Ferenc Farkas

"The performances reflect enjoyment in the whole exercise; the recording is bright and true. It is fun to listen to. This is also a record which could make cheerful background listening, which surely none of its composers would think wrong." John Warrack, Gramophone

Following their award winning disc of the music of Harrison Birtwistle, the Galliard Ensemble present this exciting new collection of twentieth century wind quintets. The disc includes some of the well known highlights of the wind quintet repertoire as well as some less well known pieces, including a premier recording of Carrapatoso's Five Elegies. The group's sparkling performance of the Six Bagatelles has the benefit of direct input from Gyorgy Ligeti himself in preparatory sessions for this recording.