The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 • 8 p.m.
The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet continues to astonish audiences worldwide with their range of expression, their tonal spectrum and their conceptual unity. Indeed many listeners and critics agree that the ensemble has succeeded in virtually redefining the sound of the classic wind quintet. Their repertoire covers not only the entire spectrum of the wind quintet literature but also includes works for enlarged ensemble, including the Sextets of Janáček and Reinicke or the Septets of Hindemith and Koechlin.
The ensemble's commitment to the wind quintet repertoire is passionate and their recordings have received critical accolades worldwide - many of these recordings are already widely held to be "definitive" or "reference" performances. Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet Web site
Listen to audio:
Beethoven Quintet for piano & winds, Op. 16 (3rd mvt., excerpt) BIS 1552
Danzi Quintet, Op 56, No. 3 (3rd mvt., excerpt) BIS 552
Nielsen Quintet (3rd mvt., excerpt) BIS 1332
Ticket Prices:
$28 Orchestra/Parterre • $20 Mezzanine/ Balcony (Gen. Adm.)