Reicha: Wind Quintets - Austrian Wind Quintet, Ars Nova Wind Quintet

By the time he was 40, Anton Reicha was widely known as a composer. His music was not his only claim to renown, however. As a teacher, he was one of the most sought after personalities of his time. In 1844, one of his former pupils recalled that "Everyone longed for the good fortune of having him as a teacher and to flatter himself with the honor of being able to be his pupil." Reicha modestly described his rise to fame in his autobiography:

 "What contributed chiefly to the high repute l gained in France, were the large number of pupils, instruction books I     published, and especially the twenty-four quintets for wind instruments which I composed there and had performed. After years of study and meditation, I found a method to teach all branches of composition in a concise and simple manner, so that progress was rapid. I had begun this work for my own satisfaction, hoping only to publish some day the results of my studies. I hardly had any pupils in composition before 1809. It was by chance that several   musicians   who   were   already full-fledged composers heard of my method and wanted to study with me. They were surprised at my approach, and were delighted with it; they spoke of it everywhere with enthusiasm; my reputation was made . .