Melbourne Windpower

Directed by Richard Runnels. Features wind octets by Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, Beethoven, Bozza and Australian Graham Powning. Recorded in the exceptionally clear and natural acoustic of the Melbourne Concert Hall.

Artist

Melbourne Windpower

Melbourne Windpower brings the late 18th century tradition of wind ensemble music to the present day. The members of Melbourne Windpower perform with the State Orchestra of Victoria.


Press quotes

“This recording has introduced me to the pleasures of wind music on this scale, and for this I am truly thankful ... This is a group very deserving of patronage ...”

— Philip Nunn, The Age - Green Guide

“This is a superb ensemble. The group is solid in every respect: complex rhythmic sections, intonation, attacks, and releases.”

— John Dressler, Horn Call

Audio preview

Track Listing

  1. Feldpartie in Bb, Hob.II:43 Franz Joseph Haydn 8:54
  2. Wind Octet Graham Powning 9:38
  3. Six Sonatas Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 10:11
  4. Octanphonie Eugene Bozza 10:32
  5. Parthia in Eb, Op. 103 Ludwig van Beethoven 21:54

Performers

Composers

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. The crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.

Eugene Bozza

Eugène Joseph Bozza (4 April 1905 in Nice – 28 September 1991 in Valenciennes) was a French composer. Bozza studied composition, conducting, and violin at the Paris Conservatoire. He is known primarily for his chamber music. Bozza's work includes five symphonies, operas, ballets, and many pieces for brass ensemble. His larger works are rarely performed outside his native France.

Graham Powning

Over the past twenty years Graham Powning's compositions have been written mainly for woodwind instruments and his great sense of humour shows through in the highly imaginative titles of his works.

Franz Joseph Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788) was a German classical period musician and composer. He was a crucial composer in the transition between the baroque and classical periods, and one of the founders of the classical style, composing in the rococo and classical periods. His second name was given in honor of his godfather Georg Philipp Telemann, a friend of Emanuel's father.


Availability

Melbourne Windpower can be purchased online through Buywell Just Classical or the Australian Music Centre who both offer secure online ordering.

This title is also available in (or can be ordered through) many fine music retailers across Australia, including Thomas’, Discurio and Readings.

Product details

List price
$26.00 AUD
Total playing time
61 minutes 9 seconds
Categories
Australian, Classical
Catalogue number
MD 3082
Alternate catalogue number
MD3082
Barcode
EAN 9314574308228