For this recording of Villa-Lobos's "Quintette en forme de Chôros," the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet decided to use the original instrumentation with a cor anglais instead of a horn, which is almost never heard.
Composition History
Samuel Barber's "Summer Music," Op. 31, was commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Detroit and served as a creative recuperation during a break from his first opera, "Vanessa."
Recording & Production
This album features works specially composed for the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet by Julio Medaglia and Liduino Pitombeira, recorded here for the first time.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Samuel Barber characterized his "Summer Music" as evocative of summer, meaning "languid, not killing mosquitoes," with gentle irony.
Compositional Technique
Gunther Schuller's Suite explores different musical genres, including an American folk-song in the first movement and a genuine blues in the second, which requires precise adherence to tempo and articulation.
Composer Biography
Elliott Carter's Woodwind Quintet is dedicated to his former teacher, Nadia Boulanger, a famous French composition teacher, with whom he studied privately from 1932.
Album & Artwork
This album, "Summer Music," is the third CD in a cycle of "four seasons," following "Printemps" (Spring) and "L'autunno" (Autumn).
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