Carion Quintet - Northwind: Latvian Woodwind Quintets [CD]

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The Carion Wind Quintet turn their attention to Latvian wind repertoire for their latest album, 'Northwind'.

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Even though for the past several years the Carion Quintet has had two wonderful Latvian musicians (Egils Sefers and Egils Upatnieks) as members, we have only recorded music by Danish and other Western European composers. We were therefore very pleased to respond to the invitation from Skani to compile a selection of works by Latvian composers for its series dedicated to Latvia's centennial.rFor this album we have selected and recorded what are, in our opinion, the very best of approximately twenty exceptional, noteworthy works by Latvian composers for woodwind quintet. It is possible, of course, that our decisions regarding these three composers were swayed by the teachers of our Latvian musicians u2013 the oboist Vilnis Pelnens and the clarinetist Girts Paze were the first to perform these pieces and have thus largely influenced subsequent performances. But the music of Zemzaris, Plakidis and Vasks also appealed to us, as well as surprised us to some extent, because of how skillfully and yet differently each composer felt the unique colour and roles of the various wind instruments in an ensemble, how he appreciated the special texture and palette of the quintet. Also, how harmoniously the creative pursuits of these then still very young composers fit together here with their sense of beauty, taste and expression of genuine emotion.rThis is not simply well-written music for quintet; it is good music in and of itself. The seeming simplicity and sincerity of this music provides profound emotional and spiritual joy u2013 all in all, it is perhaps the most beautiful material found in the quintet repertoire.rCarion

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Carion Quintet's Nielsens Footsteps release in 2015 with Odradek label received 5 star reviews from BBC Magazine, Gramophone, was featured on BBC 3 and was chosen as top classical album of 2015 on iTunes.

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ReviewsrMusically and interpretatively, the five musicians of Carion do more than justice to these composers. They are close to the original in almost all pieces, and they tell a story which is still too unknown to the listeners of Latvian composers that are much worth to listen to. Five stars. --Kultur-Port.de, 28.04.2017 u2013 Claus Friede

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This is a varied program with some tone poems and more abstract Latvian works, excellently served by the ensemble Carion. --Pizzicato.lu, 01.06.2017 u2013 Norbert Tischer

Imants Zemzaris: Four Preludes on a Theme by Alfreds Kalnins u2013 Allegretto

Imants Zemzaris: Four Preludes on a Theme by Alfreds Kalnins u2013 Allegretto

Imants Zemzaris: Four Preludes on a Theme by Alfreds Kalnins u2013 Allegretto

Imants Zemzaris: Four Preludes on a Theme by Alfreds Kalnins u2013 Andante, rubato

Imants Zemzaris: u201cVoiceu201d for solo clarinet

Peteris Plakidis: u201cPrelude and Pulsationu201c Prelude

Peteris Plakidis: u201cPrelude and Pulsationu201c Pulsation

Peteris Plakidis: u201cTwo Sketchesu201d for solo oboe u2013 Rubato

Peteris Plakidis: u201cTwo Sketchesu201d for solo oboe u2013 Poco vivo

Peteris Vasks:u201cMusic for Fleeting Birdsu201d

Peteris Vasks: u201cIn Memory of a Friendu201d

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