Showing posts with label Chicago Symphony Woodwind Quintet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago Symphony Woodwind Quintet. Show all posts

21 June 2011

Chicago Symphony Woodwind Quintet

Here's a fairly rare example of classical music from the small Audiophile label of Saukville, Wisconsin.

This is one of four LPs that the Chicago Symphony Woodwind Quintet made for the company in December 1953. Audiophile's founder, Ewing Nunn, recorded relatively few classical recordings - primarily organ music. His main line was revivalist jazz. There is an interesting site about Audiophile here.

The program includes three excellent works by then-living composers:

Ibert: Trois Pieces Breves
Milhaud: La Cheminée dur Roi René
Hindemith: Quintet for Wind Instruments 

The quintet members were:

Wilbur Simpson, bassoon (in CSO from 1946-91)
Philip Farkas, horn (CSO 1936-41, 1947-60)
Jerome Stowell, clarinet (CSO 1936-73)
Robert Mayer, oboe (CSO 1931-56)
Ralph Johnson, flute (CSO flute, 1934-72; librarian, 1973-83)

The record was in excellent condition, and the sound is quite vivid.