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Constellations

Modern Melancholic Romantic Dramatic Nostalgic
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Composer
Samuel Barber, Maurice Ravel, Dmitri Shostakovich
Artist
Ensemble Ouranos
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Jan 30, 2026
Catalog #
ALPHA1183
UPC
3701624511831

About

Founded ten years ago, Ensemble Ouranos is now one of the best French wind quintets in the world. For this new recording, their first for Alpha Classics, Mathilde, Arnaud, Amaury, Philibert, Rafael and Nicolas have brought together composers and works that are particularly close to their hearts: Le Tombeau de Couperin glorifies the French wind school, and Shostakovich is their passion, so recording this transcription (by David Walter) of the famous quartet for the first time was at the top of their wish list. The two works have one thing in common: homage, since Ravel composed in tribute to his friends who died in the war, and Shostakovich to the victims of the Second World War. Another tribute - a lighter one - is paid to summer with Barber's superb Summer Music, the only original piece for wind quintet on this album. Added to this are Ravel's famous Pavane and an arrangement by Nicolas Ramez of the poignant Elegy from Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prélude 02:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  2. 2 II. Fugue 02:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fugue
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  3. 3 III. Menuet 04:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuet
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  4. 4 IV. Rigaudon 03:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rigaudon
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  5. 5 Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. G. du Cheyron for wind quintet) 05:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. G. du Cheyron for wind quintet)
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  6. 6 I. Slow and indolent 02:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Slow and indolent
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  7. 7 II. Lively, still faster 04:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Lively, still faster
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  8. 8 III. Faster 01:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Faster
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  9. 9 IV. Tempo I - Joyous and flowing 03:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Tempo I - Joyous and flowing
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  10. 10 I. Largo 05:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  11. 11 II. Allegro molto 02:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  12. 12 III. Allegretto 04:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  13. 13 IV. Largo 05:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Largo
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  14. 14 V. Largo 04:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. Largo
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos
  15. 15 Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op. 29, Act I: Elégie, "Zherebyonok kkobylke toropitsa" (arr. N. Ramez for wind quintet) 04:49
    Track
    15
    Title
    Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op. 29, Act I: Elégie, "Zherebyonok kkobylke toropitsa" (arr. N. Ramez for wind quintet)
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Ouranos