Greek Wind Quintets
GEORGIOS PONIRIDIS (1892-1982): Wind Quintet, YANNIS CONSTANTINIDIS (1903-1984): 10 airs populaires grecs, ANDREAS MAKRIS (1930-2005): Wind Quintet, THEODORE ANTONIOU (b.1935): Wind Quintet No. 2, TAKIS KALOGEROPOULOS (1946-2009): Epirote Chronicle, ALKIS BALTAS (b.1948): Little Suite, GIORGIOS KOUMENDAKIS (b.1959): A Blackbird in the Cricket’s Gorge.
Catalogue Number: 12U046
Label: Naxos
Reference: 8.579037
Format: CD
Price: $11.98
Description: Traditional Greek melodies and rhythms combined with wider stylistic influences make for an attractively varied program; even Poniridis’ 13-minute example of “absolute dissonance” makes use of folk elements. Aeolos Woodwind Quintet.
