(Updated 15 January 2003)

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Classical CDs - Woodwind Ensembles
 
Vol 1 - Barber, Carter, Cage, Schuller Aulos Wind Quintet  Karl Theo Adler clarinet, Diethelm Jonas oboe, Peter Rijks flute, Ralph Sabow bassoon, and Dietmar Ullrich horn.  Koch Schwann, February 25, 1993. Samuel Barber Summer Music Op. 31; John Cage Music for Wind Instruments; Elliott Carter Quintet for Winds and Eight Etudes and a Fantasy for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon; and Gunther Schuller Suite for Wind Quintet. Order Now
Vol 3 - Jean Françaix Aulos Wind Quintet  Karl Theo Adler clarinet, Diethelm Jonas oboe, Peter Rijks flute, Ralph Sabow bassoon, and Dietmar Ullrich horn.  Koch Schwann, August 12, 1992. Jean Françaix: Quintet for Winds No. 1; Quintet for Winds No. 2;, Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon; and Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon. Order Now
Vol 7 - Hindemith, Eisler, Schönberg  Aulos Wind Quintet  Karl Theo Adler clarinet, Diethelm Jonas oboe, Peter Rijks flute, Ralph Sabow bassoon, and Dietmar Ullrich horn.  Koch Schwann, May 23, 1994.  Paul Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet Op. 24 No. 2, Hanns Eisler Divertimento for Wind Quintet Op. 4, and Arnold Schoenberg Quintet for Winds Op. 26. Order Now
Vol 8 - Darius Milhaud Aulos Wind Quintet  Karl Theo Adler clarinet, Diethelm Jonas oboe, Peter Rijks flute, Ralph Sabow bassoon, and Dietmar Ullrich horn.  Koch Schwann, August 17, 1999.  Darius Milhaud: Sonata for Flute, Clarinet, Oboe and Piano, Op.47 (with Anthony Spiri piano); La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205; Four Esquisses for Wind Quintet, Op. 227b: Madrigal and Pastoral; Divertissement en trois parties for Wind Quintet, Op. 299b; Quintet for Winds. Order Now
Vol 9 - Ligeti, Seiber, Veress, Kurtag, Denissow  Aulos Wind Quintet  Karl Theo Adler clarinet, Diethelm Jonas oboe, Peter Rijks flute, Ralph Sabow bassoon, and Dietmar Ullrich horn.  Koch Schwann, July 25, 2000. György Ligeti Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet and Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet, Mátyás Seiber Permutazioni a cinque, György Kurtág Quintet for Winds Op. 2, Sándor Veress Diptich, and Edison Denisov Quintet for Winds. Order Now
Cambini, Briccialdi: Wind Quintets Avalon Wind Quintet Naxos, April 22, 1996. Giulio Briccialdi Wind Quintet in D major Op.124; Giuseppe Maria Cambini Wind Quintet No.1 in B major, Wind Quintet No.2 in D minor, and Wind Quintet No.3 in F major. Order Now
Ligeti - Kurtág - Orbán - Szervánsky Berlin Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet Michael Hasel, Fergus McWilliam, Walter Seyfarth, Henning Trog, and Andreas Wittman. Bis, July 13, 1994. György Ligeti Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet and Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet, György Kurtág Quintet for Winds Op. 2, György Orbán Quintet for Winds, Endre Szervánsky Quintet for Winds No. 1. Order Now
 19th Century Music for Wind Instruments19th Century Music for Wind Instruments Biedermeier Woodwind Quintet Frank De Bruine, Eric Hoeprich, Claude Maury, Marten Root, and Marc Vallon. Globe, May 26, 1994. Franz Danzi Three Quintets for Winds  Op. 56 No.1 in B flat major, Gioacchino Rossini Sonata a quattro No. 4 in B flat major, and Anton Reicha Six Quintets for Winds Op. 88 No. 2 in E flat major. Order Now
Krommer: Partitas for Wind Ensemble Budapest Wind Ensemble conducted by Kalman Berkes. Naxos, June 25, 1996. Franz Krommer: Partita for wind octet in F major Op. 57, Octet-Partita in B flat major Op. 78, Octet-Partita in E flat major Op. 71, March No. 3 for Wind Ensemble, March No. 4 for Wind Ensemble, March No. 5 for Wind Ensemble. Order Now
Ravel, Debussy Calefax Reed Quintet Jelte Althuis, Ivar Berix, Raaf Hekkema, Alban Wesly, Eduard Wesly. MDG, May 21, 1996. This group uses all reed instruments including saxophones, no flutes or horns. Claude Debussy: Children's Corner and Six Epigraphes Antiques. Maurice Ravel: Forlane and Le Tombeau De Couperin. Order Now
Byrd, Pärt Calefax Reed Quintet Eduard Wesly oboe and oboe d'amore, Ivar Berix clarinet, Raaf Hekkema saxophone, Jelte Althuis bass clarinet, Alban Wesly bassoon. MDG, June 17, 1997. This group uses all reed instruments including saxophones, no flutes or horns. William Byrd Great Service: Magnificat (with Kai Wessel countertenor), Mass for Five Voices, Senex puerum portabat a 4, and Senex puerum portabat a 5. Arvo Pärt: Arbos, Summa, Pari Intervallo, and Seven Magnificat Antiphons.  Order Now
 Ligeti - Janácek Claude Debussy Wind Quintet Eric Cassen, Romain Guyot, Laurent Lefèvre, Céline Nessi, Laurent Ollé. Harmonia Mundi, May 13, 1997. György Ligeti Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet and Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet. Leos Janácek Youth (Bruno Martinez added) and Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon with the addition of members of the Parisii String Quartet. Order Now
Latin American Images Mexico City Quintet Marilyn Nije clarinet, Joseph Shalita oboe, Asako Arai  flute, Wendy Holdaway bassoon, and Jon Gustely horn with Lourdes Ambriz soprano. 1998. Roberto Sierra Salsa para vientos, Arturo Márquez Danza del mediodía, Victor Rasgado Teocuitlacoztic, Marlos Nobre Quinteto, Alejandro Cardona Zachic #2 , Eugenio Toussaint Momo, Diego Luzuriaga Quinteto silvestre.  Order Now
New Mexican Music for Wind Quintet Mexico City Quintet Marilyn Nije clarinet, Joseph Shalita oboe, Asako Arai  flute, Wendy Holdaway bassoon, and Jon Gustely horn. 1995. Manuel Enríquez Pentamúsica, Federico Ibarra Juegos Nocturnos, Carlos Chávez Soli #2, Ana Lara Aulos, Mario Lavista Cinco Danzas Breves  Order Now
Gale Force The Prairie Winds Susan Warner clarinet, Jonathan Keeble flute, Johanna Cox oboe, Timothy McGovern bassoon, and David Griffin horn. Albany Records, September 19, 2000.  John Harbison Quintet for Winds, Vincent Persichetti Pastorale for Wind Quintet, Jacques Hétu Quintet for Winds, Samuel Barber Summer Music Op. 31, and Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts. Order Now
Nordic Music for Wind Quintet Reykjavík Wind Quintet Hafsteinn Gudmundsson, Einar Johannesson, Dadi Kolbeinsson, Joseph Ognibene, and Bernhardur Wilkinson Chandos, November 28, 2000. Peter E. Rasmussen Quintet for Winds in F major, Lars-Erik Larsson Quattro tempi Op. 55, Carl Nielsen Quintet for Winds Op. 43, Haflidi Hallgrimsson Intarsia. Order Now

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