Les Vents Français: 20th-Century Wind Quintets

A double CD of wind quintets from Warner Classics exclusive artist, Emmanuel Pahud, and his colleagues in Les Vents Francais (Emmanuel Pahud, Flute / Paul Meyer, Clarinet / Francois Leleux, Oboe / Gilbert Audin, Bassoon/ Radovan Vlatkovic, Horn). Les Vents Francais celebrate French wind music at its elegant, witty best.

Pahud is greatly in demand as a chamber musician and in this context has collaborated with most of the world's top soloists. As far as Pahud is concerned, ‘it’s like having two musical lives, but one musical world.’

Previously released in Japan, the album won a Record Academy Award for Chamber Music.

CD 1 - French Music:  Wind Quintets by Ibert, Ravel, Jolivet, Milhaud, Taffanel
CD 2 – 20th Century:   Wind Quintets by Ligeti, Zemlinsky, Barber, Veress, Hindemith