Composer: Richard Strauss
Performer: Octophoros
Conductor: Paul Dombrecht
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Passacaille
Catalogue: PAS981
Release: 2011
Size: 262 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Suite in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, TrV 132
01. I. Praeludium. Allegretto
02. II. Romanze. Andante
03. III. Gavotte. Allegro
04. IV. Introduction. Andante cantabile – Fuga. Allegro con brio
Serenade in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, TrV 106
05. Andante
Sonatine No. 2 in E-Flat Major, TrV 291 “Fröhliche Werkstatt”
06. I. Allegro con brio
07. II. Andantino, sehr gemächlich
08. III. Menuet. Etwas lebhaft – Cantabile – Etwas ruhiger – Tempo primo
09. IV. Einleitung. Andante – Allegro
Richard Strauss’s many works for various combinations of wind instruments have been somewhat neglected. This CD includes two early pieces, the Suite and Serenade together with a much later Sonatina. The members of Octophorus (founded in 1984), play on period instruments or copies or modern instruments depending on the repertoire.