William Alwyn:
Concerto for Flute and Eight Wind Instruments

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Sonata in F, KV 497 - Arrangement for 9 winds by Quentin Poole

Even when undeniable beauties are taken into account, wind chamber music is in the shadow of chamber music for strings in terms of audience appeal - with very few exceptions. The recording of the Atéa Quintet impressively illustrates the possibilities that arise from a pure wind instrumentation. Expanded to a nonet, the British let us discover a true jewel of this genre with the Concerto for Flute and Eight Winds by the English late romantic William Alwyn. No less worth listening to is Quentin Pole's extremely successful arrangement of Mozart's Sonata for Piano for Four Hands KV 497.