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Album-Release:
2020

HRA-Release:
07.07.2020

Label: Warner Classics

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

Artist: Les Vents Français

Composer: Louis Spohr (1784-1859), Georges Onslow (1784-1852), August Klughardt (1847-1902)

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  • August Klughardt (1847 - 1902): Wind Quintet, Op. 79:
  • 1Wind Quintet, Op. 79: I. Allegro non troppo09:47
  • 2Wind Quintet, Op. 79: II. Allegro vivace04:35
  • 3Wind Quintet, Op. 79: III. Andante grazioso03:55
  • 4Wind Quintet, Op. 79: IV. Adagio - Allegro molto vivace05:39
  • George Onslow (1784 - 1853): Wind Quintet, Op. 81:
  • 5Wind Quintet, Op. 81: I. Allegro non troppo (48 kHz)07:31
  • 6Wind Quintet, Op. 81: II. Scherzo. Energico (48 kHz)03:09
  • 7Wind Quintet, Op. 81: III. Andante sostenuto (48 kHz)05:38
  • 8Wind Quintet, Op. 81: IV. Finale. Allegro spiritoso (48 kHz)04:45
  • Louis Spohr (1784 - 1859): Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 52:
  • 9Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 52: I. Allegro moderato11:25
  • 10Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 52: II. Larghetto con moto06:07
  • 11Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 52: III. Menuetto. Allegretto05:09
  • 12Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 52: IV. Finale. Allegro molto07:43
  • Total Runtime01:15:23

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We tend not to think of the 19th century as a golden age for wind instruments. While the individual instruments themselves enjoyed varying fortunes, their standing was much less significant than that of string instruments or the piano. However, the situation improved for all of them with the onset of Romanticism and a remarkable new repertoire for ensembles of differing types.

One such type grew out of the Classical tradition of the divertissement or serenade, bringing together winds and strings in sizeable ensembles ranging from the sextet to the nonet. Another also hailed back to the end of the 18th century and combined winds with piano. And then there was the wind quintet per se, a recent innovation brilliantly exemplified by Anton Reicha and Franz Danzi up until the mid-1820s, which had established itself as a separate genre, characterised by skillful and sophisticated writing.

Despite not having widely used them in the guise of true soloists, Romantic composers nevertheless turned to wind instruments more frequently than we might think, delighting in their expressive colours which were found to be ideal for depicting a whole range of emotions in some of the most refined works of chamber music. This recording presents a striking sample from this repertoire.

Les Vents Français
Eric Le Sage, piano

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