HIP or HIP'ish Winds: Your Recommended Discs

[Bogey]

Take me up and through the "Classical" period, please.  Box sets welcomed.

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Piffaro, the Renaissance wind ensemble, has some nice discs. Check out this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Canzoni-Danze-Music-Renaissance-Italy/dp/B0000057EX/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

[SonicMan46]

Hi Bill - I can certainly second the suggestion of Piffaro - I have 3 of their CDs.  But can you be a little more specific concerning your desires - I have just too much of this music to start listing choices - my assumption from your OP is that Renaissance through the classical area on non-modern wind instruments is your starting point?  Dave

[PaulSC]

An enthusiastic recommendation for the Reicha'sche Quintett recordings of Franz Danzi. A 3-CD set of the complete wind quintets, and an equally fine disc of wind-and-piano quintets with Christine Schornsheim, both on NCA.

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Edit: late-Classical, possibly out of your main area of interest...

[Bogey]

Hi Bill - I can certainly second the suggestion of Piffaro - I have 3 of their CDs.  But can you be a little more specific concerning your desires - I have just too much of this music to start listing choices - my assumption from your OP is that Renaissance through the classical area on non-modern wind instruments is your starting point?  Dave

Yes, and with minimal strings if any.

[HIPster]

Yes, and with minimal strings if any.

Hi Bill!

Scheidt's Ludi Musici should really be auditioned.  This one, by the group Les Sacqueboutiers is simply fantastic:
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The only "strings" present are the occasional theorbo strums, holding down the rhythm, Freddie Green style. 

[kishnevi]

I was going to suggest Consortium Classicum, which records on CPO, but a quick look at one of their CDs suggest they are at best HIPish, not HIP.  They are for the 18th/early 19th century end of the spectrum.  Their set of Beethoven's chamber works for winds is one I would suggest getting, even if it's not very HIP.
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[Bogey]

I was going to suggest Consortium Classicum, which records on CPO, but a quick look at one of their CDs suggest they are at best HIPish, not HIP.  They are for the 18th/early 19th century end of the spectrum.  Their set of Beethoven's chamber works for winds is one I would suggest getting, even if it's not very HIP.

Still on the right page, Jeffrey, but I happen to have that set and it is my No.1 box set I own and is a desert island set for me.  Might be my favorite recording on my classical shelf, period.  Great call!

[Bogey]

Hi Bill!

Scheidt's Ludi Musici should really be auditioned.  This one, by the group Les Sacqueboutiers is simply fantastic:
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The only "strings" present are the occasional theorbo strums, holding down the rhythm, Freddie Green style. 

Wish listed.

[kishnevi]

Still on the right page, Jeffrey, but I happen to have that set and it is my No.1 box set I own and is a desert island set for me.  Might be my favorite recording on my classical shelf, period.  Great call!

Cool!  then it was probably you that should get the credit for me getting this set.

But looking for the image on Amazon produced a couple of interesting results, which will be posted to the Purchases thread before too long.

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all the Brilliant Mozart chamber music

[The new erato]

My winds are not very hip.

[Jo498]

Mozart's serenades with Zefiro, if you can find them (some of these were re-issued with different packaging) are great. They also have a disc with mixes wind/string divertimenti and one with Beethoven woodwind music, which are very good, although the music is not as glorious as the grand Mozart serenades.
For mixed ensemble, Schubert's octet with Mozzafiato/Archibudelli (Sony) is extraordinary and imo more colorful than most recordings with modern instruments (this music is hard to ruin, though) Neidich has also a wonderful disc with Clarinet + Strings works by Weber, Hummel and Reicha (IIRC).

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