Love Derwinger, the pianist on this recording, is noted for his interest in contemporary music and is one of the few pianists to have mastered and performed Xenakis's very difficult Third Piano Concerto.
Composer Biography
Franz Danzi, born in 1763, received a comprehensive musical training, including cello studies with his father and composition with the renowned Abbé Georg Joseph Vogler.
Composition History
Antonin Rejcha (1770-1836), a friend of Ludwig van Beethoven, is considered the 'father of the wind quintet' for his 24 wind quintets that developed a string quartet-oriented style.
Performer Biography
The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, founded in 1988, was the first permanently established ensemble of its kind within the Berlin Philharmonic's chamber music tradition.
Historical Context
The 18th century saw the end of the baroque period, the advance of classicism, and a new form of instrumental thinking where different voices gained independence and individuality.
Critical Reception
Despite his contemporaries holding him in high regard, Danzi fell into oblivion after his death, and his music was largely unknown until the recent proliferation of recordings of his wind quintets.
Compositional Technique
Danzi's nine wind quintets, composed between 1820 and 1824, consistently follow a four-movement pattern: sonata form, song form, minuet, and rondo finale.
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