COMPOSERS: Krommer
LABELS: Naxos
WORKS: Partita in C, Op. 76; Partitas in E flat, Opp. 69 & 79
PERFORMER: Michael Thompson Wind Ensemble
CATALOGUE NO: 8.554226
Modern instruments, if a touch bland after recent period-instrument revelations, suit these mature, full-blown wind symphonies. Some tuning, of oboes especially, lends a hard edge, but the performance captures admirably rhythmic wit of minuets and spontaneous good humour of fast finales. George Pratt
Krommer: Partita in C, Op. 76; Partitas in E flat, Opp. 69 & 79
Modern instruments, if a touch bland after recent period-instrument revelations, suit these mature, full-blown wind symphonies. Some tuning, of oboes especially, lends a hard edge, but the performance captures admirably rhythmic wit of minuets and spontaneous good humour of fast finales. George Pratt
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:17 pm