Various Artists - Cracow Wind Quintet & FriendsThey have performed at almost all prestigious music festivals in Poland, meeting with an enthusiastic reception of the audience and critical acclaim. Each of them is a laureate of a number of music competitions. They met while working with the Krakow chamber orchestra Capella Cracoviensis. They have many chamber concerts with a varied repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music. The present release is a review of the ambitious modern repertoire of

whether instrumental or vocal

alternate versions

the first tears from the audience: the tragédie-lyrique

and I feel very much enriched by the several decades of my exposure to it

and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Regresa - which means "return" or "to come back" - is a bittersweet

it explores what happens when a musician throws out notions of should and safe and stretches beyond the known

along with one Monteverdi work

we are treated to 20 meticulously crafted musical pieces

Tracks: Sleigh Ride

and this is no different

and ended up talking about our thoughts on religion for hours