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Piano and Wind / Ashkenazy, Reykjavik Wind Quintet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Quintet, for flute, clarinet, horn, basson & piano in B flat major; Jean Françaix: L' heure du berge...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vovka; Gudmundsson, Hafsteinn; Johannesson, Einar; Kolbeinsson, Dadi; Ognibene, Joseph; Wilkinson, Bernhardur
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Ensemble: Reykjavik Wind Quintet

"There is something very special about French chamber music for wind instruments and this collection is a splendid example. Vovka Ashkenazy and the Reykjavik Wind...continue...

French Wind Music / Reykjavik Wind Quintet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-05-23

Works: Jacques Ibert: Pièces brèves (3) for Wind Quintet; Jean Françaix: Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon no 1; Darius Milhaud: La cheminée du roi René, Op....
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Ensemble: Reykjavik Wind Quintet

The Penguin Guide
A delightful recital for late-night listening. Elegant, crisp playing from this accomplished Icelandic ensemble.
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