Michael Fine - Five for Five: Chamber Music (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Quintet for Bassoon and Strings I. Allegro scherzando
02. Quintet for Bassoon and Strings II. Largo
03. Quintet for Bassoon and Strings III. Allegro
04. Elegy For...
05. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet I. Andante lyrico
06. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet II. Adagio
07. Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet III. Allegro
08. Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet I. Adagio. Andante cantabile
09. Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet II. Larghetto
10. Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet III. Moderato
11. Quintet for Flute and String Quartet I. Moderato
12. Quintet for Flute and String Quartet II. Andante piacevole
13. Quintet for Flute and String Quartet III. Adagio
14. Quintet for Flute and String Quartet IV. Allegro


Evidence Classics release their second recording of Michael Fine’s music: Five for Five – Five Quintets for five woodwind soloists and string quartet. The recording was made following performances at Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo with Festival Musicians from leading musical organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Atlanta Symphony among others. These are all world premiere recordings. Michael Fine produced the recording. Jin Choi was engineer for the sessions at Cuesta College.

"It is a lot of fun to make music with close friends. It is a privilege to bring to life the music of a great composer, who also happens to be a friend. This recording is both. Performing these pieces was so interesting. They look extremely simple upon face value, but even after a few measures we all realized that each phrase was very complex and detailed. We all got the best results when we relaxed and purged our minds of any restless thoughts – Michael’s music, very much like Copland’s, demands a certain amount of serenity. My colleagues and I hope we have done the music justice in this album. – Scott Yoo, Director, Festival Mozaic, Violin 1, Mozaic Quartet." (Scott Yoo, Artistic Director of Festival Mozaic and First Violin of the Mozaic Quartet)

“It is an honor and a pleasure to release our second recording of the music of the composer Michael Fine who offers us here again a magnificent disc, with five works highlighting the expressive power of the woodwinds , and which will undoubtedly be added in the future to the core repertoire of chamber music. Written in an original Franco / American musical aesthetic, sometimes close to that of Milhaud or Gerschwin, these quintets served by exceptional soloists remain resolutely modern and visionary. A particularly successful recording also in terms of sound, which will delight the most demanding audiophiles. Well done Michael!” (Evidence Classic’s Executive Director, Jean-Hugues Allard)

Fei Xei, bassoon
Robert Walters, English Horn
Anton Rist, clarinet
Xiaodi Liu, oboe
Alice K. Dade, flute
Scott Yoo, violin
Erik Arvinder, violin
Maurycy Banaszek, viola
Jonah Kim, cello

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