New Releases, July 2009

CD268: ANTON REICHA, WOODWIND QUINTETS vol. 8: op. 99, nos. 3 & 4. Westwood Wind Quintet. UPC 00941472682-7.

This is the 7th release in the on-going series of 12 CDs of the 24 woodwind quintets by Anton Reicha. The Westwood Wind Quintet has completed the recordings of all 24 quintets and Crystal Records will be releasing the rest of them as production is completed.

Reicha (1770-1836) was one of the most respected composers of his time. He was a friend of Beethoven and Haydn, and was the teacher of Berlioz, Liszt, Gounod, and Franck. “Each one [of the 24 quintets] is a masterpiece of the highest order. They are symphonies in miniature. Those who ignore this legacy are missing out not only on some terrific wind music but on some of the finest music ever penned.” (Ritter, Audiophile Audition) “The Westwood Wind Quintet has a standard of ensemble playing that is nothing short of breathtaking.” (International Record Review)

CD710: Wind Effusions. DANILO LOZANO, FLUTE; DAVID MULLER, BASSOON. UPC 00941477102-5. Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras #6; Hanning Schröder, Music for Flute and Bassoon; Pierre Gabaye, Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon; Willson Osborne, Rhapsody for Bassoon; Astor Piazzolla, Etudes Tanguistiques (nos. 3 & 4); Jan Bach, Music for a Low-Budget Epic; Eugene Bozza, Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon. This CD features many of the standard as well as lesser-known duos for flute and bassoon. Danilo Lozano, a founding member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, has recorded on all Hollywood Bowl releases. David Muller is former principal of the Mexico City Philharmonic and was bassoonist with the Westwood Wind Quintet for many years

GCD116/117: FERDINAND HILLER, WORKS FOR PIANO SOLO. Adrian Ruiz, Piano. UPC 00941481162-2. 2 CD set; list price $33.90.

The Three Piano Sonatas, Huit Mésures Variées, Variations, Capriccio, 2 Impromptus, 24 Etudes

Ferdinand Hiller (1811-1885) was one of the most universal musical personalities of his time: piano virtuoso, composer of more than 200 works from all genres, music theorist, founder and leader of the Cologne Music Conservatoire, music author, conductor, and long-standing organizer of the Lower Rhine Music Festival.

Adrian Ruiz s a native of Los Angeles and cum laude graduate of the University of Southern California. He received early training with Jakob Gimpel, Ethel Leginska, Jose Iturbi, and Lillian Steuber. At the Curtis Institute he extensively coached with Mistislav Horozowski and Rudolf Serkin. Ruiz has performed as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, and other major orchestras and has appeared in recitals throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Mexico. He has several other Genesis CDs of numerous works by neglected Romantic era composers.

Genesis Records is an independent label specializing in lesser-known Romantic composers, with an emphasis on piano works. The label is exclusively distributed by Crystal Records.

List price is the same as all others in the Crystal catalog: $16.95 each CD, or $33.90 for a 2-CD set..

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