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Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet - Seasons: 20th Century Music for Wind Quintet [4 CD]

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet - Seasons: 20th Century Music for Wind Quintet [4 CD]

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If the wind quintet genre has it's origins in the early 19th century, it was during the 20th that it came of age. The possibilities that the combination of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn offered in terms of sounds and musical character were exploited to the full by composers such as Carl Nielsen, Paul Hindemith and Darius Milhaud. Once the ensemble had become firmly established, it also became common practice to add instruments, or to vary the timbres in other ways. In his Septuor, Charles Koechlin included not only an alto saxophone but also a cor anglais, the same instrument that Heitor Villa-Lobos replaced the (French) horn with in the Quintette en forme de Choros. One of the most extreme cases in the literature, however, is Hans-Werner Henze's L'autunno 'for five players of wind instruments', in which each player is required to perform on almost all the related instruments in the family of his main instrument, resulting in an instrumentarium ranging from piccolo flute to Wagner tuba and contrabassoon. Together with three other compositions, Henze's autumnal piece has lent it's name to the discs included in this box set, the others being Printemps by Henri Tomasi, Samuel Barber's Summer Music and Winter Songs, Brett Dean's settings of five poems by E. E. Cummings for tenor and wind quintet. Individually released by the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet between 1992 and 2003, these four discs are here gathered into a full seasonal cycle: A catalogue of 20th-century music for wind quintet, performed by an ensemble that a reviewer in BBC Music Magazine has described as follows: 'Accustomed to working together with the world's most gifted and demanding conductors, the five players distil all the discipline, versatility and musical characterization that is demanded of them daily. They combine this with the mutual generosity and tangible sense of enjoyment of those just freed from the maestro's yoke.'

Tracklist:

  1. 3 Pieces Breves: No. 1. Allegro
  2. 3 Pieces Breves: No. 2. Andante
  3. 3 Pieces Breves: No. 3. Assez Lent - Allegro Scherzando
  4. Printemps: I. Reveil Des Oiseaux
  5. Printemps: II. Chant D'amour
  6. Printemps: III. Danse Des Oiseaux
  7. La Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: I. Cortege
  8. La Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: II. Aubade
  9. La Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: III. Jongleurs
  10. La Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: IV. La Maousinglade
  11. La Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: V. Joutes Sur L'arc
  12. La Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: VI. Chasse A Valabre
  13. La Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: VII. Madrigal-Nocturne
  14. Wind Septet, Op. 165: I. Monodie
  15. Wind Septet, Op. 165: II. Pastorale
  16. Wind Septet, Op. 165: III. Intermezzo
  17. Wind Septet, Op. 165: IV. Fugue
  18. Wind Septet, Op. 165: V. Serenite
  19. Wind Septet, Op. 165: VI. Fugue
  20. Wind Quintet: I. Andante Tranquillo - Allegro Assai
  21. Wind Quintet: II. Presto
  22. Wind Quintet: III. Tema. Variation 1 - 4
  23. Wind Quintet: IV. Tempo Di Marcia Francese
  24. Scherzo, Op. 48
  25. Summer Music, Op. 31
  26. Woodwind Quintet: I. Allegretto
  27. Woodwind Quintet: II. Allegro Giocoso
  28. Suite For Wind Quintet: I. Prelude
  29. Suite For Wind Quintet: II. Blues
  30. Suite For Wind Quintet: III. Toccata
  31. American Folk Suite
  32. Suite, "Belle Epoque In Sud-America": I. Tango
  33. Suite, "Belle Epoque In Sud-America": II. Vals Paulista
  34. Suite, "Belle Epoque In Sud-America": III. Chorinho 'walter´s Requinta Maluca'
  35. Quinteto Em Forma De Choros: Quintette En Forme De Choros
  36. Ajubete Jepe Amo Mbae
  37. Suite Popular Brasileira: I. Choro Em Berlin
  38. Suite Popular Brasileira: II. Baiao
  39. Suite Popular Brasileira: III. Seresta
  40. Suite Popular Brasileira: IV. Frevo
  41. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: I. Lustig
  42. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: II. Walzer
  43. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: III. Ruhig Und Einfach
  44. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: IV. Schnelle Viertel
  45. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: V. Sehr Lebhaft
  46. Quintet: I. Introduktion - Thema - Variationen
  47. Quintet: II. Sehr Ruhig, Ohne Rubato - Noch Langsamer - Sehr Langsam, Schleppend
  48. Quintet: III. Rasch, Heiter - Galopp
  49. L'autunno: I. Moderato
  50. L'autunno: II. Allegretto
  51. L'autunno: III. Allegramente
  52. L'autunno: IV. Vivace
  53. L'autunno: V. Quia Respexit Humilitatem Ancillae Suae
  54. Septet: I. Lebhaft
  55. Septet: II. Intermezzo: Sehr Langsam
  56. Septet: III. Variationen: Massig Schnell
  57. Septet: IV. Intermezzo: Sehr Langsam
  58. Septet: V. Fuge, "Alter Berner Marsch": Schnell
  59. Winter Songs: I. (Introduction) - (E) - (N)
  60. Winter Songs: II. (If In Beginning Twilight Winter Will Stand)
  61. Winter Songs: III. (Who Are You Little I) - (N)
  62. Architectonics I
  63. In Memory Of A Friend: Music For A Deceased Friend
  64. Quintettino: I. Schnell
  65. II. Langsam
  66. III. Massig
  67. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, Fs 100: I. Allegro Ben Moderato
  68. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, Fs 100: II. Menuet
  69. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, Fs 100: III. Praeludium - Tema Con Variazioni - Andante Festivo

UPC: 7318590020722
Label: BIS
Release Date: 5.28.13
Format: CD

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