FRENCH CHAMBER MUSIC FOR WOODWINDS

VOLUME ONE

DISC A

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

1. Rapsodie for cor anglais

2. Syrinx

3. Première rapsodie

Sonata for flute, viola and harp

4. Pastorale: Lento, dolce rubato

5. Interlude: Tempo di minuetto

6. Final: Allegro moderato ma risoluto

7. Le petit nègre

8. Petite pièce

9. Rapsodie for saxophone

DISC B

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS

1. Odelette

Sonata for clarinet

2. Allegretto

3. Allegro animato

4. Lento

5. Allegro

6. Feuillet d'album

Sonata for bassoon

7. Allegro moderato

8. Allegro scherzando

9. Molto adagio—Allegro moderato

10. Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs

Sonata for oboe

11. Andantino

12. Ad libitum—Allegretto

13. Molto allegro

14. Romance

15. Tarantelle

William Bennett, flute

Nicholas Daniel, oboe

James Campbell, clarinet

Rachel Gough, bassoon

Clifford Benson, piano

Julius Drake, piano

John York, piano

David Campbell, clarinet

Simon Haram, saxophone

Ieuan Jones, harp

Robin Kennard, bassoon

Robert Maskell, horn

Roger Tapping, viola

Richard Watkins, horn

VOLUME TWO

DISC A

MAURICE RAVEL

1. Introduction and Allegro

2. Pièce en forme de habanera

FRANCIS POULENC

Oboe Sonata

3. Allegro

4. Scherzo

5. Déploration

L'invitation au château

6. ACT I: Très animé

7. Modéré

8. Lent

9. ACT II: Valse brillante

10. Très calme

11. Mouvement de valse hésitation

12. Tempo di marcia

13. Valse des petites taupes

14. ACT III: Tango

15. Très vite et très canaille

16. Mouvement de valse hésitation (reprise)

17. Appassionato

18. Tempo di Boston

19. Valse brillante

20. Tempo di tarantella

21. Polka-finale

22. ACT IV: Presto

23. Follement vite et gai

24. Finale

25. Villanelle

Sonata for two clarinets

26. Presto

27. Andante

28. Vif

Trio for oboe, bassoon, piano

29. Presto

30. Andante

31. Rondo

DISC B

FRANCIS POULENC

Sextet

1. Allegro vivace

2. Divertissement: Andantino

3. Finale: Prestissimo

Sonata for clarinet and bassoon

4. Allegro

5. Romance

6. Final: Très animé

Rapsodie nègre

7. Prélude

8. Ronde

9. Honoloulou

10. Pastorale

11. Final

Sonata for clarinet

12. Allegro tristamente

13. Romanza

14. Allegro con fuoco

Mouvements perpétuels

15. Assez modéré

16. Très modéré

17. Alerte

Sonata for flute

18. Allegro malincolico

19. Cantilena: Assez lent

20. Presto giocoso

William Bennett, flute

Nicholas Daniel, oboe

James Campbell, clarinet

Rachel Gough, bassoon

Clifford Benson, piano

Julius Drake, piano

John York, piano

Allegri String Quartet

David Campbell, clarinet

Peter Carter, violin

Ieuan Jones, harp

Peter Sidhom, baritone

Richard Watkins, horn

Chris West, double bass