Played on period instruments by ther phenomenal players of Ensemble f2, this wonderful music is full oif wit, charm, great tunes and great excitement! At the heart of the ensemble is an original Viennese fortepiano by Johann Fritz from c.1815. This rather frail-looking instrument has the most exquisite tone and an incredible range of tone-colour-modifying […]
Fresh from the success of Danzi: Music for Piano and Winds volume 1, ensemblef2 return with more beautiful music “superbly played” (Early Music Review). Featuring the Grand Sonata Op 62 for basset horn and piano, the Op. 44 E minor horn sonata and the Piano and Wind Quintet Op 54, no. 2, the members of ensemblef2 bring their period knowledge and style to this beautiful repertoire.
This first release by Ensemble f2 of a projected 3-Cd set of music by Franz Danzi (1763-1826) features his dramatic and turbulent Quintet for piano and wind in D minor, op.41, the rousing horn sonata in E flat op. 28 and the B flat clarinet sonata op. 56.
The members of Ensemble F2, all leading practitioners of period instruments, bring this wonderful, lyrical music to life, discovering the
composer’s original colours.
Also at the heart of this disc is a wonderful fortepiano by Johann Fritz (1815) from the Finchcocks Collection with a beautiful singing tone and a surprising battery of percussion effects, all of which are used on this recording!