Jaźwinski, Barbara (1950- )Dreams of Vagabond Winds (11:19) 2021, Publisher: American Composers Edition Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon In composer’s own words: Dreams of Vagabond Winds was composed in 2021 for the Sonora Winds ensemble. The work is highly virtuosic, exploring idiomatic, coloristic and textural characteristics of the oboe, the clarinet, and the bassoon … Read more
Bacewicz, Grażyna (1909-1969)Quintet for Wind Instruments (10:00) Paris, 1932 Publisher: PWM (c1978) I. AllegroII. Air- AndanteIII. AllegrettoIV. Vivo Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. Bacewicz’s compositional output can be divided into four periods: 1932-44, 1945-54, 1955-60, 1961-69. This award-winning quintet (1st prize at the Concours de la Societe “Aide aux femmes de professions libres” … Read more
Widłak, Wojciech (1971- )Salve Regina-alegoria na trio stroikowe/Salve Regina- an allegory for Reed Trio (7:30) 2004/2005 Publisher: PWM (c2005) Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon In the composer’s own words: “Salve Regina-an allegory for reed trio” was composed in the final weeks of my composition teacher Marek Stachowski’s life. While working on the … Read more
Świder, Józef (1930-2014)Miniatury Liryczne/Lyrical Miniatures (12:00) 1975 Publisher: PWM (c1978) I. LarghettoII. AllegroIII. AndanteIV. AnimatoV. LentoVI. AllegrettoVII. Larghetto Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon Świder’s style is characterized by an emphasis on operatic and dramatic melody, and freedom of expression. Often the composer employs dynamic extremes to create the dramatic contrast. The title … Read more
Stachowski, Marek (1936-2004)Pezzo Grazioso (10:00) 1982 Publisher: PWM (c1995) Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon This work, even though written in 1982, exhibits the same nostalgic leaning towards classical forms of expression that can be heard in Polish chamber music throughout the 60s. However, the difference is that the composer develops these … Read more
Spisak, Michał (1914-1965)Quintet (11:04) Paris, 1948 Publisher: Euterpe (c2005) I. Allegro moderatoII. AndanteIII. Andante-Allegro Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon Commissioned by the Polish Composer’s Union, this work is dedicated to Martha Thibault, the composer’s mother in-law. Hailed as one of the best Polish wind quintets of the 20th century, it is … Read more
Spisak, Michał (1914-1965)Sonatina (10:00) Paris, 1946 Publisher: PWM (c1959) I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. Allegro Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This composition was dedicated to the French Trio Daraux and it is noted that one of the first performances was at the Prague Spring Festival in 1948. This neoclassical composition is very angular and chromatic, … Read more
Spisak, Michał (1914-1965)Duetto Concertante (14:00) Paris, 1949 Publisher: Ricordi Paris (c1956) I. LentoII. AllegroIII. AndanteIV. Allegro Instrumentation: viola, bassoon Spisak was a busy composer during the war and even busier after the war. Many times he would compose several pieces at the same time. He began the work on this duet while … Read more
Pietrzak, Bernard (1924-1978)Trio (6:30) 1964 Publisher: PWM (c1972) Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This minimalistic, highly dissonant work is structurally built of sound blocks of repeated notes played with defined block dynamics. Each block for each instrument can be built out of 3-6 notes. The blocks are timed in seconds, and in many … Read more
Palester, Roman (1907-1989)Trio (14:30) 1967 Publisher: PWM (c2004) Allegro giusto, decisoAndante affettuoso e flessibileAllegro moderato Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon The main characteristics of this composition are the rhythm and material lightness in the faster movements, plus canonic texture treatment and the constant use of intervals of a second, seventh and fifth in … Read more