Reissues

Dutilleux Youthful Pages

Indésens INDE 087 (2015) 58:42 mins

A feast for fans of the French tradition of wind playing, with pieces for piano, flute, oboe, bassoon and trombone in a conspectus of chamber music written 1942-50, featuring pianist Pascal Godart. ★★★★

Dvo ák String Quintets; String Quartets

Harmonia Mundi HMG 501509-10 (1997)

133:37 mins (2 discs)

In this rewarding album, the Melos Quartet play chamber music from the 1870s and ’80s, crowned by the Piano Quintet in A major with its dumka second movement. ★★★★

Louis-antoine Dornel Suites for traverso

Glossa Cabinet GCD c80806 (2000) 147:82 mins Rameau’s little-known contemporary wrote eloquently for flute. Wilbert Hazelzet and his players expressively convey the airy character of the music, reflecting its Regency elegance and gesture. ★★★★★

Telemann Voyageur virtuose: Sonates en deo et trio

Evidence Classics EVCDO41 (2007) 57:16 mins

Four of Telemann’s Essercizii Musici Sonatas are the chief beneficiaries in lively and stylish performances by Ensemble Amarillis whose instruments include recorder, oboe, violin, cello and harpsichord. ★★★★