London Winds was founded by Michael Collins in 1988, bringing together some of Britain's finest wind players to form this excellent woodwind quintet. London Winds have been praised by BBC Music for their technical accomplishment, expressive commitment, and warmth of timbre, and the Michael Collins has the distinction of having been the most frequently invited wind soloist to the BBC Proms, including several appearances at the Last Night of the proms and has become a highly regarded conductor, taking the position of Principal Conductor of the City of London Sinfonia in 2010. London Winds has performed a widely varied repertoire, ranging from such traditional faire as the music of Carl Maria von Weber to the more radical sounds of Schoenberg and Berio, and, in the present recording, performs the music of two generations of master composers Hindemith, Nielsen, Janacek, Barber and Ligeti. Album Tracks 1. Allegro Con Spirito 2. Rubato. Lamentoso - Più Mosso. Non Rubato - Tempo I - Moderato 3. Allegro Grazioso 4. Presto Ruvido 5. Béla Bartók in Memoriam. Adagio. Mesto - Allegro Maestoso 6. Molto Vivace. Capriccioso - Più Mosso. Presto Strepitoso 7. Summer Music, Op. 31 8. Allegro Ben Moderato 9. Menuet - Trio - Menuet - Coda 10. Præludium. Adagio - Poco Agitato - Tempo I (Adagio) 11. Tema Med Variationer. Un Poco Andantino 12. Variation 1 13. Variation 2. Un Poco Di Più 14. Variation 3. Meno Mosso 15. Variation 4. Più Vivo 16. Variation 5. Tempo Giusto 17. Variation 6. Andantino Con Moto 18. Variation 7. Un Poco Di Più 19. Variation 8. Poco Meno 20. Variation 9. Tempo Giusto 21. Variation 10. Allegretto 22. Variation 11. Tempo Di Marcia - Più Mosso 23. Andantino Festivo 24. Lustig. Mäßig Schnelle Vierte - Langsam - Wieder Lustig 25. Walzer. Durchweg Sehr Leise - Ein Wenig Ruhiger - Langsam 26. Ruhig Und Einfach. Achte