{"product_id":"758060","title":"Carion Quintet - Northwind: Latvian Woodwind Quintets [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Carion Wind Quintet turn their attention to Latvian wind repertoire for their latest album, 'Northwind'.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven 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.\\r\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\\r\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\\r\u003cbr\u003eCarion\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarion 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews\\r\u003cbr\u003eMusically 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\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImants Zemzaris: Four Preludes on a Theme by Alfreds Kalnins \\u2013 Allegretto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImants Zemzaris: Four Preludes on a Theme by Alfreds Kalnins \\u2013 Allegretto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImants Zemzaris: Four Preludes on a Theme by Alfreds Kalnins \\u2013 Allegretto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImants Zemzaris: Four Preludes on a Theme by Alfreds Kalnins \\u2013 Andante, rubato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImants Zemzaris: \\u201cVoice\\u201d for solo clarinet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeteris Plakidis: \\u201cPrelude and Pulsation\\u201c Prelude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeteris Plakidis: \\u201cPrelude and Pulsation\\u201c Pulsation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeteris Plakidis: \\u201cTwo Sketches\\u201d for solo oboe \\u2013 Rubato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeteris Plakidis: \\u201cTwo Sketches\\u201d for solo oboe \\u2013 Poco vivo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeteris Vasks:\\u201cMusic for Fleeting Birds\\u201d\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeteris Vasks: \\u201cIn Memory of a Friend\\u201d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55149731807617,"sku":"758060","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/61Q1eWtWcFL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767847365","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/758060","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}