Music From Paris

Atlanta Chamber Winds, Robert J. Ambrose (conductor)

Catalog #: TROY1127
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Format: Digital
Chamber

The Atlanta Chamber Winds led by Robert J. Ambrose, offer a sparkling concert of music for wind ensemble by composers who lived and worked in Paris. All but one (the Pierné) are world premiere recordings and offer a substantial addition to the wind ensemble discography. Perhaps most interesting is Francis Chagrin who was born in Bucharest as Alexander Paucker but moved to Paris in 1928 and changed his name. He was most famous for his film music but he also wrote chamber music, two symphonies and songs.

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Title Composer Performer
Octuor pour Instruments à Vent Claude Pascal Atlanta Chamber Winds, Robert J. Ambrose, conductor
Dixtuor pour Instruments à Vent Claude Arrieu Atlanta Chamber Winds, Robert J. Ambrose, conductor
Suite Jules Mouquet Atlanta Chamber Winds, Robert J. Ambrose, conductor
London Sketches: Petite Suite Humoristique François Casadesus Atlanta Chamber Winds, Robert J. Ambrose, conductor
Pastorale Variée dans le Style Ancien, Op. 30 Gabriel Pierné Atlanta Chamber Winds, Robert J. Ambrose, conductor
Sept Petite Pièces pour 8 Instruments Francis Chagrin Atlanta Chamber Winds, Robert J. Ambrose, conductor

Reviews

  • "...No matter the style, though, these are Frenchmen at work, and each piece requires superb technical command, careful balance, sensitivity, energy, and humor. Fortunately, the Atlanta Chamber Winds bring all of this to table and more; each individual is an accomplished professional who shines as a brilliant soloist and yet blends seamlessly into a colorful soundscape. ...Ambrose deserves kudos for putting together a first-rate group and supervising an excellent recording debut."

    – American Record Guide

  • "These performances...are nothing less than impeccable and thoroughly idiomatic; a group of actual French musicians could not improve upon them."

    – Fanfare

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