{"product_id":"berlin-philharmonic-wind-quintet-seasons-20th-century-music-for-wind-quintet-4-cd","title":"Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet - Seasons: 20th Century Music for Wind Quintet [4 CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf 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.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Pieces Breves: No. 1. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Pieces Breves: No. 2. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Pieces Breves: No. 3. Assez Lent - Allegro Scherzando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrintemps: I. Reveil Des Oiseaux\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrintemps: II. Chant D\u0026amp;#39;amour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrintemps: III. Danse Des Oiseaux\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: I. Cortege\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: II. Aubade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: III. Jongleurs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: IV. La Maousinglade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: V. Joutes Sur L\u0026amp;#39;arc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: VI. Chasse A Valabre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa Cheminee Du Roi Rene, Op. 205: VII. Madrigal-Nocturne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Septet, Op. 165: I. Monodie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Septet, Op. 165: II. Pastorale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Septet, Op. 165: III. Intermezzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Septet, Op. 165: IV. Fugue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Septet, Op. 165: V. Serenite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Septet, Op. 165: VI. Fugue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Quintet: I. Andante Tranquillo - Allegro Assai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Quintet: II. Presto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Quintet: III. Tema. Variation 1 - 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Quintet: IV. Tempo Di Marcia Francese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScherzo, Op. 48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummer Music, Op. 31\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoodwind Quintet: I. Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoodwind Quintet: II. Allegro Giocoso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite For Wind Quintet: I. Prelude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite For Wind Quintet: II. Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite For Wind Quintet: III. Toccata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Folk Suite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite, \u0026amp;quot;Belle Epoque In Sud-America\u0026amp;quot;: I. Tango\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite, \u0026amp;quot;Belle Epoque In Sud-America\u0026amp;quot;: II. Vals Paulista\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite, \u0026amp;quot;Belle Epoque In Sud-America\u0026amp;quot;: III. Chorinho \u0026amp;#39;walter\u0026amp;acute;s Requinta Maluca\u0026amp;#39;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuinteto Em Forma De Choros: Quintette En Forme De Choros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAjubete Jepe Amo Mbae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite Popular Brasileira: I. Choro Em Berlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite Popular Brasileira: II. Baiao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite Popular Brasileira: III. Seresta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuite Popular Brasileira: IV. Frevo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: I. Lustig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: II. Walzer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: III. Ruhig Und Einfach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: IV. Schnelle Viertel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2: V. Sehr Lebhaft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuintet: I. Introduktion - Thema - Variationen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuintet: II. Sehr Ruhig, Ohne Rubato - Noch Langsamer - Sehr Langsam, Schleppend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuintet: III. Rasch, Heiter - Galopp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL\u0026amp;#39;autunno: I. Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL\u0026amp;#39;autunno: II. Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL\u0026amp;#39;autunno: III. Allegramente\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL\u0026amp;#39;autunno: IV. Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL\u0026amp;#39;autunno: V. Quia Respexit Humilitatem Ancillae Suae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptet: I. Lebhaft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptet: II. Intermezzo: Sehr Langsam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptet: III. Variationen: Massig Schnell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptet: IV. Intermezzo: Sehr Langsam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptet: V. Fuge, \u0026amp;quot;Alter Berner Marsch\u0026amp;quot;: Schnell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter Songs: I. (Introduction) - (E) - (N)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter Songs: II. (If In Beginning Twilight Winter Will Stand)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter Songs: III. (Who Are You Little I) - (N)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchitectonics I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Memory Of A Friend: Music For A Deceased Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuintettino: I. Schnell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eII. Langsam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIII. Massig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Quintet, Op. 43, Fs 100: I. Allegro Ben Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Quintet, Op. 43, Fs 100: II. Menuet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind Quintet, Op. 43, Fs 100: III. 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