Since you are interested in Masterworks for Flute and Piano, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Virtuoso Flute Robert Aitken (flute) / Elisabeth Westenholz (piano) / Per Oien (flute) / Geir Henning Braaten (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/1995 ] The world renowned Canadian flutist, composer and conductor Robert Aitken has been honoured with the Order of Canada and is a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France). In 1970, having previously served as principal flute for both the... |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 12 / Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in A Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "What's impressive about [Brautigam's] playing is not just its sprightliness, but also its expressive character...If you prefer your Mozart played on period instruments, you're unlikely to find better performances than these." (BBC Music) |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15 / Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37 Ronald Brautigam (piano) / Norrkaping Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Parrott [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2008 ] "Overall, it's very hard to fault this disc but - and it's a big one - as a 'conventional' performance it does enter an exceptionally crowded field, whereas it may have become an easy front-runner if period instruments had been used. However, even if... |
NICOLAS BACRI
Sturm und Drang Sharon Bezaly (flute) François Leleux (oboe) Riitta Pesola (cello) Lisa Batiashvili (violin) / Tapiola Sinfonietta conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] This highly accessible, colourful and melodic music is here interpreted by the Tapiola Sinfonietta under Jean-Jacques Kantorow, a team whose previous recordings on BIS have been enthusiastically received by the reviewers. A disc of works by... |
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE
Flute Concerto / Symphony No. 2 / Rapture Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic / Alan Gilbert (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "Accessible, expressive American music in taut, well prepared performances. In the more rapid passages of the Flute Concerto… Sharon Bezaly's extrovert virtuosity will dazzle…" Gramophone Magazine, January 2010 |
GUBAIDULINA / TAKANO / BEAMISH
Spellbound Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Svenska Kammarorkestern / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Gateborgs Symfoniker [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] Sharon Bezaly has been recognized not only for her superb gifts as a musician, but also for her commitment to her instrument and its repertoire. She has inspired numerous composers to compose directly for her, and makes it a priority to perform these... |
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Plays Scriabin (Incls Sonatas Nos 2, 5 & 9) Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "Yevgeny Sudbin here miraculously combines the volcanic intensity of Vladimir Horowitz with the cat-and-mouse tonal reflexes of Mikhail Pletnev. The engineering BIS provides for Sudbin is astonishing lifelike throughout, especially in surround... |