Danses Et Divertissements - Taffanel, Poulenc, Jolivet, Tomasi / Hough, Berlin Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet

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One of the world's foremost wind quintets meets one of today's finest pianists in a work that many consider to be one of the best...

One of the world's foremost wind quintets meets one of today's finest pianists in a work that many consider to be one of the best examples of a work for piano and winds: Poulenc's Sextet. The composer himself called it 'a homage to the wind instruments which I have loved from the moment I began composing', and its cheeky character, virtuosic drive and catchy melodies are typical of his other writing for wind instruments. Poulenc also supplied the piano with a crucial - and virtuosic - part, however, including jazzy elements typical of the period as well as emotional outbursts in the manner of Rachmaninov. Stephen Hough and the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet have enjoyed a long collaboration. On disc this has resulted in recordings of the quintets by Mozart and Beethoven, a release which made the reviewer on the website classicstodayfrance.com surrender unconditionally: 'the adjective which comes to mind while listening is one of excruciating banality, and yet it says everything: this disc is profoundly beautiful'. Poulenc's sextet is framed by three other French works, and from the late-Romantic Quintet by Taffanel to the last of Tomasi's Cinq Danses (a 'War Dance' marked 'wildly frenetically'), the players of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - who began performing as a group more than 20 years ago - once again demonstrate their supreme capacity not only on their individual instruments, but as ensemble players. Please note: The music on this Hybrid Super Audio CD can be played back in Stereo (CD and SACD) as well as in 5.0 Surround sound (SACD).



Product Description:


  • Release Date: May 26, 2009


  • UPC: 7318599915326


  • Catalog Number: BIS-SACD-1532


  • Label: BIS


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Period: BIS


  • Composer: André Jolivet, Claude Paul Taffanel, Francis Poulenc, Henri Tomasi


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet


  • Performer: Stephen Hough