Constellations

01 Ravel_ Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68_ I. Prélude (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by Mason Jones)
02 Ravel_ Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68_ II. Fugue (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by Mason Jones)
03 Ravel_ Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68_ V. Menuet (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by Mason Jones)
04 Ravel_ Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68_ IV. Rigaudon (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by Mason Jones)
05 Ravel_ Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by Guy du Cheyron)
06 Barber_ Summer Music, Op. 31_ I. Slow and Indolent
07 Barber_ Summer Music, Op. 31_ II. Lively, Still Faster
08 Barber_ Summer Music, Op. 31_ III. Faster
09 Barber_ Summer Music, Op. 31_ IV. Tempo Primo, Joyous and Flowing
10 Shostakovich_ String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by David Walter)_ I. Largo
11 Shostakovich_ String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by David Walter)_ II. Allegro molto
12 Shostakovich_ String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by David Walter)_ III. Allegretto
13 Shostakovich_ String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by David Walter)_ IV. Largo
14 Shostakovich_ String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by David Walter)_ V. Largo
15 Shostakovich_ Elégie. Adagio (From Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29, Act I Scene 3) [Arr. for Wind Ensemble by Nicolas Ramez]

Founded ten years ago, Ensemble Ouranos is now one of the best French wind quintets in the world. For Constellations, their first album for Alpha Classics, Mathilde, Amaury, Philibert, Rafael and Nicolas have brought together composers and works that are particularly close to their hearts.
Le Tombeau de Couperin glorifies the French wind school, and Shostakovich is their passion, so recording this transcription (by David Walter) of the famous quartet for the first time was at the top of their wish list.