Chanson et Danses Oslo kammerakademi

• Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893): Petite symphonie, Op. 216:
• 1 Gounod: Petite symphonie, Op. 216: I. Adagio et Allegretto 05:32
• 2 Gounod: Petite symphonie, Op. 216: II. Andante cantabile 05:22
• 3 Gounod: Petite symphonie, Op. 216: III. Scherzo. Allegro moderato 04:07
• 4 Gounod: Petite symphonie, Op. 216: IV. Finale. Allegretto 04:53
• Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950): Septuor d’instruments à vent, Op. 165:
• 5 Koechlin: Septuor d’instruments à vent, Op. 165: I. Monodie 01:53
• 6 Koechlin: Septuor d’instruments à vent, Op. 165: II. Pastorale 04:35
• 7 Koechlin: Septuor d’instruments à vent, Op. 165: III. Intermezzo 01:53
• 8 Koechlin: Septuor d’instruments à vent, Op. 165: IV. Fugue 01:34
• 9 Koechlin: Septuor d’instruments à vent, Op. 165: V. Sérénité 03:46
• 10 Koechlin: Septuor d’instruments à vent, Op. 165: VI. Fugue 01:43
• Florent Schmitt (1870 - 1958):
• 11 Schmitt: Lied et scherzo, Op. 54 10:23
• Théodore Gouvy (1819 - 1898): Petite suite gauloise, Op. 90:
• 12 Gouvy: Petite suite gauloise, Op. 90: I. Introduction (Adagio) et Menuet (Allegro moderato) 05:06
• 13 Gouvy: Petite suite gauloise, Op. 90: II. Aubade. Moderato 02:08
• 14 Gouvy: Petite suite gauloise, Op. 90: III. Ronde de nuit. Allegretto moderato 01:33
• 15 Gouvy: Petite suite gauloise, Op. 90: IV. Tambourin. Presto 02:21
• Vincent d'Indy (1851 - 1931): Chanson et danses, Op. 50:
• 16 d'Indy: Chanson et danses, Op. 50: I. Chanson 07:11
• 17 d'Indy: Chanson et danses, Op. 50: II. Danses 08:03
• Total Runtime 01:12:03

Info for Chanson et Danses

Flutist, composer, and teacher Paul Taffanel (1844-1908) was to have a decisive influence on the development of chamber music for winds in France. While his work as a flutist and educator can in no way be undervalued, Taffanel’s musical career extended far beyond this. He was also a renowned composer and conductor, and had considerable entrepreneurial talent. In 1879 he founded the Société de musique de chambre pour instruments à vent (Society of Chamber Music for Wind Instruments). The organization’s objective was to expand and promote chamber music repertoire for winds.

Taffanel took the classic octet as his starting point, the orchestration that had given rise to the Harmonie music of Mozart and Beethoven’s time, but the society also aimed to profile soloists and bring new French and foreign works to light.

“A group of artists have just met with the commendable goal of making chamber music for wind instruments better known, something we have far too much neglected at our concerts.”

On this recording, the Oslo Kammerakademi performs chamber works for winds by composers Charles Gounod, Charles Koechlin, Florent Schmitt, Théodore Gouvy, and Vincent d’Indy, several of which were composed for the Société de musique de chambre pour instruments à vent.

Oslo Kammerakademi
David Friedemann Strunck, conductor

Oslo Kammerakademi
is a new ensemble with some of Scandinavia’s leading wind soloists. The Oslo Philharmonic’s solo oboist David Friedemann Strunck is the initiator and artistic director of the ensemble. The ensemble is unique in Scandinavia because it plays chamber music for wind instruments with the classical harmony music instrumentation as a basis, where the ensemble uses historical brass instruments of the baroque, classical and romantic repertoire to give the sound both authenticity and transparency. The ensemble had its debut in Oslo in December 2009 and has quickly developed a reputation for being one of Norway’s most exciting chamber ensembles. In the summer of 2010, Oslo Kammerakademi travelled on their first overseas tour. The ensemble gave two concerts as part of the program of the European capital of culture “Ruhr 2010” in Dortmund. The ensemble’s activities in 2011 consisted, among other things, of concert productions during Glogerfestspillene, Valdres Festival, festivals in Schleswig-Holstein and Rheingau in Germany, as well as a collaboration with NRK P2 in connection with the Svendsen anniversary.

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