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卡雷爾.胡薩: (五首詩)木管五重奏/(回憶)木管五重奏與鋼琴合奏曲/(小夜曲)木管五重奏與弦樂,木琴與豎琴
貝菲亞特管樂五重奏
Following the Prague Symphony Orchestra (CD Music for Prague, 2021) and the clarinettist Anna Paulova (2023), the Belfiato Quintet has also headed down the path of discovering the remarkable works of Karel Husa, a Pulitzer Prize and Grawemeyer Award winner, and one of the most prominent figures of Czech 20th-century music. Husa went to Paris to study under Nadia Boulanger and Arthur Honegger. After the communist putsch of February 1948, he decided to remain abroad, working at Cornell University in the USA most of his life. He never forgot his homeland, however. This can be heard, for example, in his colourful Serenade for Wind Quintet, Strings, Xylophone and Harp, which draws upon material from his earlier Evocations de Slovaquie. In these works, the composer relived his difficult decision not to return to his homeland. About Recollections for wind quintet and piano, the composer said: "Recollections are vivid, but not exactly precise. The way we remember things is a mix of accuracy and fancy... To accomplish all this, I wanted the composition to develop from simple tones and to return to them, all the while researching new combinations and sonorities in the quintet." Husa put his love of birds into his Five Poems for wind quintet, "for these wonderful creatures, who embellish our lives so magically"; he employs a wide range of musical resources including microtones and aleatory. In the Serenade, the superb Belfiato Quintet is joined by the Prague Philharmonia led by Emmanuel Villaume, and in Recollections by Matous Zukal, a major talent among today's young pianists.
Karel Husa and the Belfiato Quintet – music inspired by freedom, recollections, and birds…
Karel Husa
Five Poems for Wind Quintet
1. I. Walking Birds. Moderato marciale 02:04
2. II. Happy Birds. Quasi recitativo 02:18
3. III. Interlude. Lamenting Bird. Adagio 01:12
4. IV. With a Dead Bird. Poco più vivo 04:05
5. V. Fighting Birds. Vivace 04:01
6. VI. Bird Flying High Above. Maestoso 04:23
Karel Husa
Recollections for Wind Quintet and Piano
7. I. Largo 04:37
8. II. Andante 04:09
9. III. Adagio 03:09
10. IV. Moderato 02:40
11. V. Vivace 04:23
12. VI. Moderato molto 02:08
Karel Husa
Serenade for Wind Quintet, Strings, Xylophone and Harp
13. I. La Montagne 05:25
14. II. La Nuit 04:29
15. III. La Danse 04:47 |
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