Various Artists: Hidden Gems - SUPER-AUDIO CD

Title: Hidden Gems
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Pentatone
Product Type: SUPER-AUDIO CD
UPC: 827949069666
Genre: Classical, Classical Crossover
Release Date: 2018-06-01
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: HYBRID SACD

Calefax is an internationally acclaimed ensemble of reed players renowned for performing their own arrangements and newly commissioned compositions for the unique combination of oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon. Switching genres and periods with consummate ease, this adventurous new release for Pentatone from the reed quintet Calefax is a superb collection of well-honed arrangements of less familiar works, all played with the ensemble's customary verve, passion, and mellow sound. From the frothy virtuosity of Corelli and Locatelli to the haunting beauty of Gesualdo, Satie, and the heartfelt introspection of Nina Simone, it's an astonishingly varied and intriguing programme. As well as pieces by Franck and Janácek, it includes one commission, Look for Me by Nico Muhly, based on an American folk song, and an arrangement of the Chinese popular song Er Quan Ying Yue. All these pieces have regularly featured in Calefax's concerts and they fully showcase the ensemble's versatility and mastery.

Tracks:
1.1 I. Allegro
1.2 II. Allegro
1.3 III. Presto
1.4 Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12, 'La Folia'
1.5 For All We Know
1.6 Tu M'uccidi, O Crudele
1.7 Look for Me
1.8 Er Quan Ying Yue
1.9 Prélude
1.10 Interlude
1.11 Fugue and Variation
1.12 IV. Rondo
1.13 En y Regardant À Deux Fois
1.14 Passer
1.15 Encore
1.16 Motet
1.17 Zdenka Variations
1.18 Nymphes Des Bois