Focus Wind Quintet / Robert Groslot
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Description
Hidden Factts is a wonderful disc of Flemish music for various woodwind combinations written by the likes of Robert Groslot, Erik Desimpelaere, Piet Swerts, Bram Van Camp and Jan Huylebroeck.
Robert Groslot's Hibernaculum (2015) begins almost cinematically. The
flute and the clarinet swiftly transport us to an idyllic landscape with their
compelling melodic dialogue, in which they are subsequently joined by the
oboe, bassoon, and horn.
The engraving on copper made in 1590 entitled Canticum Canticorum contains
the music of a motet by Andreas Pevernage from Harelbeek; this engraving
forms the subject of Les cinq Motets d'Mirage (2010) by Erik Desimpelaere.
Unlike the two previous works, Piet Swerts' Interaction (2015) was not inspired
by a non-musical concept. It is abstract music that researches the interaction
between a wind quintet and a piano by means of the music itself.
Bram Van Camp's fascination for audibly distinct layers of sound that develop
independently of each other lies at the heart of his Hidden Facts (2004).
Although there are dozens of layers concealed within this composition, the
use of only five instruments means that they can never all sound at once. A
particular layer can remain inaudible for an indefinite period, but will then
resurface at other moments; it has never completely disappeared from sight.
Tracklisting
Ensemble Les Alizes, Clemence Comte
Mihai Cocea, Oana Zamfir
Musica Gloria, Nele Vertommen, Beniamino Paganini
Luc Berge, Jan Michiels, Inge Spinette, Ilse Eerens
Ryelandt Trio, Linde Verjans, Seamus Hickey
Jonas Seeberg
Bruno Monteiro, Joao Paulo Santos
Hendrickje Van Kerckhove, Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Severine Sierens, Hannelore Vermeir, Hans Ryckelynck,
Walter Weller; Various Orchestras
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos; Various Orchestras
Quatuor Molinari
Luc Beausejour
Ariane Brisson; Philip Chiu
Tomas Vrana, Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Gabor Kali
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra|Riccardo Chailly
The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Britten Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas
