Special offer. Françaix: Chamber Music for Winds
Bergen Woodwind Quintet
There is a nice mixture of whimsy throughout all these pieces, plus a gentle melancholy that is wholly individual…a cornucopia of very French music, which is superbly played.
Special offer. Françaix: Chamber Music for Winds
Bergen Woodwind Quintet
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There is a nice mixture of whimsy throughout all these pieces, plus a gentle melancholy that is wholly individual…a cornucopia of very French music, which is superbly played.
About
This disc commemorates the centenary of Jean Françaix, (1912-1997), and celebrates his music, written with the stated aim to ‘give pleasure’.
Françaix wrote his first chamber work for winds, the Quartet, in 1933 at the age of 21, and completed his Quintet No.2 more than 50 years later – with a remarkably consistent style marked by lightness and wit.
The highly regarded Bergen Woodwind Quintet, consisting of solo players from the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, here performs four chamber works for winds. The versatile ensemble released its first disc on BIS in 1985, and has recorded chamber music by Carl Nielsen as well as by David Maslanka, to critical acclaim.
Contents and tracklist
Work length20:49
- Bergen Wind Quintet
- Recorded: April 2008
- Recording Venue: Herdla Kirke, Askoy, Norway
I. Andante tranquillo
Track length4:21
II. Presto
Track length4:42
III. Theme and Variations. Andante - L'istesso tempo - Andantino con moto - Lento - Vivo - Andante
Track length7:37
IV. Tempo di marcia francese
Track length4:09
Work length20:12
- Bergen Wind Quintet
- Recorded: April 2008
- Recording Venue: Herdla Kirke, Askoy, Norway
I. Preludio
Track length2:01
II. Toccata allegro
Track length3:34
III. Scherzando
Track length5:20
IV. Andante
Track length4:30
V. Allegrissimo
Track length4:47
Françaix:
Wind Quartet
Work length10:58
- Bergen Wind Quintet
- Recorded: April 2008
- Recording Venue: Herdla Kirke, Askoy, Norway
I. Allegro
Track length3:12
II. Andante
Track length2:09
III. Allegro molto
Track length2:29
IV. Allegro vivo
Track length3:08
Françaix:
Divertissement
Work length10:42
- Bergen Wind Quintet
- Recorded: April 2008
- Recording Venue: Herdla Kirke, Askoy, Norway
I. Prelude. Moderato
Track length3:24
II. Allegretto assai
Track length1:56
III. Elegie: Grave
Track length2:33
IV. Scherzo
Track length2:49
Awards and reviews
September 2012
There is a nice mixture of whimsy throughout all these pieces, plus a gentle melancholy that is wholly individual…a cornucopia of very French music, which is superbly played.
