Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet – The Complete Columbia Album Collection
The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet, founded in 1950, comprised the principal woodwinds and French horn of The Philadelphia Orchestra. They made their recording debut for Columbia in 1953: four players from the ensemble were joined by pianist Rudolf Serkin in the Beethoven and Mozart Quintets in E-flat. Serkin, a frequent soloist with the orchestra, had been so taken by the artistry and tonal colors of its first-chair winds that he approached them about making a record together. So began the group’s history at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in Manhattan. It would span 15 years, during which the ensemble naturally focused on the many outstanding works scored for standard woodwind quintet. But guest performers often joined them on recordings as well as in concerts, extending their repertoire to include not only composers of their own time, but even music outside the classical sphere written by the legendary jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Ornette Coleman.
Reviewing the original LP releases, High Fidelity wrote that “one is very conscious of the superb skill with which each player shapes his own melodic line. Yet the ensemble is the thing, and the Philadelphians provide ensemble playing of the highest order. The players seem to breathe as one; the music ebbs and flows with a perfect sense of unanimity. The sound is excellent.” The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet released their last recording in 1968, and by early in the next decade their albums had practically vanished from record-store shelves. Owing to the legendary reputation of the Philadelphia wind section, many of the albums included in this set have acquired almost mythical status. The vast majority of the ensemble’s recordings, 8 out of 12 CDs, are presented in this collection for the first time in digital format mastered from the original analogue master tapes.
Product Description:
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Release Date: September 29, 2023
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UPC: 196588132629
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Catalog Number: 19658813262
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Label: Sony Masterworks
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Number of Discs: 12
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Composer: Samuel Barber, Ludwig van Beethoven, Eugene Bozza, Giuseppe Cambini, Ornette Coleman, Henry Cowell, Jean Francaix, Percy Grainger, Joseph Haydn, Paul Hindemith, Jacques Ibert, Leos Janacek, Andre Jolivet, Darius Milhaud, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Nielsen, Vincent Persichetti, Gabriel Pierne, Amilcare Ponchielli, Francis Poulenc, Antonin Reicha, Gioachino Rossini, Arnold Schoenberg, Franz Schubert, Igor Stravinsky, Ernst Toch, Antonio Vivaldi, Paul de Wailly
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Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
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Performer: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Works:
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Quintet In E-flat Major For Piano And Winds, K. 452
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe), Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
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Quintet For Piano And Winds In E-Flat Major, Op. 16
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe), Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
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Concertino for Chamber Orchestra
Composer: Leoš Janáček
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Rudolf Firkušný (Piano), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), Jacob Krachmalnick (Violin), Samuel Lifschey (Viola), David Madison (Violin), Schoenbach (Bassoon)
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Mladi (Youth)
Composer: Leoš Janáček
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Leon Lester (Bass Clarinet), William Kincaid (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2
Composer: Paul Hindemith
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: William Kincaid (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Trois pièces brèves
Composer: Jacques Ibert
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: William Kincaid (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Scherzo For Wind Quintet, Op. 48
Composer: Eugène Bozza
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Robert Cole (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Divertimento No. 1 In B-Flat Major
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: William Kincaid (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Sextet In E-Flat Major, Op. 71 (arr. for quintet)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: William Kincaid (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Quintet For Wind Instruments, Op. 26
Composer: Arnold Schoenberg
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: William Kincaid (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Summer Music, Op. 31
Composer: Samuel Barber
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Robert Cole (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Quintet, Op. 43
Composer: Carl Nielsen
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Robert Cole (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Sextet for Piano & Winds
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Robert Cole (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe), Francis Poulenc (Piano)
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La cheminée du roi René
Composer: Darius Milhaud
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Robert Cole (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Divertissement
Composer: Jean Françaix
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Robert Cole (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Divertimento No. 8 in F Major, K. 213
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Robert Cole (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Divertimento No. 14 In B-Flat Major, K. 270
