Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

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The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin) was founded in 1988, during the era of Herbert von Karajan, the first permanently established wind quintet in the famous orchestra's rich tradition of chamber music. Having maintained their original membership right from inception, they are living musical witnesses to the hugely productive and influential musical partnerships of the Berlin Philharmonic not only with Karajan, but also with its two most recent Musical Directors: Claudio Abbado and Sir Simon Rattle. Naturally, as members of the Berlin Philharmonic, they have also enjoyed important collaborations with every other major conductor of their times, whether Leonard Bernstein, Carlos Kleiber, Sir John Barbirolli, Günter Wand, Carlo Maria Giulini, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, Pièrre Boulez, James Levine or Daniel Barenboim, to name only a few. The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet continues to astonish audiences worldwide with their range of expression, their tonal spectrum and their conceptual unity. Indeed many listeners and critics agree that the ensemble has succeeded in virtually redefining the sound of the classic wind quintet. Their repertoire covers not only the entire spectrum of the wind quintet literature but also includes works for enlarged ensemble, i.e. the Sextets of Janáček and Reinicke or the Septets of Hindemith and Koechlin. In addition, collaboration with pianists such as Stephen Hough, Jon Nakamatsu, Lars Vogt and Lily

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albums

SZERVANSZKY / ORBAN / LIGETI / KURTAG: Wind Quintets

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Spiegel Im Spiegel

Ligeti/Kurtág/Orbán/Szervánszky: Wind Quintets

Mládí - Works by Janácek, Martinu and Reicha

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Modern Classics: Samuel Barber

Taffanel, P.: Wind Quintet / Poulenc, F.: Sextet / Jolivet, A.: Serenade / Tomasi, H.: 5 Danses

BARBER: Summer Music / CARTER: Woodwind Quintet

FRANCAIX: Wind Quintet No. 1 / MILAUD: La Cheminee du roi Rene /

The Seasons

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Dean: Winter Songs, Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Part: Quartettino

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Arvo Pärt: 75 Year Celebration Collection

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Francaix: Wind Quintet No. 1, Milaud: La Cheminee Du Roi Rene

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