The wind players of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra have a long tradition of taking on the rich literature of wind chamber music. The French repertoire from the Romantic, Impressionist and Modern periods has always played a prominent role in this field. The new programme builds a bridge from the era of Paul Taffanel, born in 1844, whose wind quintet is one of the best-known and most influential French chamber works of the 19th century, to the ironic and playful experiments of neoclassicism: to the »new simplicity« that has characterized the music of Ibert, Francaix and Poulenc since the 1920s.
PERFORMERS
Yeojin Han flute
Benjamin Völkel oboe
Stephan Mayrhuber clarinet
Nicola Contini bassoon
Edouard Cambreling french horn
Ulrike Payer piano
PROGRAM
Jacques Ibert
Trois pièces brèves for Wind Quintett
Claude Paul Taffanel
Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in G minor
Jean Françaix
Quintet No. 1 for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn
Francis Poulenc
Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano, FP 100