The Calidore String Quartet, featured on this recording, won the $100,000 Grand Prize of the 2016 M-Prize International Chamber Music Competition, making international headlines.
Performer Biography
Peter Kolkay, the bassoonist on this album, is the only bassoonist to receive an Avery Fisher Career Grant, a prestigious award for classical musicians.
Recording & Production
This recording was inspired by a May 2019 concert at the Rose Theater, presented by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, which paired Joan Tower's 'Red Maple' with Mark-Anthony Turnage's new quintet.
Instruments
Peter Kolkay performs on a Fox 601 bassoon, specifically instrument number 22505.
Album & Artwork
This album features quintets for bassoon and strings, a rare combination that demands constant attention and care from composers due to the instruments' contrasting sounds.
Performer Biography
Peter Kolkay actively commissions and premieres new works, having debuted solo pieces by composers such as Elliott Carter, Joan Tower, and Mark-Anthony Turnage.
You might also enjoy...
Tina Davidson: Barefoot
Up and Away
Head, Hope, Baldwin & Previn: Chamber Works
Martha Argerich - Chamber
Chamber Music (Bohemian and Hungarian) - Dvorak, A. / Brahms, J. / Liszt, F. / Farkas, F. / Smetana, B.
Reger, M: String Trios and Piano Quartets (Complete), Vol. 2 - Piano Quartet, Op. 133 / String Trio, Op. 141B
Les Vents Français - Winds & Piano
Rendez-vous with Martha Argerich
Schuller, G.: Suite for Wind Quintet / Piston, W.: Wind Quintet / Carter, E.: 8 Etudes and A Fantasy / Diamond, D.: Partita
Skalkottas: Cycle Concert
Oceano
Brandl: Quintets for Bassoon, Piano and Strings, Vol. 2
Weber, Farrenc & Kuhlau: Chamber Music
Passionate Diversions: A Celebration of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
