℗ 1977 Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin
| Released | February 16, 2024 |
| Originated | 1977 |
| Duration | 1h 02m 33s |
| Record Label | Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. |
| Genre | Classical |
Ibert: Trois pièces brèves; Janáček: Mládi; Hindermith: Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2; Ligeti: Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet (New Vienna Octet; Vienna Wind Soloists — Complete Decca Recordings Vol. 10)
Wiener Bläsersolisten
Available in MQA and 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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3 Pièces brèves for Wind Quintet
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1.1
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I. Allegro
Jacques Ibert; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
2:10 | |||
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1.2
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II. Andante
Jacques Ibert; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
1:33 | |||
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1.3
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III. Assez lent - Allegro scherzando
Jacques Ibert; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
2:45 | |||
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Mládi, JW VII/10
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1.4
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I. Andante
Leoš Janáček; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
3:37 | |||
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1.5
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II. Moderato
Leoš Janáček; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
4:52 | |||
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1.6
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III. Allegro
Leoš Janáček; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
3:51 | |||
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1.7
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IV. Con moto
Leoš Janáček; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
4:56 | |||
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Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet, Op. 24 No. 2
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1.8
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I. Lustig. Mässig schnelle Viertel
Paul Hindemith; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
2:50 | |||
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1.9
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II. Walzer. Durchweg sehr leise
Paul Hindemith; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
1:42 | |||
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1.10
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III. Ruhig und einfach
Paul Hindemith; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
4:56 | |||
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1.11
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IV. Schnelle Viertel
Paul Hindemith; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
3:33 | |||
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1.12
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V. Sehr lebhaft
Paul Hindemith; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
12:55 | |||
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10 Pieces for Wind Quintet
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1.13
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I. Molto sostenuto e calmo
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
2:05 | |||
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1.14
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II. Prestissimo minaccioso e burlesco
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
0:43 | |||
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1.15
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III. Lento
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
1:48 | |||
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1.16
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IV. Prestissimo leggiero e virtuoso
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
0:49 | |||
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1.17
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V. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
0:31 | |||
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1.18
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VI. Preso staccatissimo e leggiero
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
1:12 | |||
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1.19
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VII. Vivo, energico
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
1:08 | |||
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1.20
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VIII. Allegro con delicatezza
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
2:32 | |||
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1.21
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IX. Sostenuto, stridente
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
1:03 | |||
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1.22
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X. Presto bizzarro e rubato, so schnell wie möglich
György Ligeti; Wiener Bläsersolisten |
1:02 | |||
The sweet, silvery tone of the Wiener Oktett and the easy give-and-go of its phrasing helped establish it as one of the most distinguished of Viennese chamber ensembles. Its sound was that of the sublime Vienna Philharmonic in microcosm and the group enjoyed the advantage of Decca’s top-of-the-range engineering. The most comprehensive collection of the Vienna Octet’s albums ever issued, this set chronicles 25 years of recording, from shellac (July 1948) to stereo (November 1972).
Decca signed an exclusive contract with the Wiener Oktett (Vienna Octet) in the summer of 1948 as a commercially motivated move: a sweetener to the deal that also poached the Philharmonic Orchestra from EMI. The ensemble had been formed only a year or so previously around the Boskovsky brothers, violinist Willi and clarinetist Alfred. Soon enough, audiences at home as well as in concert were enjoying the sound of a quintessentially Viennese ensemble, its members drawn from the ranks of the Philharmonic, in Classical-era music that could have been written for them, starting with the Septet by Beethoven and the Octet by Schubert.
The sweet, silvery tone of the Octet and the easy give-and-go of its phrasing established the Octet as the latest in a line of distinguished Viennese chamber ensembles, from the Rosé Quartet of Mahler’s era to the Barylli Quartet documented by the Westminster label. The Vienna Octet enjoyed the advantage of Decca’s top-of-the-range engineering, and they continued to set down classic interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert through the course of the 1950s, for the new LP format and then for stereo.
In 1956 their Decca albums began to reflect the diversity of their concert programmes, with the Octet written for them by the Belgian composer Marcel Poot. While they continued to enjoy free-spirited partnerships on record with the likes of Clifford Curzon and the Viennese pianist Walter Panhofer in Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet, they also recorded lesser-known Romantics such as Spohr, Kreutzer and Berwald, and modern repertoire by Britten, Hindemith and Egon Wellesz.
By the time of the Vienna Octet’s final recording in November 1972, only two members of its original lineup were left, including clarinettist Alfred Boskovsky, but critics and record buyers had continued to recognise that, especially in the central repertoire, an unselfconscious authenticity set the ensemble apart from its rivals.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -6.77 -18.28 to -2.30 | -28.02 -34.15 to -17.24 | -23.63 -31.50 to -12.50 | 12 6 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro | -3.64 | -23.12 | -18.9 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Andante | -14.90 | -31.71 | -28.3 | 10 |
| 3 | III. Assez lent - Allegro scherzando | -6.55 | -27.14 | -23.5 | 13 |
| 4 | I. Andante | -6.25 | -25.44 | -21.7 | 12 |
| 5 | II. Moderato | -3.51 | -26.83 | -22.8 | 12 |
| 6 | III. Allegro | -4.09 | -29.68 | -26.0 | 14 |
| 7 | IV. Con moto | -3.71 | -25.79 | -21.7 | 13 |
| 8 | I. Lustig. Mässig schnelle Viertel | -7.09 | -28.95 | -25.0 | 13 |
| 9 | II. Walzer. Durchweg sehr leise | -10.85 | -30.72 | -27.5 | 12 |
| 10 | III. Ruhig und einfach | -7.10 | -29.71 | -25.7 | 12 |
| 11 | IV. Schnelle Viertel | -4.09 | -25.32 | -21.5 | 13 |
| 12 | V. Sehr lebhaft | -2.30 | -25.09 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 13 | I. Molto sostenuto e calmo | -9.03 | -25.95 | -22.6 | 8 |
| 14 | II. Prestissimo minaccioso e burlesco | -4.80 | -27.33 | -20.4 | 12 |
| 15 | III. Lento | -18.28 | -34.15 | -31.5 | 9 |
| 16 | IV. Prestissimo leggiero e virtuoso | -3.20 | -26.43 | -20.4 | 13 |
| 17 | V. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero | -8.22 | -31.02 | -27.2 | 12 |
| 18 | VI. Preso staccatissimo e leggiero | -12.77 | -32.61 | -28.2 | 10 |
| 19 | VII. Vivo, energico | -3.87 | -28.86 | -22.2 | 15 |
| 20 | VIII. Allegro con delicatezza | -3.29 | -30.62 | -27.7 | 16 |
| 21 | IX. Sostenuto, stridente | -4.06 | -17.24 | -12.5 | 6 |
| 22 | X. Presto bizzarro e rubato, so schnell wie möglich | -7.27 | -32.76 | -27.5 | 17 |