WEB FLAC (tracks) – 289 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps – 145 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:02:43Classical | Label: Naxos RecordsWith its unique combination of instruments, the Vienna Reed Quintet creates a new and refreshing sound that differs significantly from that of the conventional wind quintet.

This programme opens up three very special keyboard works to these exhilarating sonorities, starting with the virtuoso dances of Rameau’s descriptively titled suite La Triomphante.

Mozart’s Fantasia has all the stately grandeur of a Bach fantasia, while Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin is a tribute both to his great musical ancestor and to friends who fell during the First World War.

Heri Choi, Cor Anglais, oboeHeinz-Peter Linshalm, clarinetAlfred Reiter, soprano saxophone, alto saxophonePetra Stump-Linshalm, bass clarinetSophie Dartigalongue, bassoonTracklist:Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764): Suite: La Triomphante:01. Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, RCT 1: I. Prélude (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet)02. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): I. Allemande03. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): II. Courante04. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): III. Sarabande05. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): IV. Les trois mains06. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): V. Fanfarinette07. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): VI. La triomphante08. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): VIIa. Gavotte09. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): VIIb. Double I10. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): VIIc. Double II11. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): VIId. Double III12. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): VIIe. Double IV13. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): VIIf. Double V14. Suite in A Minor, RCT 5 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): VIIg. Double VIWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Fantasia in F Minor, K. 608:15. Fantasia in F Minor, K. 608 (Arr. J. Althuis for Reed Quintet)Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): Le tombeau de Couperin:16. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): No. 1, Prélude. Vif17. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): No. 2, Fugue. Allegro moderato18. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): No. 3, Forlane. Allegretto19. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): No. 4, Rigaudon. Assez vif20. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): No. 5, Menuet. Allegro moderato21. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. R. Hekkema for Reed Quintet): No. 6, Toccata. Vif