00:00 - I. Chorale: Grave et serein, presque adagio
02:49 - II. Fugue: Allegro non troppo
05:36 - III. Andante tres calme
09:46 - IV. Finale: Allegro tres animé
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Bassoon: Marco Postinghel
Clarinet: Christopher Corbett
Oboe: Stefan Schilli
Year of Recording: 2015
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"Op. 206 was written in 1945. In a letter to Collaer, Koechlin described this work as “a continuation in a series of more accessible chamber works” begun with his earlier woodwind 34 Trio, the Primavera Quintet and the Septuor. 47 The Trio is set in a traditional slow-fast-slow-fast movement structure and its overall character is reminiscent of a 17th century style of composition. Each movement is carefully structured and is less contrapuntally complex than the previous Septet; however, this by no means lessens this work’s merit. Instead, Koechlin melds precise counterpoint, fugal forms, and balanced phrases with his development of themes, modal inflections and an expansive Finale utilizing three different themes in conjunction with one another through several different sections." (Megan Hipp)
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