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| The members of Les Six are associated with the music aesthetic that
emerged in France after the First World War. Influenced by the new focus on simplicity as described by poet Jean Cocteau, and embodied
in the music of Erik Satie, Les Six produced music that is light, unpretentious, and appropriates form and gesture from informal
settings such as circus music, popular music, and jazz. Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honneger, Darius Milhaud, Georges Auric, and Germaine Taillefaire wrote many pieces that have become important works in the clarinet repertoire. This recording by Eric Wachmann and Ted Reuter brings together, for the first time, the complete works of Les Six for clarinet and piano. As an added bonus, the compact disc features several pieces that have never before been recorded. |
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Dr. Eric Wachmann is an
Associate Professor of Music at
Wartburg College where he teaches Clarinet and Music Theory. He holds a B.Mus from the University of Ottawa and a
M.M. from the University
of Michigan where he studied with Fred Ormand. He received his D.M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he studied
with clarinetist Kelly Burke.
Dr. Ted Reuter
is Professor of Piano at Wartburg College. He received his B.A. degree
from Knox College, his M.M. degree from the University of Illinois, and
his doctorate from the University of Iowa, where he studied with prominent
pianist/teacher John Simms.