Buried Treasure - Francis Poulenc - Randall Thompson - Carl Nielsen - Joaqin Turina - Robert Muczynski - Edouard Lalo - Alan Hovhaness - Clark McAlister - Chamber Music Palm Beach

Sorry for the lil lapse in posting..it had been a busy week, and full of more grief than I would have wished. Here is a quick (and great) offering for now, it's a Klavier Records disc from 2000 called "Buried Treasure" with the ensemble Chamber Music Palm Beach. This is charming music for winds, however there's also some strings (violin, viola, cello, doublebass) in a few of the (equally charming) pieces. It's a nice varied program, the music of Hovhaness following the "Deux Aubades" by Lalo for example. My favorites on the disc are Poulenc's "Mouvments Perpetuels" (I love anything by Poulenc! His chamber music is especially exciting, and he wrote a lot of it thankfully!), as well as Randall Thompson's "Suite" for Oboe, Clarinet and Viola (Randall Thompson is another one of my favorite American composers, I don't understand why it's in fact the "other" American (Virgil) Thompson that gets more attention), and of course the Hovhaness Suite. Not to mention the Nielsen "Serenata.." and Muczynski's "Fragments". (I might as well say I fancy the whole disc, which I do)

I don't have time to write any real info or thoughts about the program right now, however I know that many of you (esp. all you wild and crazy wind addicts out there ;) will truly enjoy listening to all the music presented here. If anyone wishes that I write notes about the disc when I can feel free to let me know. I will try to post other "Buried Treasures" this evening. Enjoy...

Track List:

Francis Poulenc
1. Trois mouvements perp‚tuels, for chamber orchestra (orchestration of piano work, FP 14): Assez Mod‚r
2. Trois mouvements perp‚tuels, for chamber orchestra (orchestration of piano work, FP 14): TrŠs Mod‚r‚
3. Trois mouvements perp‚tuels, for chamber orchestra (orchestration of piano work, FP 14): Alerte

Randall Thompson
4. Suite for oboe, clarinet & viola: Gaio
5. Suite for oboe, clarinet & viola: Adagio Assai
6. Suite for oboe, clarinet & viola: Allegro
7. Suite for oboe, clarinet & viola: Lento Religioso
8. Suite for oboe, clarinet & viola: Grave; Allegretto

Carl Nielsen
9. Serenata in vano, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, cello & double-bass, FS 68: Serenata Invano

Joaquin Turina
10. La Oraci¢n del torero, for lute quartet (or string quartet/string orchestra), Op. 34: La Oraci¢n del

Robert Muczynski
11. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: Waltz
12. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: Solitude
13. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: Holiday
14. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: Reverie
15. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: Exit

Edouard Lalo
16. Aubades (2), for 10 instruments/small orchestra (from opera "Fiesque"): Andante; Allegretto Non Trop
17. Aubades (2), for 10 instruments/small orchestra (from opera "Fiesque"): Andantino

Alaln Hovhaness
18. Suite for English horn & bassoon in D minor, Op. 21: Adagio Espressivo
19. Suite for English horn & bassoon in D minor, Op. 21: Allegro Grazioso
20. Suite for English horn & bassoon in D minor, Op. 21: Andante Espressivo

Clark McAlister
21. Lou's Mountain Bread, for wind quintet, string quartet & double bass: Energetic
22. Lou's Mountain Bread, for wind quintet, string quartet & double bass: Relaxed but Rhythmic
23. Lou's Mountain Bread, for wind quintet, string quartet & double bass: Lively

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Robert Muczynski - Complete works for Flute

Robert Muczynski (March 19, 1929 – May 25, 2010) was an American composer, on the neglected side like so many others who deserve/deserved higher visibility. He was born in Chicago and studied composition with Alexander Tcherepnin at DePaul University in the late 1940s. At age 29 he made his Carnegie Hall debut, performing a program of his own compositions for piano. The 35 movements of various works on the disc average under two minutes each; he is obviously terse--he tosses an attractive idea out and then goes on to the next thing. His mid-20th-century idiom is consistently engaging, and he writes very well for winds. The brief Movements for Wind Quintet is gorgeous, as is the Flute Duets Imo. If you are a fan of flute repertoire in general (I really am) I think you will really enjoy everything here. This was originally released on Marco Polo. Enjoy!

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