Stéphane Lemelin, Canada’s National Arts Centre Wind Quintet - Saint-Saens: Music for Wind Instruments (2010)

Tracklist

01. Caprice sur des airs danois et russes, Op. 79
02. Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 167, R. 147: Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 167: I. Allegretto
03. Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 167, R. 147: II. Allegro animato
04. Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 167, R. 147: III. Lento
05. Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 167, R. 147: IV. Molto allegro
06. Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166: I. Andantino
07. Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166: II. Ad libitum - Allegretto
08. Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166: III. Molto allegro
09. Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: I. Allegretto moderato
10. Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: II. Allegro scherzando
11. Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: III. Adagio - Allegro moderato
12. Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: Romance in E Major, Op. 67 (Arr. For horn and piano)
13. Tarantelle, Op. 6


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.

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