Ligeti's interest in sonorities and instrumental timbres is well known. François-Xavier Roth and the musicians of Les Siècles, themselves true alchemists of sounds and colors, recorded shimmering interpretations of these three works in 2016, displaying unprecedented clarity and naturalness, and also tremendous humor. They have been superbly remastered for this reissue.
1 Charpentier: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: I. Allegro Con Spirito (Live)
2 Charpentier: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: II. Rubato. Lamentoso (Live)
3 Charpentier: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: III. Allegro Grazioso (Live)
4 Charpentier: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: IV. Presto Ruvido (Live)
5 Charpentier: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: V. (Béla Bartók in Memoriam) - Adagio. Mesto (Live)
6 Charpentier: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: VI. Molto Vivace. Capriccioso (Live)
7 Charpentier: Chamber Concerto: I. Corrente (Fließend), Pour Maedi Wood (Live)
8 Charpentier: Chamber Concerto: II. Calmo, Sostenuto, Pour Traude Cerha (Live)
9 Charpentier: Chamber Concerto: III. Movimento Preciso E Meccanico, Pour Friedrich Cerha (Live)
10 Charpentier: Chamber Concerto: IV. Presto, Pour Walter Schmieding (Live)
11 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: I. Molto Sostenuto E Calmo (Live)
12 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: II. Prestissimo Minaccioso E Burlesco (Live)
13 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: III. Lento (Live)
14 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: IV. Prestissimo Leggiero E Virtuoso (Live)
15 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: V. Presto Staccatissimo E Leggiero (Live)
16 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: VI. Lo Stesso: Presto Staccatissimo E Leggiero (Live)
17 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: VII. Vivo, Energico (Live)
18 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: VIII. Allegro Con Delicatezza (Live)
19 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: IX. Sostenuto, Stridente (Live)
20 Charpentier: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: X. Presto Bizzarro (Live)
Ligeti's interest in sonorities and instrumental timbres is well known. François-Xavier Roth and the musicians of Les Siècles, themselves true alchemists of sounds and colors, recorded shimmering interpretations of these three works in 2016, displaying unprecedented clarity and naturalness, and also tremendous humor. They have been superbly remastered for this reissue.
