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Special offer. Saint-Saëns: Music for Wind Instruments
Stéphane Lemelin (piano)
Canada’s National Arts Centre Wind Quintet
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2011, Editor's Choice
...performances that encapsulate the Gallic charm and finesse of the music. At the same time, the Oboe Sonata's mix of the pastoral and the perky is nicely established, as is the blend of warmth...
Special offer. Saint-Saëns: Music for Wind Instruments
Stéphane Lemelin (piano)
Canada’s National Arts Centre Wind Quintet
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Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, March 2011, Editor's Choice
...performances that encapsulate the Gallic charm and finesse of the music. At the same time, the Oboe Sonata's mix of the pastoral and the perky is nicely established, as is the blend of warmth...
About
Celebrated as one of the most successful and gifted composers of his day, Saint-Saëns wrote music for woodwind instruments throughout his long career. This recording presents music from his early days as the ‘bright young thing’ on the Parisian music scene to the last year of his life.
Canada’s renowned National Arts Centre Wind Quintet joins Stéphane Lemelin, a laureate of the Robert Casadesus International Competition, to interpret these assured and beautiful works which combine virtuosity, gentle wit and thoroughly French charm.
Contents and tracklist
- Kimball Sykes (clarinet), Joanna G'froerer (flute), Stéphane Lemelin (piano), Charles Hamann (oboe)
- Recorded: 7-9 June 2008
- Recording Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, C.B.C., Toronto, Canada
- Stéphane Lemelin (piano), Kimball Sykes (clarinet)
- Recorded: 7-9 June 2008
- Recording Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, C.B.C., Toronto, Canada
- Charles Hamann (oboe), Stéphane Lemelin (piano)
- Recorded: 7-9 June 2008
- Recording Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, C.B.C., Toronto, Canada
- Stéphane Lemelin (piano), Christopher Millard (bassoon)
- Recorded: 7-9 June 2008
- Recording Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, C.B.C., Toronto, Canada
- Lawrence Vine (horn), Stéphane Lemelin (piano)
- Recorded: 7-9 June 2008
- Recording Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, C.B.C., Toronto, Canada
- Joanna G'froerer (flute), Stéphane Lemelin (piano), Kimball Sykes (clarinet)
- Recorded: 7-9 June 2008
- Recording Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, C.B.C., Toronto, Canada
Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineMarch 2011Editor's Choice
March 2011
...performances that encapsulate the Gallic charm and finesse of the music. At the same time, the Oboe Sonata's mix of the pastoral and the perky is nicely established, as is the blend of warmth and bravura in the Clarinet Sonata...The unifying feature of this programme is the excellently judged piano playing of Stéphane Lemelin, who adds a discerning range of colour and spirit to the performances
March 2011
A very enjoyable release...one graced by virtuoso, characterful and committed playing from the members of Canada's National Arts Centre Wind Quintet, and with some notable teamwork when required. The recording in its clarity and immediacy serves the music and performers admirably.
