Quintettes dédiés à Haydn Pentaedre Ensemble

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 "Spring" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet):
• 1 String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 "Spring" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): I. Allegro vivace assai 07:55
• 2 String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 "Spring" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): II. Menuetto 07:37
• 3 String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 "Spring" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): III. Andante cantabile 07:30
• 4 String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387 "Spring" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): IV. Molto allegro 06:15
• String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421 (Arr. M. Carpentier for Wind Quintet):
• 5 String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421 (Arr. M. Carpentier for Wind Quintet): I. Allegro moderato 07:10
• 6 String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421 (Arr. M. Carpentier for Wind Quintet): II. Andante 06:01
• 7 String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421 (Arr. M. Carpentier for Wind Quintet): III. Menuetto 03:42
• 8 String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421 (Arr. M. Carpentier for Wind Quintet): IV. Allegretto ma non troppo 07:57
• String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428 (Arr. M. Lussier for Wind Quintet):
• 9 String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428 (Arr. M. Lussier for Wind Quintet): I. Allegro non troppo 07:14
• 10 String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428 (Arr. M. Lussier for Wind Quintet): II. Andante con moto 08:55
• 11 String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428 (Arr. M. Lussier for Wind Quintet): III. Menuetto 05:43
• 12 String Quartet No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K. 428 (Arr. M. Lussier for Wind Quintet): IV. Allegro vivace 06:11
• String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet):
• 13 String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): I. Allegro vivace assai 08:50
• 14 String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): II. Menuetto 04:16
• 15 String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): III. Adagio 07:12
• 16 String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): IV. Allegro assai 06:56
• String Quartet No. 18 in A Major, K. 464 (Arr. N. Forget for Wind Quintet):
• 17 String Quartet No. 18 in A Major, K. 464 (Arr. N. Forget for Wind Quintet): I. Allegro 07:01
• 18 String Quartet No. 18 in A Major, K. 464 (Arr. N. Forget for Wind Quintet): II. Menuetto 05:27
• 19 String Quartet No. 18 in A Major, K. 464 (Arr. N. Forget for Wind Quintet): III. Andante 10:48
• 20 String Quartet No. 18 in A Major, K. 464 (Arr. N. Forget for Wind Quintet): IV. Allegro non troppo 06:35
• String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonant" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet):
• 21 String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonant" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): I. Adagio. Allegro 11:22
• 22 String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonant" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): II. Andante cantabile 07:25
• 23 String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonant" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): III. Menuetto. Allegretto 04:51
• 24 String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonant" (Arr. G. Emerson for Wind Quintet): IV. Allegro molto 08:15
• Total Runtime 02:51:08

Info for Quintettes dédiés à Haydn

Mozart’s six quartets dedicated to Haydn are featured in new arrangements by Geoffrey Emerson for the Canadian wind ensemble Pentaèdre.

“The dearth of real wind quintets by Mozart — owing to the fact that this grouping of instruments did not really become popular until after his death — prompted us to complete the work begun by the tireless Geoffrey Emerson in arranging the series of six quartets for wind quintet,” writes bassoonist Mathieu Lussier.

A unique ensemble on the Canadian musical landscape, Pentaèdre explores a diversified and original chamber music repertoire, developed in the tradition of music for winds. Founded in 1985, the five musicians forming the quintet are recognized for the talent, technique, precision and color they bring to their performances.

The past ten years have seen Pentaèdre inviting renowned guests artists such as tenors Christoph Prégardien and Rufus Muller, baritones Russell Braun and Phillip Addis, soprano Karina Gauvin, and pianists Naida Cole, David Jalbert and Iwan Llewelyn-Jones, while pursuing collaborations with chamber ensembles like Penderecki String Quartet, Molinari Quartet, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet and I Musici de Montréal. Pentaèdre has toured extensively across Canada, and also in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.

Pentaèdre

David Jalbert
is one of the most remarkable talents of the new generation of pianists. With his personal style, incomparable stage presence and refined ear, he has wowed audiences and critics everywhere in North America: “a deeply musical pianist ” (Cleveland Plain Dealer), “a virtuoso in the best sense of the word ” (La Presse), “…wide-ranging musical imagination, phenomenal technique, and anunerring lightness of being ” (The Toronto Star).

Mr.Jalbert also performs with his dynamic piano trio (with violinist Jasper Wood and cellist Yegor Dyachkov) under the name “Triple Forte ”. He has collaborated with the Alcan Quartet, as well as with pianists Anton Kuerti and Naida Cole. Mr.Jalbert is the 2007 winner of the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize of the Canada Council for the Arts.

David Jalbert has been a guest soloist with many great orchestras,such as the Montreal Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, the Toronto Symphony, the Winnipeg Symphony, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the CBC Radio Orchestra and the National Symphony of Ireland, and has collaborated with conductors like Skitch Henderson, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bramwell Tovey, Jacques Lacombe, Marc David, Dmitry Liss and Mario Bernardi.

He has performed in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Europe; his vast repertoire of solo and chamber music stretches from Bach to Ligeti.Mr.Jalbert ’s interests in literature,cinema,rock ’n ’roll and blues shine through in his musical selections, which can be heard regularly on CBC Radio and Radio-Canada broadcasts.

David Jalbert holds two Artist Diplomas: one from the Juilliard School in New York, the other from the Glenn Gould Professional School in Toronto. He received his Master’s Degree from the Université de Montréal at age 21, winning the Governor General’s Gold Medal for the best results of all of the University ’s graduate students. His main teachers have been Jerome Lowenthal, Marc Durand, André Laplante and Pauline Charron. He has also worked with Leon Fleisher,John Perry, Claude Frank, Gilbert Kalish and Marylin Engle.

Pentaèdre
Since its creation in 1985, Pentaèdre has focused on the discovery of chamber music repertoires, including diverse, original and lesser known works. Passionate chamber musicians, the members of the group have explored the classic repertoire for wind quintet as much as orchestral works and transcriptions.The ensemble operates as an open group, welcoming conductors, instrumentalists, soloists and other groups, transforming itself as need be into a chamber orchestra,to offer a wider repertoire to its audience.

Like the geometric figure from which it takes its name, Pentaèdre consists of five talented musicians, whose technique and musical precision have been widely recognized. Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, each brings its own particular timbre to an ensemble whose overall sonority is unique, rich and homogenous - the distinctive feature of the ensemble.

The ensemble is constantly expanding its repertoire and adds about a dozen new works to its credit each season,including premieres (20 since its inception), and commissions from young Quebec composers.

Aside from numerous concerts given throughout Quebec, Pentaèdre toured several times within Canada, the U.S.and Europe. Highlights of its tours include concerts at the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Orford Arts Festival, the National Gallery in Ottawa (Espace Musique), Carnegie Hall in New York, the Strasbourg Festival Musica (with the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne), and the Baie-des-Chaleurs Festival.

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