Thanks to its collaboration with sound engineer Michael Seberich and a residency offered by St Columba’s Drimnin Trust in Scotland, Ensemble Astera recorded its debut album in summer 2024. Released in 2025 on the Swiss label Claves, it brings together four faces of the wind quintet: Debussy’s Petite Suite in Gordon Davies’s arrangement, Carl Nielsen’s Wind Quintet, Fazıl Say’s Alevi dedeler rakı masasında and Samuel Barber’s Summer Music.
On the album
- Claude Debussy Petite Suite
- Carl Nielsen Wind Quintet
- Fazıl Say Alevi dedeler rakı masasında
- Samuel Barber Summer Music
- Recorded
- Casa culturale Peter Mayr di Longomoso, Renon (Italy), July 2024
- Sound engineer
- Michael Seberich
- Label
- Claves Records, 2025
Reviews
“A warm tone and perfect balance.”
“The sound captivates with its homogeneity and its impeccable accuracy.”
“Remarkable cohesion and rhythmic precision.”
“These highly talented players do it full justice.”
“Exceptional dedication and unrivalled technical mastery.”
“Full of ingenious touches and humour.”