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Swiss composer, conducter and pianist (1874-1947)
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19th-Century Music for Wind Instruments (Biedermeyer Quintet)
Franz Danzi (1763-1826)Wind Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 56 No. 1Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)Sonata a quattro No. 4 in B-flat major (arr. by F. Berr, 1829)Antoine Reicha (1770-1836)Wind Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 88 No. 2Biedermeyer Quintet(Period Instruments)Globe GLO 5114 (1994) [Flac & Scans]
2015-06-16 12:49:45
[…] 524) TT: 72:54 (DDD) Full price * * * The classical era is about the whirrings of a majestic clockwork, whose every motion seemed certain. Beyond lay a world of subtle and illimitable expressive potential: a superior intimacy whose distinctions became possible because every formality lay in place. Never before or since has ritual permitted such eloquent gestures. These quartets are the string sonatas which Rossini wrote when he was 12, but rearranged by Friedrich Berr. Rossini, now with the sheen of a lifetime’s experience, chose to change nothing. Rightly so: for the sonatas were always more than charm and festive innocence. If they take their formal cue from Haydn, their stylistic verve is straight from Mozart. You will never hear that better than on this Sony issue. It isn’t playing for those who expect a raucous operatic banter. But beneath a serene surface its animation comes from almost microscopic […]
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