Shostakovich - Waltz No. 4 from Four Waltzes for Wind Quintet waltz Percy Grainger

Percy Grainger

this arrangement presents a familar tune

Papagena (from The Magic Flute)

English Folk Song Suite is a joy to perform

horn and bassoon

Shostakovich - Waltz No. 4 from Four Waltzes for Wind Quintet waltz Percy GraingerDESCRIPTION Shostakovich's Waltz No. 4 from Four Waltzes for Flute, Clarinet and Piano is a light hearted, no frills composition that is suitable for the wind quintet. Waltz No. 4 also appears in Shostakovich's The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a as Barrel Organ Waltz. The character of the piece is straight forward and the wind quintet will do well in this piece by maintaining a steady and energetic tempo without slowing. Being less taxing for the lower voices,