Ensemble Ouranos was founded in 2014 by clarinetist Amaury Viduvier, along with four other young soloists from the Paris Conservatory of Music and Dance.
Interpretation
Ensemble Ouranos believes the wind quintet is the 'seeding cell' of the symphonic orchestra and aims to bring a wide palette of colors to this formation.
Interpretation
Ensemble Ouranos made an ambitious transcription of Anton Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12, nicknamed 'American Quartet,' for wind quintet, believing it offers a new, quasi-orchestral perspective.
Album & Artwork
The album brings together three works to highlight the versatility of the wind quintet and the concept of folklore as an essential part of musical discourse.
Performer Biography
Ensemble Ouranos won First Prize, the Audience Prize, the Fondation Bullukian Prize, and the Internet Prize at the Lyon International Music Chamber Music Competition in 2017.
Compositional Technique
Carl Nielsen, a Danish composer, combines classical forms with a unique style rich in melody and harmonic vitality in his Kvintet op.43.
