[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 27 February 2019
From its origins as one of the oldest musical instruments known to man to the sophisticated mechanics and elegant design today, the flute has been highly significant for every culture and historical period. Prized for the vocal character in its sound, composers such as Bach and Mozart used it for some of their most beautiful, aria-like melodies. Spectacular virtuosity later became part of the flute's nature as can be heard in Doppler's Rigoletto-fantaisie, while impressionist composers such as Debussy saw its timeless qualities as a window into nature or the sensual mysteries of a distant and mythological past.
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino
Schubert, Franz
Introduction and variations (on Trockne Blumen from Die schöne Müllerin), Op. 160, D. 802 (excerpts)
Debussy, Claude
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major, K. 285: I. Allegro
Vivaldi, Antonio
Flute Concerto in G Minor, Op. 10, No. 2, RV 439, "La notte": II. Fantasmi: Presto - Largo - Presto
Reinecke, Carl
Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 283: I. Allegro molto moderato (solo part adapted by P. Gallois)
Boccherini, Luigi
Flute Quintet No. 1 in D Major, G. 419: I. Allegro assai
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Flute Concerto in A Minor, Wq. 166, H. 431: III. Allegro assai
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano
Kuhlau, Friedrich
Grand Trio in G Major, Op. 119: I. Allegro moderato
Doppler, Franz / Doppler, Karl
Keinanen, Risto, arranger(s)
Rigoletto-fantaisie, Op. 38