The Seasons – 20th-Century Music for Wind Quintet

Label BIS
Composers Ibert, Jacques Milhaud, Darius Bozza, Eugène Francaix, Jean Henze, Hans Werner Dean, Brett Schuller, Gunther Barber, Samuel Machala, Kazimierz Nielsen, Carl Medaglia, Julio Villa-Lobos, Heitor Pitombeira, Liduino Pärt, Arvo Hindemith, Paul Vasks, Peteris Carter, Elliott Koechlin, Charles Tomasi, Henri Tüür, Erkki-Sven
Instruments Tenor Alto saxophone Bass clarinet Cor anglais Trumpet
Performers Clamor, Thomas Norman, Daniel Preis, Manfred Shore, Nigel Stempnik, Gerhard
Orchestras / Ensembles Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
During the years at BIS we have had the immense pleasure to work with one of the best chamber music ensembles there is: The Berlin Phil Wind Quintet, who has made a stunning 14 CD:s for us. These are 4 thematic ones, each depicting a season, sold in a bundle for half price. It is a really good offer, presenting superior musicianship in definitive recordings. Take it.
 
 
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  • Winter Songs for wind quintet

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    Disc 1
    Composer:
    Winter Songs for tenor and wind quintet (1994/2000) after poems of e.e.cummings 26:06
    		1 I. 12:00
    		2 II. 07:36
    		3 III. 06:30
    Composer: Tüür, Erkki-Sven
    Architectonics I for wind quartet (1984) 04:40
    		4 Architectonics I for wind quartet (1984) 04:40
    Composer: Vasks, Peteris
    Music for a deceased friend, for wind quartet (1982) 09:49
    		5 Music for a deceased friend, for wind quartet (1982) 09:49
    Composer: Pärt, Arvo
    Quintettino, Op.13 (1964) 03:47
    		6 I. Schnell 00:59
    		7 II. Langsam 01:39
    		8 III. Mässig 01:09
    Composer: Nielsen, Carl
    Wind Quintet, Op.43 (1922) 25:05
    		9 I. Allegro ben moderato 08:09
    		10 II. Menuet 04:31
    		11 III. Praeludium - Tema con variazioni - Andante festivo 12:25
  • Printemps

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    Disc 1
    Composer: Ibert, Jacques
    Trios Pièces brèves for wind quintet 06:48
    		1 I. Allegro 02:20
    		2 II. Andante 01:42
    		3 III. Assez lent - Allegro scherzando 02:46
    Composer: Tomasi, Henri
    Printemps for wind quintet and saxophone 09:08
    		4 I. Réveil des oiseaux 01:34
    		5 II. Chant d´amour 01:46
    		6 III. Danse des oiseaux 05:48
    Composer: Milhaud, Darius
    La Cheminée du roi René for wind quintet 12:45
    		7 I. Cortège 02:01
    		8 II. Aubade 01:47
    		9 III. Jongleurs 01:12
    		10 IV. La maousinglade 02:31
    		11 V. Joutes sur l´arc 00:55
    		12 VI. Chasse à Valabre 01:29
    		13 VII. Madrigal-nocturne 02:50
    Composer: Koechlin, Charles
    Septuor pour instruments à vent 15:24
    		14 I. Monodie 02:36
    		15 II. Pastorale 04:01
    		16 III. Intermezzo 01:48
    		17 IV. Fugue 01:42
    		18 V. Sérénité 03:45
    		19 VI. Fugue 01:32
    Composer: Francaix, Jean
    Quintette no 1 for wind quintet 20:07
    		20 I. Andante tranquillo - Allegro assai 04:12
    		21 II. Presto 04:30
    		22 III. Tema. Variation 1 - 4 07:08
    		23 IV. Tempo di marcia francese 04:17
    Composer: Bozza, Eugène
    Scherzo pour quintette à vent 02:35
    		24 Scherzo pour quintette à vent 02:35
  • l´autunno

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    Disc 1
    Composer: Hindemith, Paul
    Kleine Kammermusik Op.24, Nr.2 13:12
    		1 I. Lustig 02:52
    		2 II. Walzer 01:52
    		3 III. Ruhig und einfach 04:39
    		4 IV. Schnelle Viertel 00:57
    		5 V. Sehr lebhaft 02:52
    Composer: Henze, Hans Werner
    Quintet (1952) Introduktion, Variationen und Fuge 10:31
    		6 I.Teil 06:00
    		7 II.Teil 02:46
    		8 III.Teil 01:45
    Composer: Henze, Hans Werner
    L´autunno 24:40
    		9 Moderato - Più mosso - Lo stesso tempo (Clarinet cadenza) (quasi attacca) - 06:23
    		10 Allegretto 02:58
    		11 Allegramente (Horn cadenza) - Malincolia - Allegretto (Bossoon cadenza) - attacca - 03:00
    		12 Vivace - Allegramente - Molto meno mosso - Vivace e burlesco (including bassoon cadenza) - Con moto - Un poco meno mosso - Ancora meno mosso (Contrabassoon cadenza) - attacca - 09:26
    		13 Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae 02:53
    Composer: Hindemith, Paul
    Septett für Blasinstrumente (1948) 15:05
    		14 I. Lebhaft 04:04
    		15 II. Intermezzo 01:52
    		16 III. Variationen 03:42
    		17 IV. Intermezzo 01:55
    		18 V. Fuge schnell: 'Alter Berner Marsch' 03:32
  • Summer Music for Wind Quintet

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    Disc 1
    Composer: Barber, Samuel
    Summer Music, Op.31 (1956) for woodwind quintet 11:06
    		1 Summer Music, Op.31 (1956) for woodwind quintet 11:06
    Composer: Carter, Elliott
    Woodwind Quintet (1948) 07:42
    		2 I. Allegretto 03:56
    		3 II. Allegro giocoso 03:46
    Composer: Schuller, Gunther
    Suite (1957) 05:34
    		4 I. Prelude 02:14
    		5 II. Blues 01:51
    		6 III. Toccata 01:29
    Composer: Machala, Kazimierz
    American Folk Suite (1980) 01:48
    		7 American Folk Suite (1980) 01:48
    Composer: Medaglia, Julio
    Suite 'Belle Epoque in Sud-America' (1994-97) 09:10
    		8 I. Tango 02:23
    		9 II. Vals Paulista 03:22
    		10 III. Chorinho 'Walter´s Requinta maluca' 03:25
    Composer: Villa-Lobos, Heitor
    Quintette en forme de Chôros (1928) for flute, oboe and bassoon 09:44
    		11 Quintette en forme de Chôros (1928) for flute, oboe and bassoon 09:44
    Composer: Pitombeira, Liduino
    Ajubete jepê amô mbaê (1991) 04:52
    		12 Ajubete jepê amô mbaê (1991) 04:52
    Composer: Medaglia, Julio
    Suite popular brasileira (1991-93) 08:24
    		13 I. Chôro em Berlin 01:47
    		14 II. Baiao 02:42
    		15 III. Seresta 02:11
    		16 IV. Frevo 01:44