This page lists all recordings of Sextet for Piano and Wind Instruments, H. 174, by Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) on CD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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The eminent Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (BPWQ) has recorded a number of discs for BIS, with their latest CD here featuring three composers born in what is now the Czech Republic. The disc opens with a wind quintet by Anton Reicha, who in the early 19th century ‘invented’ the entire genre, and closing with one of the absolute pinnacles in 20th-century chamber music for winds, namely Janáček’s Mládí (‘Youth’) from 1924. Framed by these two is Martinů’s Sextet for piano and winds, written in Paris in 1929 and with echoes of both Bohemian music and jazz elements. The only work in this scored for ‘regular’ wind quintet is Reicha's Quintet in E flat major alongside three rarely heard works from Reicha which use a cor anglais instead of an oboe. A duo for piccolo and piano is also included here: Janáček’s two-minute-long March of the Bluebirds; a work based on recollections of his youth. “It will hardly come as a surprise that this is ensemble playing of the highest standard from performers of immense experience - one is seldom conscious of such trifles as chording and intonation posing even the slightest difficulty. Their individual virtuosity is no less considerable.” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Fenwick Smith (flute), Sally Pinkas (piano), John Ferrillo (oboe), Thomas Martin (clarinet), Richard Ranti and Suzanne Nelson (bassoons), Haldan Martinson (violin) & Rhonda Ryder (cello) | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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“Supported by a warmly resonant recording the Ensemble Villa Musica performs all these works with consummate brilliance. Their rendition of the Nonet is particularly distinguished, projecting great rhythmic incisiveness and clarity of texture in the opening Poco Allegro and a real sense of mystery in the ensuing Andante.” BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2007 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Martinu - Works Inspired by Jazz and Sport
Frantisek Rauch, Zdenek Jilek, Jan Panenka (all piano), Karel Dlouhy (clarinet), Jiri Formacek (bassoon), Bruno Belcik (violin), Milos Sadlo (cello), Vaclav Junek (trumpet) Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra resp., Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Wind Quintet, Zbynek Vostrak, Petr Vronsky | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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