Festival Bach Montréal presents

Pentaèdre
Bach: Au cœur de la musique

In a concert entirely focused on the world of Johann Sebastian Bach, the five musicians of the Pentaèdre Wind Quintet demonstrate not only their virtuosity, but also the great range that the flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon create when they come together. A major work by American composer David Maslanka, directly inspired by Bach’s music, completes this brilliant program.

Pentaèdre, an ensemble presenting chamber music repertoire that is diverse and original, in the great wind music tradition.

A unique ensemble in Quebec’s musical landscape, Pentaèdre explores and introduces the public to a varied and original chamber music repertoire from the great tradition of music for winds. Co-founded in 1985 by Normand Forget (oboe), Guy Pelletier (flute), Gilles Plante (clarinet), Michel Bettez (bassoon) and Francis Ouellet (horn), the ensemble also welcomed flutist Danièle Bourget aboard for many years.

Pentaèdre is currently made up of five talented performers whose technique and precision are unanimously acclaimed: Ariane Brisson (flute), Élise Poulin (oboe), Martin Carpentier (clarinet), Louis-Philippe Marsolais (horn) and Mathieu Lussier (bassoon).

Over the years, the ensemble has collaborated with renowned performers including tenors Christoph Prégardien and Rufus Müller, baritones Russell Braun and Phillip Addis, soprano Karina Gauvin, pianists Naida Cole, David Jalbert, Iwan Llewelyn-Jones and Charles Richard-Hamelin. Pentaèdre has also teamed up with renowned chamber music ensembles such as the Penderecki String Quartet, Quatuor Arthur-LeBlanc, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Quintette à vent de Marseille, Azahar Ensemble and Slowind, and has performed widely in Canada, Europe, the US and Middle East.

Pentaèdre’s seven recordings to date include a chamber version of Schubert’s Winterreise by Normand Forget, awarded the Opus Prize in 2008, and an arrangement of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, nominated at the ADISQ gala in 2014. To these accolades are added excellent reviews of the ensemble’s original performances L’amour est un opéra muet and A Chair in Love, as well as an Opus Prize in 2002 in the category “Concert of the Year: New, Contemporary and Electroacoustic Music.” In 2017, pursuing its commitment to developing and disseminating repertoire for wind quintet, Pentaèdre instituted the Fonds Normand Forget, whose mission is to support the creation of new works, both locally and internationally.

Program
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata No. 1 for solo violin, in G minor, BWV 1001/1 (arr. Lussier)
Choral Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (arr. Lussier)
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 (arr. Marsolais)
Chaconne in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Lussier)

David Maslanka (1943-2017)
Wind Quintet n° 3

Conservatoire de musique de Montréal
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 7:30pm
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