This 3-CD collection, a must-have for any enthusiast of music for winds, includes some of the greatest music ever written for wind quintet and piano in a number of instrument combinations. The repertoire spans the Classical and Romantic periods, ranging from the late 18th c. quintets for piano and winds by Mozart and Beethoven to the sextets for piano and winds by Poulenc and Roussel written in the early 20th c. The works are grouped with French works on CD1, Classical works on CD2 and Romantic works on CD3.