Music for Wind - Brian Elias

Music for Wind - Brian Elias

SIGCD796 (Signum Classics, CD)

FIRST RELEASE (20 September 2024)

Playing time: 67'19"
Tracks: 20
Booklet pages: 16
℗ 2024 Signum Records Ltd
© 2024 Signum Records Ltd
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Reviewer: Geoff Pearce
Review of Music for Wind - Brian Elias published on 21 September 2024

Adam MacKenzie, bassoon (tracks 1-3)
Chamber Domaine (tracks 1-3)
Thomas Kemp, conductor (tracks 1-3)
David Zucchi, baritone saxophone (track 4)
Nicholas Daniel, oboe (tracks 5-9)
Sacconi Quartet (tracks 5-9)
Mark Simpson, clarinet (tracks 10-20)
Amy Harman, bassoon (tracks 16-20)

Brian Elias:

Capriccio
1 I
2 II
3 III

4 Arioso

Oboe Quintet
5 I
6 II
7 III
8 IV
9 V

Birds Practise Songs in Dreams
10 I
11 II
12 III
13 IV
14 V
15 VI

Five Bagatelles
16 I
17 II
18 III
19 IV
20 V

Issued as part of a double launch (with Music for Strings: Brian Elias), Music for Wind is an album of first recordings of music by Brian Elias. Spanning more than thirty-five years, the music includes ensemble pieces, a multi-movement work for solo clarinet and a duet for clarinet and bassoon.

Recorded 7-11 October 2021 at All Saints Church, Durham Road, London N2 9NH, UK.