The Sylvan Winds Perform Music of the Gilded Age

The Sylvan Winds Perform Music of the Gilded Age

Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)

Feuillet d'Album, Op. 81

Sylvan Winds; Boris Baev (oboe); Mark Dover (clarinet); Nancy Belmont (bassoon); Eric Davis (horn)

Theodore DUBOIS (1837-1924)

Deuxième Suite for wind octet

Sylvan Winds; Diva Goodfriend-Koven (flute); Mark Dover (clarinet); Nancy Belmont (bassoon)

Charles-Édouard LEFEBVRE (1843-1917)

Second Suite for wind sextet, Op. 122

Sylvan Winds; Nicholas Gallas (clarinet)

POLDOWSKI (1879-1932)

Suite Miniature for wind quintet

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Édouard FLAMENT (1880-1958)

Fantasia con Fuga for wind septet, Op. 28

Sylvan Winds; Boris Baev (oboe); Nancy Belmont (bassoon)

Charles T. GRIFFES (1884-1920)

The Lake at Evening, Op. 5v 

Sylvan Winds; Boris Baev (oboe); Mark Dover (clarinet); Nancy Belmont (bassoon); Eric Davis (horn)

William Grant STILL (1895-1978)

Miniatures

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William Grant STILL (1895-1978)

Folk Suite No. 4

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May AUFDERHEIDEA (1888-1972)

Richmond Rag

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Charlotte BLAKE (1885-1979)

Poker Rag

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Charlotte BLAKE (1885-1979)

Gravel Rag

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Sylvan Winds:

Boris Baev, Mark Dover, Nanci Belmont, Eric C. Davis, Zohar Schondorf, Gina Cuffari, Svjetlana Kabalin, Kathy Halvorson, Nuno Antunes, Diva Goodfriend-Koven, Nicholas Gallas

The tradition of performing the repertoire on this recording came directly from French wind instrumentalists who were brought to New York in 1905 by Walter Damrosch to join the New York Symphony. The arrival of these performers, trained at the Paris Conservatory, was a turning point in the development of woodwind playing in this country. Flutist Georges Barrère was a key figure in this evolution. He became a tireless advocate of the music of his adopted country, insisting that all programs of his Wind Ensemble include at least one American work. He consistently promoted new repertoire and was responsible for the premières of more than 150 works. The Sylvan Winds are heirs to this rich heritage, one established by Barrère and his French colleagues, and are dedicated to preserving and continuing it. This recording will help listeners to appreciate our inherited classical music tradition. The Sylvan Winds, established in 1982, are an integral part of New York City's cultural offerings and have earned both critical and audience acclaim for their spirited performances and innovative programming.