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CHAN 10454

Nielsen: Chamber Works for Wind Ensemble

Released Date:
01 Feb 2008

Recorded in 24 Bit / 48Khz

 Originally recorded in 2007
Artists:

Roger Jordan

bassoon

Stephen Orton

cello

Roger Fallows

clarinet

John Steer

double-bass

Richard McNicol

flute

David Watkins

harp

John Butterworth

horn

David Theodore

oboe

Ian Brown

piano

Roger Best

viola

Athena Ensemble



Venue:

St Augustines Church, Kilburn, London



Producer:

Robert Matthew-Walker



Engineer:

Brian Couzens


Ralph Couzens

(Assistant)

Record Label
Chandos Classics

Genre:

Chamber




Total Time - 43:27
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CARL NIELSEN

(1865-1931)
   
  Chamber Works for Wind  
   
 

Quintet, Op. 43 (FS 100) (1922)

 23:59  
  for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn  
1 I Allegro ben marcato 8:35
2 II Minuet 4:25
3 III Praeludium - Tema con variazioni 10:51
   
4 

Serenata in vano (FS 68) (1914)

 6:47
  for clarinet, bassoon, horn, cello and double-bass  
 

Fantasy Pieces, Op. 2 (FS 8) (1889)

 5:28  
  for oboe and piano  
5 I Romance 3:05
6 II Humoresque 2:23
   
7 

Canto serioso (FS 132) (1913)

 3:32
  for horn and piano  
 

Incidental music from 'Moderen', Op. 41 (FS 94) (1920)

 3:50  
8 Faith and Hope Are Playing 0:51
  for flute and viola  
9 The Children Are Playing 0:58
  for flute  
10 The Fog Is Lifting 2:00
  for flute and harp  
These recordings are available for the first time at Classics price

This is rarely recorded repertoire

This re-issue gathers together Nielsen’s complete output for wind instruments in chamber form. They are all fine pieces which should be better known. Much of the repertoire is not otherwise available, making this disc all the more valuable.

Nielsen composed most of his wind chamber music towards the latter part of his career, when his interests moved from strings to wind instruments. The disc includes the most familiar and widely recorded specimen of Nielsen’s chamber writing, the 1922 Wind Quintet, coupled with lesser known works such as Serenata in Vano, Two Fantasies Op.2 and Canto Serioso. “Both major and minor works are wonderfully played… One can urge immediate acquisition of this disc,” wrote Fanfare. Although, now longer performing publicly, the Athena Ensemble had an excellent career and reputation, “The music is expertly performed with charm, ensitivity and imagination by the Athena Ensemble” said Classic CD (on the Elgar Wind Quintet recording, CHAN 241-33) and this disc is sure to remind listeners of their back catalogue with Chandos.
The high quality of the performances, the comprehensiveness of the contents makes this a valuable collection
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If this recording does not already have a space in your collection, it should.
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