On 9 January 2026, conductor Shea Lolin presents Frisson, an exciting new album of music for woodwind orchestra and his third recording with the principal woodwind players of the Czech Philharmonic (Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year 2024). Frisson follows the release of the ground-breaking Twisted Skyscape, the first album devoted entirely to new music for woodwind orchestra, and Chromosphere, which focused on contemporary repertoire.Frisson marks Shea Lolin's 20-year involvement with the woodwind orchestra and celebrates it's evolution from the early eighteenth-century genre of Harmoniemusik - formal ensemble music for pairs of winds - to it's modern form.The album features a superb programme of arrangements for woodwind orchestra by Shea Lolin, all originally commissioned by the Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble. He expands Franz Krommer's exquisite Octet - Partita in F Major, Op. 57, and Richard Strauss's youthful Serenade, Op. 7, creating a broader sonic landscape while maintaining their essence. Also included is CÃ©cile Chaminade's beloved Concertino, Op. 107, arranged for woodwind orchestra and featuring young Glaswegian flautist Fiona Sweeney, who makes her debut with the Czech Philharmonic on this release. Completing the album is More Gordian Knots by Guy Woolfenden OBE, a spirited reimagining of Purcell's music for The Gordian Knot Unty'd, written during Woolfenden's remarkable 40-year association with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Tracklist:

Octet - Partita in F major, Op. 57~I. Allegro vivace
Octet - Partita in F major, Op. 57~II. Minuetto: Presto - Trio
Octet - Partita in F major, Op. 57~III. Adagio - Andante cantabile
Octet - Partita in F major, Op. 57~IV. Alla polacca
Serenade, Op. 7
Concertino, Op. 107
Romeo and Juliet~VI. Sinfonia: Romeo and Juliet meet at the ball
Romeo and Juliet~IV. Siciliana: The professor teaches a pas de deux
Romeo and Juliet~V. Sonatina: The lovers are separated
Romeo and Juliet~XI. Adagietto: The death of Juliet
Romeo and Juliet~XII. Finale: The curtain falls
More Gordian Knots~I. Air
More Gordian Knots~II. Chaconne
More Gordian Knots~III. Jig

UPC: 809730114625
Label: Divine Art
Release Date: 1.9.26
Format: CD

Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble - Frisson: Music For Woodwind Orchestra (CD)