Sounds of the North

This programme of Norwegian and Danish chamber music begins with Madsen’s Hommage à Francis Poulenc, Op. 114, for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano. Piotr Pyc and colleagues also perform sonatas by Otto Mortensen and Niels Viggo Bentzon, followed by Carl Nielsen’s Wind Quintet. DUX reproduces a March 2016 Pizzicato notice praising the ensemble’s partnership and the programme’s character: “The partnership of the musicians around Piotr Pyc makes for brilliant results in this vivid and cosy program.” ^{[1] [2]}

Release information. Released in 2016.

Performers: Piotr Pyc (oboe and cor anglais), Dagmara Niedziela (piano), Maria Grochowska (flute), Roman Widaszek (clarinet), Tadeusz Tomaszewski (horn), Marek Barański (bassoon)
Label / catalogue: DUX · DUX1260

Track listing

1. Trygve Madsen — Hommage à Francis Poulenc, Op. 114: I. Allegro
2. Trygve Madsen — Hommage à Francis Poulenc, Op. 114: II. Poco adagio
3. Trygve Madsen — Hommage à Francis Poulenc, Op. 114: III. Allegretto
4. Otto Mortensen — Oboe Sonata: I. Moderato
5. Otto Mortensen — Oboe Sonata: II. Allegro vivace
6. Niels Viggo Bentzon — Cor anglais Sonata, Op. 71: I. Moderato
7. Niels Viggo Bentzon — Cor anglais Sonata, Op. 71: II. Allegro ma non troppo
8. Niels Viggo Bentzon — Cor anglais Sonata, Op. 71: III. Moderato
9. Niels Viggo Bentzon — Cor anglais Sonata, Op. 71: IV. Allegro molto
10. Carl Nielsen — Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: I. Allegro ben moderato
11. Carl Nielsen — Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: II. Menuetto
12. Carl Nielsen — Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: III. Praeludium – Tema con variazioni

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Sources

1. DUX: album information and press notice
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