The Seasons – 20th-Century Music for Wind Quintet

Label BIS
Composers Carter, Elliott Koechlin, Charles Tomasi, Henri Tüür, Erkki-Sven Ibert, Jacques Milhaud, Darius Bozza, Eugène Francaix, Jean Henze, Hans Werner Dean, Brett Schuller, Gunther Machala, Kazimierz Barber, Samuel Medaglia, Julio Nielsen, Carl Pitombeira, Liduino Villa-Lobos, Heitor Pärt, Arvo Hindemith, Paul Vasks, Peteris
Performers Preis, Manfred Shore, Nigel Stempnik, Gerhard Clamor, Thomas Norman, Daniel
Instruments Tenor Alto saxophone Bass clarinet Cor anglais Trumpet
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.
 
 
$ 19.30 USD
 

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Included albums

  • Winter Songs for wind quintet
    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
    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
    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
    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