Composer: Samuel Barber, Paul Hindemith, Carl August Nielsen, Arvo Pärt, Henri Fredien Tomasi
Performer: Belfiato Quintet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Supraphon
Catalogue: SU43102
Release: 2022
Size: 1.28 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24
02. No. 1, Lustig. Mässig schnelle Viertel
03. No. 2, Walzer. Durchweg sehr leise
04. No. 3, Ruhig und einfach
05. No. 4, Schnelle Viertel
06. No. 5, Sehr lebhaft
Quintettino, Op. 13
07. No. 1, Schnell
08. No. 2, Langsam
09. No. 3, Mäßig
Wind Quintet, Op. 43
10. No. 1, Allegro ben moderato
11. No. 2, Menuet
12. No. 3, Praeludium. Adagio
13. No. 4, Theme and Variations. Un poco andantino
Cinq danses profanes et sacrées
14. No. 1, Danse agreste
15. No. 2, Danse profane
16. No. 3, Danse sacrée
17. No. 4, Danse nuptiale
18. No. 5, Danse guerriere
The pieces featured on the present album are staples of Belfiato Quintet’s modern repertoire and are, above all, music close to their heart. Each of them occupies a special position in the ensemble’s history. Carl Nielsen’s Wind Quintet is the very first work they explored and performed, while their rendition of Cinq danses profanes et sacrées at the 2011 Henri Tomasi International Woodwind Quintet Competition in Marseille earned the prize for the best interpretation of a Tomasi composition.
And the other works included on the album have played significant roles in the ensemble’s career too. The five pieces, dating from between 1922 and 1964, represent their creators’ specific “elements”, as well as the diverse music traditions of their native countries. Yet the album’s title may also refer to five highly distinct figures who – perhaps precisely owing to their being so distinct – form a superbly harmonised ensemble that possesses a remarkable variety of tone quality and shades of expression.
Belfiato Quintet are indisputably a world-class ensemble, with regard to the present album’s repertoire and beyond.