Quintets for Pianoforte & Winds

"I myself consider it to be the best thing I've written so far" - this is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's own description of his Quintet for Piano and Wind Instruments, K 452.
The quintet made such an impression on his contemporaries that the young Ludwig van Beethoven also used it as a template for his own Op. 16. The unusual combination of instruments employed in these pieces, unique in Mozart's case, encouraged them to experiment with genres, blurring the boundaries between chamber music, symphonic writing, concerto, and operatic aria. WOLF's approach to this repertoire is guided by its use of historical instruments; they are joined for these works by fortepianist Anthony Romaniuk.

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Quintet for Pianoforte and Winds in E-flat Major, K 452
I. Largo - Allegro moderato
 
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Quintet for Pianoforte and Winds in E-flat Major, K 452
II. Larghetto
 
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Quintet for Pianoforte and Winds in E-flat Major, K 452
III. Rondo. Allegretto
 
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8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fièvre brûlante” in C Major, WoO 72
I. Theme. Allegretto
 
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8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fièvre brûlante” in C Major, WoO 72
II. Variation 1
 
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8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fièvre brûlante” in C Major, WoO 72
III. Variation 2
 
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8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fièvre brûlante” in C Major, WoO 72
IV. Variation 3
 
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8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fièvre brûlante” in C Major, WoO 72
V. Variation 4
 
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8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fièvre brûlante” in C Major, WoO 72
VI. Variation 5
 
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8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fièvre brûlante” in C Major, WoO 72
VII. Variation 6
 
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8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fièvre brûlante” in C Major, WoO 72
VIII. Variation 7
 
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8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fièvre brûlante” in C Major, WoO 72
IX. Variation 8
 
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Quintet for Pianoforte and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16
I. Grave – Allegro ma non troppo
 
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Quintet for Pianoforte and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16
II. Andante cantabile
 
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Quintet for Pianoforte and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16
III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
 
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