London Winds - Music for Winds (2015) [Hi-Res]

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01. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: No. 1, Allegro con spirito
02. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: No. 2, Rubato-Lamentoso
03. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: No. 3, Allegro grazioso
04. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: No. 4, Presto ruvido
05. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: No. 5, Adagio-Mesto
06. 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: No. 6, Molto vivace-Capriccioso
07. Summer Music, Op. 31
08. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: I. Allegro ben moderato
09. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: II. Menuetto
10. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIa. Preludium. Adagio
11. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIb. Tema con variazioni
12. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIc. Var. 1
13. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIId. Var. 2, Un poco di più
14. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIe. Var. 3, Meno mosso
15. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIf. Var. 4, Più vivo
16. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIg. Var. 5, Tempo giusto
17. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIh. Var. 6, Andantino con moto
18. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIi. Var. 7, Un poco di più
19. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIj. Var. 8, Poco meno
20. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIk. Var. 9, Tempo giusto
21. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIl. Var. 10
22. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIm. Var. 11
23. Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IIIn. Andante festivo
24. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24 No. 2: I. Lustig. Mäßig schnelle Viertel
25. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24 No. 2: II. Walzer. Durchweg sehr leise
26. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24 No. 2: III. Ruhig und einfach. Achtel
27. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24 No. 2: IV. Schnelle Viertel
28. Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24 No. 2: V. Sehr lebhaft
29. Mládí, JW VII/10: I. Allegro
30. Mládí, JW VII/10: II. Andante sostenuto
31. Mládí, JW VII/10: III. Vivace
32. Mládí, JW VII/10: IV. Con moto

The ensemble London Winds, praised by BBC Music for its 'technical accomplishment, expressive commitment and warmth of timbre', presents in this recording great twentieth-century works for winds.

It features music by Hindemith, Nielsen, and Janáček, and, from the next generation, Barber and Ligeti. Although not equally prolific (Kleine Kammermusik is Hindemith's single contribution to that genre while winds are generally more prominence in Nielsen's music), all these composers brought the wind repertoire back to prominence, after a quiet period of more than a century. The music is full of playfulness and European folk colours.

A stunning combination of virtuoso players who also enjoy active solo careers, the ensemble London Winds is renowned for its technical brilliance, interpretative vision, and joie de vivre. Founded in 1988 by the British clarinettist Michael Collins, the group rapidly became one of the world's most prominent chamber ensembles.

"there's plenty of personality in the playing here, with much wit in the Allegro ben moderato and the charming minuet…London Winds deliver an exuberant account, surpassing my previous favourite, the Michael Thompson Wind Quintet" (Gramophone Magazine)

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