This fifth album in the Toccata Classics survey of the chamber music of London-born Stephen Dodgson (1924-2013) offers a second installment of his many works for woodwinds, as well as a duo for the unusual combination of horn and harp. Much of it brings Dodgson's sense of fun to the fore, often through rhythmic mischief or an insouciance that recalls Poulenc. It can have a spiky vivacity that suggests JanÃ¡cek, too, and a hint of Baroque formality - but it also has that particularly English strain of lyricism that suggests the impermanence of beauty.

Tracklist:

Quintet For Winds & Piano: I. Poco Lento - Allegro - Poco Lento
Quintet For Winds & Piano: II. Allegro
Serenade For Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon: I. Poco Lento
Serenade For Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon: II. Allegro Ben Moderato
Serenade For Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon: III. Andante
Serenade For Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon: IV. Vivace
Baermann’s Treasure: Introduction. Andante Maestoso
Baermann’s Treasure: Theme. Poco Allegro, Amabile
Baermann’s Treasure: Var. 1. Alla Mazurka
Baermann’s Treasure: Var. 2
Baermann’s Treasure: Var. 3. Scherzando
Baermann’s Treasure: Var. 4
Baermann’s Treasure: Var. 5. Più Tranquillo. Semplice
Baermann’s Treasure: Var. 6. Allegro Vivace
Baermann’s Treasure, The Sequel (Further, Freer Variations)
Suitefor Wind Quintet: I. Ouverture
Suitefor Wind Quintet: II. Pastorale
Suitefor Wind Quintet: III. Menuets I & II
Suitefor Wind Quintet: IV. Musette
Suitefor Wind Quintet: V. Rondeau
Duo For Horn & Harp: I. Andante
Duo For Horn & Harp: II. Allegro Scherzando
Duo For Horn & Harp: III. Moderato
Promenade No. 2for Wind Quintet

UPC: 5060113444998
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 2.7.20
Format: CD

Dodgson / Magnard Ensemble - Chamber Music 5 (CD)