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Kalevi Aho: Wind Quintets Nos. 1 & 2
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Kalevi Aho: Wind Quintets Nos. 1 & 2

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Composer
AHO, KALEVI
Artist
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC WIND QUINTET
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jul 06, 2018
Catalog #
BIS-2176
UPC
7318599921761

About

With 17 symphonies in his list of works, not to mention operas and concertos, it is easy to forget that Kalevi Aho also composes chamber music. He has in fact written some ten quintets alone, for various combinations of instrument. Two are ‘normal’ wind quintets and it is these that the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (BPWQ) perform on the present release. The ensemble came into contact with the Finnish composer’s Wind Quintet No. 1 in 2010, and was immediately struck by the qualities and challenges of the score. The composer himself has described the difficulties in writing for wind quintet, in terms of achieving a balanced and homogeneous sound and soft dynamics. In his first quintet he therefore included unison passages and sometimes even reduced the music to one or two parts. In the fourth movement he also added a spatial dimension by having all of the players perform from offstage at some point. Having played the work a number of times on their many tours, the BPWQ decided to commission their own quintet, and in 2015 they gave the first performance of Wind Quintet No. 2. This time, Aho found another solution to the inherent difficulties – by making the flutist and oboist change instruments to piccolo or alto flute and cor anglais at various points, the piece achieves an even wider spectrum of unusual and innovative tone colours and moods.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Agitato - Cantando 05:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Agitato - Cantando
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin
  2. 2 II. Vivace, leggiero - Allegro marcato 05:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Vivace, leggiero - Allegro marcato
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin
  3. 3 III. Marziale, pesante - Furioso - Tempo I 04:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Marziale, pesante - Furioso - Tempo I
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin
  4. 4 IV. Andante, con tristezza 07:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Andante, con tristezza
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin
  5. 5 I. Ruhig beginnend - Bewegter - Meno mosso… 11:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Ruhig beginnend - Bewegter - Meno mosso…
    Duration
    11:09
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin
  6. 6 II. Schnell, wild 05:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Schnell, wild
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin
  7. 7 III. Ruhig fließend 08:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Ruhig fließend
    Duration
    08:47
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin
  8. 8 IV. Lebhaft 05:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Lebhaft
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Kalevi Aho
    Ensemble
    Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin