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Jean Françaix: Wind Quintets Nos. 1 & 2, L'Heure du Berger / Kammervereinigung Berlin

1 CD / MD&G / 2012-09-11

Works: Jean Françaix: Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon no 1; L' heure du berger, for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & piano; Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon no 2
Performers: Zichner, Frank-Immo
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Ensemble: Kammervereinigung Berlin

Jean Françaix's music represents a rare combination: it is modern and intelligible. When he penned his Wind Quintet No. 1 shortly after World War II,...continue...
Recording information: Fürstliche Reitbahn Arolsen (09/1993)....continue...

Works for Bassoon & Piano by Bozza, Boutry, Francaix, Saint-Saens, Tansman et al. / Rodion Tolmachev, bassoon; Midori Kitagawa, piano

1 CD / MD&G / 2012-04-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for bassoon & piano, in G major, Op. 168; Eugène Bozza: Nocturne-Danse; Recit, Sicillenne et Rondo, for bassoon & piano; Roger Boutry: Interférences for bas...
Performers: Kitagawa, Midori; Tolmachev, Rodion

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
He has won several international competitions and now plays in St Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theater. While it is...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (08/22/2011-08/24/2011)....continue...

Jean Francaix: Chamber Music / Charis Ensemble

1 CD / MD&G / 2012-02-28

Works: Jean Françaix: Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon & strings "A huit"; Quintet for clarinet & string quartet; Divertissement, for bassoon & string quintet
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Ensemble: Charis Ensemble

Gramophone Magazine
The Octet of 1972 is the most engaging of the present works: starting in a romantic pastoral mood, ... and the finale, scored with...continue...
Recording information: Oranienburg in Schloá Nordkirchen (1987)....continue...