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Consortium Classicum

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Beethoven: Collection of Woodwind Chamber MusicConsortium Classicum, 199395 Digital Recordings. This four-CD set compiles chamber music for woodwind instrumentsworks that are heard less frequently than, for example, string quartets. It features 10 pieces, including his Septeta divertimento-style chamber workand the overture from *Fidelio*, arranged for the Harmonie Musique ensemble (wind octet and double bass), which was popular at the time, as well as a restored minuet movement, resulting in a five-movement version of the *Wind Octet*; the *Trio* and *Variations* for the rare combination of two oboes and an English horn, which he composed after being deeply moved by the performances of a pair of renowned brothers of the time; and the *Quintet* for the extremely rare combination of oboe, three horns, and bassoona total of 11 piecescan be enjoyed through the superb performances of the Co