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Robert Cole (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Quintet In E-Flat Major, Op. 88, No. 2
Composer: Anton Reicha
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: William Kincaid (Flute), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Mason Jones (Horn), John De Lancie (Oboe)
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Five Pieces for Winds and Percussion, Op. 83
Composer: Ernst Toch
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: John De Lancie (Oboe), Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Murray Panitz (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Ward O. Fearn (Horn), Charles E. Owen (Percussion), Fred D. Hinger (Percussion)
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Sonatinetta For Flute, Clarinet & Bassoon, Op. 84
Composer: Ernst Toch
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Murray Panitz (Flute)
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String Quartet No. 5
Composer: Henry Cowell
Ensemble: Beaux Arts String Quartet
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Walking Tune
Composer: Percy Grainger
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Louis Rosenblatt (English Horn), Murray Panitz (Flute), Robert Cole (Flute), William Kincaid (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Marilyn Costello (Harp), John De Lancie (Oboe), Judith Blegen (Soprano), Veda Reynolds (Violin)
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Aubade for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet
Composer: Paul de Wailly
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Louis Rosenblatt (English Horn), Murray Panitz (Flute), Robert Cole (Flute), William Kincaid (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Marilyn Costello (Harp), John De Lancie (Oboe), Judith Blegen (Soprano), Veda Reynolds (Violin)
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Pastoral
Composer: Vincent Persichetti
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Louis Rosenblatt (English Horn), Murray Panitz (Flute), Robert Cole (Flute), William Kincaid (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Marilyn Costello (Harp), John De Lancie (Oboe), Judith Blegen (Soprano), Veda Reynolds (Violin)
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Rosamunde: Hirtenlied
Composer: Franz Schubert
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Louis Rosenblatt (English Horn), Murray Panitz (Flute), Robert Cole (Flute), William Kincaid (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Marilyn Costello (Harp), John De Lancie (Oboe), Judith Blegen (Soprano), Veda Reynolds (Violin)
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Pastorale for Voice & 4 Wind Instruments
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Louis Rosenblatt (English Horn), Murray Panitz (Flute), Robert Cole (Flute), William Kincaid (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Marilyn Costello (Harp), John De Lancie (Oboe), Judith Blegen (Soprano), Veda Reynolds (Violin)
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Pastorale for Violin & 4 Woodwind Instruments
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Louis Rosenblatt (English Horn), Murray Panitz (Flute), Robert Cole (Flute), William Kincaid (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Marilyn Costello (Harp), John De Lancie (Oboe), Judith Blegen (Soprano), Veda Reynolds (Violin)
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Pastorale
Composer: Gabriel Pierné
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Ensemble
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Louis Rosenblatt (English Horn), Murray Panitz (Flute), Robert Cole (Flute), William Kincaid (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Marilyn Costello (Harp), John De Lancie (Oboe), Judith Blegen (Soprano), Veda Reynolds (Violin)
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Pastorales De Noël For Flute, Bassoon & Harp
Composer: André Jolivet
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Louis Rosenblatt (English Horn), Murray Panitz (Flute), Robert Cole (Flute), William Kincaid (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Marilyn Costello (Harp), John De Lancie (Oboe), Judith Blegen (Soprano), Veda Reynolds (Violin)
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Two Sketches For Woodwind Quintet
Composer: Darius Milhaud
Performer: Bernard Garfield (Bassoon), Sol Schoenbach (Bassoon), Anthony Gigliotti (Clarinet), Louis Rosenblatt (English Horn), Murray Panitz (Flute), Robert Cole (Flute), William Kincaid (Flute), Mason Jones (Horn), Marilyn Costello (Harp), John De Lancie (Oboe), Judith Blegen (Soprano), Veda Reynolds (Violin)
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Concerto in G Minor for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon, P. 402
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
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Wind Quintet No. 3 in F Major
Composer: Giovanni Giuseppe Cambini
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
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Wind Quartet No 4 in B-Flat Major
Composer: Giachino Rossini
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
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Quartet in B-Flat Major for Winds with Piano
Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Anthony di Bonaventura (Piano)
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Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297B
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
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Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 452
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Robert Casadesus (Piano)
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Forms and Sounds
Composer: Ornette Coleman
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
Performer: Ornette Coleman (Trumpet)
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Saints and Soldiers
Composer: Ornette Coleman
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
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Space Flight
Composer: Ornette Coleman
Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet