North Winds

Eje Kaufeldt, Bo Eriksson, Kjell Fagéus, Knut Sönstevold, Rolf Bengtsson

The Stockholm Wind Quintet – the foremost Swedish ensemble of its kind and a trend-setter in its field – has existed since 1956, when it was founded by Wilhelm Lanzky-Otto, at that time solo horn player with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, and the other solo wind players in the orchestra.

On this combination of two of their albums on Caprice Records, they play a variety of wind music by major Swedish composers such as Lars-Erik Larsson and Dag Wirén, and as a bonus György Ligeti’s Six Bagatelles and Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet are included, the latter of which was commissioned by, dedicated to, and premiered by the Stockholm Wind Quintet.

At the time of these recordings, the quintet consisted of the following members:

Eje Kaufeldt (flute, alto flute, piccolo flute)
Bo Eriksson (oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn)
Kjell Fagéus (clarinet)
Knut Sönstevold (bassoon)
Rolf Bengtsson (horn, percussion)


Recording dates:
1980-03-25 – 1980-10-19, Musikaliska, Stockholm (Nilsson, Ligeti)
1983-12-13 – 1983-12-14, Swedish Museum of Performing Arts, Stockholm (Morthenson, Eliasson, Larsson, Wirén)
Technician: Ulf Rosenberg (Morthenson, Eliasson, Larsson, Wirén), Jan-Erik Persson (Nilsson, Ligeti)
Producer: Ulf Rosenberg
Cover image, “Quattro tempi”: Ingi Kirsebom
Graphic design: Sofia Berry
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    • 1.
      Soli for Wind Quintet Music: Jan W. Morthenson

    • 2.
      Divertimento for Wind Quintet, 'Quattro tempi', Op. 55: I. Tranquillo Music: Lars-Erik Larsson

    • 3.
      Divertimento for Wind Quintet, 'Quattro tempi', Op. 55: II. Agitato Music: Lars-Erik Larsson

    • 4.
      Divertimento for Wind Quintet, 'Quattro tempi', Op. 55: III. Sostenuto Music: Lars-Erik Larsson

    • 5.
      Divertimento for Wind Quintet, 'Quattro tempi', Op. 55: IV. Giocoso Music: Lars-Erik Larsson

    • 6.
      Déjà-vu Music: Bo Nilsson

    • 7.
      Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: I. Allegro con spirito Music: György Ligeti

    • 8.
      Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: II. Rubato - Lamentoso Music: György Ligeti

    • 9.
      Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: III. Allegro, grazioso Music: György Ligeti

    • 10.
      Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: IV. Vivace Music: György Ligeti

    • 11.
      Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: V. Adagio - Mesto Music: György Ligeti

    • 12.
      Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: VI. Vivace - Cappriccioso Music: György Ligeti

    • 13.
      La Fièvre Music: Anders Eliasson

    • 14.
      Déjà connu: I. Intrada Music: Bo Nilsson

    • 15.
      Déjà connu: II. Kontakia Music: Bo Nilsson

    • 16.
      Déjà connu: III. 'Makam' Music: Bo Nilsson

    • 17.
      Déjà connu: IV. 'Raga Rena Rama' Music: Bo Nilsson

    • 18.
      Déjà connu: V. Intrada et Coda Music: Bo Nilsson

    • 19.
      Wind Quintet, Op. 42: I. Moderato

    • 20.
      Wind Quintet, Op. 42: II. Adagio

    • 21.
      Wind Quintet, Op. 42: III. Allegro molto

    • 22.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: I. Molto sostenuto e calmo Music: György Ligeti

    • 23.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: II. Prestissimo minaccioso e burlesco Music: György Ligeti

    • 24.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: III. Lento Music: György Ligeti

    • 25.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: IV. Prestissimo leggiero e virtuoso Music: György Ligeti

    • 26.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: V. Presto staccatissimo e leggiero Music: György Ligeti

    • 27.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: VI. Lo stesso tempo Music: György Ligeti

    • 28.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: VII. Vivo, energico Music: György Ligeti

    • 29.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: VIII. Allegro con delicatezza Music: György Ligeti

    • 30.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: IX. Sostenuto, stridente Music: György Ligeti

    • 31.
      Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet: X. Presto bizzarro Music: György Ligeti

    • 32.
      Déjà connu, déjà entendu: I. Introduction et Berceuse Music: Bo Nilsson

    • 33.
      Déjà connu, déjà entendu: II. Intermède Music: Bo Nilsson

    • 34.
      Déjà connu, déjà entendu: III. Slow Motion Waltz Music: Bo Nilsson

    • 35.
      Déjà connu, déjà entendu: IV. Kontakia Music: Bo Nilsson

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Digital // CAP 21923 // Releasedate: 7 December, 2018