Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Quintet for Pianoforte and Winds in E-flat Major, K.452

Ludwig van Beethoven:
8 Variations on Grétry’s “Une fievre brulante” in C Major, WoO 72
Quintet for Pianoforte and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16

"I myself consider it to be the best thing I've written so far" - this is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's own description of his Quintet for Piano and Wind Instruments, K 452. The quintet made such an impression on his contemporaries that the young Ludwig van Beethoven also used it as a template for his own Op. 16. The unusual combination of instruments employed in these pieces, unique in Mozart's case, encouraged them to experiment with genres, blurring the boundaries between chamber music, symphonic writing, concerto, and operatic aria. WOLF's approach to this repertoire is guided by its use of historical instruments; they are joined for these works by fortepianist Anthony Romaniuk.

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Recording: August 24–27, 2020 at MotorMusic Studios, Mechelen, Belgium. Instruments: Piano by Detmar Hungerberg (2018), after Walter (c. 1802); Bassoon by Walter Bassetto (2014), after Savary Klassik (1823); Clarinet by Andreas Schöni (CH, 2012).