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WindSync plays Miguel del Aguila: Music for Winds

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WindSync plays Miguel del Aguila: Music for Winds
WindSync plays Miguel del Aguila: Music for Winds

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WindSync plays Miguel del Aguila: Music for Winds

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The wind quintet (the comic quality of the name is intentional) recorded 's on its album to some success, and on this 2024 release, the group returns with an entire album of 's wind music. The album may be of interest to buffs; the music was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London (apparently arranged by a contact of the players), using some of the same microphones as those used by that moderately successful English rock group. points out that the studio was used for classical music before came along and that the first musicians to record there were and the . As it happens, the studio's legendary high standards mean that the microphones are perfectly adequate for the recording at hand, and the music is of great interest without trivia. 's works reflect his South American background (he is Uruguayan American), but the influence is not simple or uniform. It is clear in the festive opening , but also innovative and subtle in the (the high opus number suggests the rather unsung success of this composer, whose works are appealing to general audiences); its first movement, Giocoso, is based on an Andean folk technique in which a note in a melody may pass from one instrument to another. The album finale, , has an extramusical program reminiscent of Baroque allegorical cantatas; written under the influence of the 2020 Social Justice movements, the conversation involves Law and Justice. There isn't a dull moment on this release, which is recommended to chamber players looking to broaden their repertory of Latin-flavored music and, indeed, to general listeners. Another fresh release from the label. ~ James Manheim

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