:002009-07-29T18:50:42.837+01:00Lachner, Octet & Nonet - Consortium Classicum<br><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiH9nN7rWjR6uXWD1S_cOOx9Q971VUP6xcUlLJ6P1BbRXgw2k1G4fWqhTRw2lAPPfxaxGL-zC3vpFgcAcj9NCbTE7hpj8AJFlDu7wSfxODwQadxXDFSvu6jom4GBO8dt9-xhXbb8sF9v65/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiH9nN7rWjR6uXWD1S_cOOx9Q971VUP6xcUlLJ6P1BbRXgw2k1G4fWqhTRw2lAPPfxaxGL-zC3vpFgcAcj9NCbTE7hpj8AJFlDu7wSfxODwQadxXDFSvu6jom4GBO8dt9-xhXbb8sF9v65/s400/front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363931340317146194" /></a><br /><br />Franz Lachner (1803-1890)<br /><br />Nonet in F major (1875)<br />for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass<br />I. Andante. Allegro moderato<br />II. Menuetto (Allegro moderato)<br />III. Adagio<br />IV. Finale (Allegro ma non troppo)<br /><br />Octet in B flat major, op. 156 (published in 1850)<br />for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons (with double bass ad lib.)<br />I. Allegro moderato<br />II. Adagio<br />III. Scherzo (Allegro assai)<br />IV. Finale (Allegro ma non troppo)<br /><br />Consortium Classicum <br />Dieter Klöcker <br /><br />Recorded in 1974 <br />Published on CD in 2002<br />Out of printanchusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960689510787183077noreply@blogger.com9