Strauss, Françaix, Poulenc : Woodwind Chamber Music

Featuring

Guillaume Vincent
Mathilde Caldérini
Philibert Perrine
Amaury Viduvier
Rafaël Angster
Nicolas Ramez

Ensemble Ouranos
Richard Strauss
Jean Françaix
Francis Poulenc

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Performer Biography

The Ensemble Ouranos, a wind quintet, was formed in 2014 by five young soloists from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The performers believe that humor in music can be both illustrative of a subject or character, and embedded in the musical writing itself through notes and characters that slightly deviate from the norm.

Performer Biography

In 2017, the Ensemble Ouranos won the First Prize, Audience Prize, Internet Prize, and Bullukian Prize at the Lyon International Competition for Chamber Music.

Performer Biography

Guillaume Vincent has received numerous awards, including the First Prize of the Leipzig "Young Concert Artists" Competition and the Third Prize of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition.

Performer Biography

Guillaume Vincent, the pianist on this album, began studying piano at age 7 and was noticed by François-René Duchâble, a renowned French pianist.

Interpretation

The Ensemble Ouranos chose to include a piano on this album to expand their chamber music horizons, inviting their long-time partner, pianist Guillaume Vincent.