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Haydn Connections, vol.2 (2022)

Largely by Haydn′s hand, the Classical era saw a newly innovative approach to instrumental writing emerge. In the chamber music of the eighteenth century, wind instruments and their distinct timbres took on new expressive significance. The divertimenti and serenades of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven foreshadow the colorful audacity of later generations of composers. Taking Haydn′s Divertimento as a point of departure, Volume 2 brings listeners into the twentieth century with Béla Bartók′s Contrasts, composed in 1938 for the jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman.

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Divertimento in D major, Hob. II:D18 | Joseph Haydn (9:02)

• Mark Almond, Horn
• Steven Dibner, Bassoon
• Peter Kolkay, Bassoon
• Kevin Rivard, Horn
• James Austin Smith, Oboe
• Stephen Taylor, Oboe

Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin, and Viola, op. 25 | Ludwig van Beethoven (23:58)

• Sooyun Kim, Flute
• Paul Neubauer, Viola
• James Thompson, Violin

Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano | Béla Bartók (18:51)

• Gilbert Kalish, Piano
• Bixby Kennedy, Clarinet
• Kristin Lee, Violin

Tarantelle in A minor for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano, op. 6 | Camille Saint-Saëns (6:30)

• Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet
• Sooyun Kim, Flute
• Hyeyeon Park, Piano

Serenade in E−flat major for Winds, K. 375 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (24:11)

• Mark Almond, Horn
• Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet
• Steven Dibner, Bassoon
• Bixby Kennedy, Clarinet
• Peter Kolkay, Bassoon
• Kevin Rivard, Horn
• James Austin Smith, Oboe
• Stephen Taylor, Oboe

Artists

• Mark Almond, Horn
• Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet
• Steven Dibner, Bassoon
• Jennifer Frautschi, Solo Violin
• Gilbert Kalish, Piano
• Bixby Kennedy, Clarinet
• Sooyun Kim, Flute
• Peter Kolkay, Bassoon
• Kristin Lee, Violin
• Paul Neubauer, Viola
• Hyeyeon Park, Piano
• Kevin Rivard, Horn
• Stephen Taylor, Oboe
• James Thompson, Violin

Total Time: 1:20:52
Year Recorded: 2022