PROGRAM
The Dorian Wind Quintet
Musical Gifts: Hailed by TIME magazine as "one of chamber music’s most sparkling and eloquent ensembles," the Dorian Wind Quintet joins Bill McGlaughlin in the studio this week for a program that shows us why. After performing music of Anton Reicha, "the father of the wind quintet," the fivesome offers three imaginative new variations on his beloved E-flat Major Quintet-works written by living composers specifically to celebrate the Dorians' forty years together as an ensemble. Along with anniversary variations by Richard Rodney Bennett, George Perle and Lee Hoiby, we'll also hear charming music of Darius Milhaud and Lalo Shifrin, all played with the quintet's customary virtuosity and verve.
MUSIC PLAYED IN THE PROGRAM
- Darius Milhaud: La Cheminée du Roi René, Op. 205 (The Chimney of King René)
—I. Cortège
—II. Aubade (Morning Serenade)
—III. Jongleurs (Jugglers)
—IV. La Malousinglade
—VI. Chasse A Valabre (Hunting at Valabre) - Anton Reicha: Quintet in Eb Major, Op. 88, No. 2
—III. Poco Andante-Grazioso
—IV. Finale-Allegretto - Anniversary Variations on a Theme of Reicha
—Theme: Andante Grazioso from Quintet in Eb Major, Op. 88, No. 2, mvmt. III
—I. Richard Rodney Bennett: Con Eleganza
—II.George Perle: Four Variations
—IV. Lee Hoiby: Finale: Andante/Lento/Allegro - Lalo Shifrin: "La Nouvelle Orleans"
MIXED COMPANY
Mixed Company is written by Saint Paul Sunday staff, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the show and the classical music they love.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Artist profile: Dorian Wind Quartet
