Mozart’s six quartets dedicated to Haydn are featured in new arrangements by Geoffrey Emerson for the Canadian wind ensemble Penta dre. Presented as a deluxe boxed set of three discs, this special release completes a project that began 40 years ago.

”The dearth of real wind quintets by Mozart owing to the fact that this grouping of instruments did not really become popular until after his death prompted

us to complete the work begun by the tireless Geoffrey Emerson in arranging the series of six quartets for wind quintet,” writes bassoonist Mathieu Lussier.

A unique ensemble on the Canadian musical landscape, Penta dre explores a diversified and original chamber music repertoire, developed in the tradition of

music for winds. Founded in 1985, the five musicians forming the quintet are recognized for the talent, technique, precision and colour they bring to their

performances.

The past ten years have seen Penta dre inviting renowned guests artists such as tenors Christoph Pregardien and Rufus Muller, baritones Russell Braun and

Phillip Addis, soprano Karina Gauvin, and pianists Naida Cole, David Jalbert and Iwan Llewelyn-Jones, while pursuing collaborations with chamber ensembles like Penderecki String Quartet, Molinari Quartet, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet and I Musici de Montreal. Penta dre has toured extensively across Canada, and also in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.

Artists:

Ariane Brisson - Flute

Martin Carpentier - Clarinet

Marjorie Tremblay - Oboe

Mathieu Lussier - Baroque bassoon

Louis-Philippe Marsolais - Horn