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WALTER PISTON
Piston: Chamber Music including the Quintet for Flute & Sting Quartet 1999 Australian Festival of Chamber Music [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2002 ] "The Naxos American Classics series is throwing up both intriguing repertoire and some appealing performances" The Strad |
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FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Complete Works for Cello Vol.2 Martin Rummel (cello), Eric Lamb (flute), Stefan Stroissnig (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] Ferdinand Ries is remembered as Beethoven's one-time pupil, secretary and copyist, but the discovery of his many compositions showed him to be a forward-looking composer in his own right. The 1799 Cello Sonata in C minor is among the first of its... |
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PAUL MORAVEC / YI CHEN / TANIA LEON / EVE BEGLARIAN / NED ROREM / etc
Eight Visions: A New Anthology for Flute and Piano Marya Martin (flute) Colette Valentine (piano) Eve Beglarian (electronics) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] Born in New Zealand and now living in United States, Marya Martin plays eight commissioned works to add to the sizeable repertoire of 20th century scores for flute and piano. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
The Best Of Vivaldi Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jiri Valek (flute), Stefan Schilli (oboe), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Michael Meeks (trumpet) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/May/2005 ] Featuring the Cappella Istropolitana, Budapest Strings, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, and, Accademia Ziliniana |
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BOCCHERINI
Flute Quintets, Op. 17 Alexandre Magnin (flute) / Janacek Quartet) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2011 ] "There is plenty of graceful flute playing...You certainly won't often hear Boccherini performed with greater skill or tonal beauty" (Gramophone) |
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CAMARGO GUARNIERI
Guarnieri: Chôros, Vol. 1 Olga Kopylova (piano) Claudia Nascimento (flute) Alexandre Silverio (bassoon)/ São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Camargo Guarnieri's catalogue of works represents a legacy of incalculable worth for Brazilian culture, as has his influence as a teacher on several generations of younger composers. |
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GLASS / RUTTER / FRANCAIX
Harpsichord Concertos Christopher D. Lewis (harpsichord) / West Side Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon, with John McMurtery (flute) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Nov/2013 ] "The sound ensures due definition between soloist and orchestra, while the booklet-note is neatly succinct. If the programme appeals, then there is no need to hesitate." (Gramophone) |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Claudia Stein (flute), Elisaveta Blumina (piano) Szczecin Philharmonic Orchestra, David Robert Coleman [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] Mieczysław Weinberg's works for flute were mainly conceived for the renowned soloist Alexander Korneyev. The earliest of these is the 12 Pieces from 1947, a playful series of character studies that touch on a variety of moods. Also from 1947, the... |
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FRIEDRICH KUHLAU
Kuhlau: Flute Quintets Op. 51, Nos. 1-3 Eyvind Rafn (flute) with Kim Sjogren (violin) Georg Svendsen Andersen (viola) Bjarne Boye Rasmussen (viola) Lars Holm Johansen (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/2004 ] "Flautist Eyvind Rafn and his Danish group present an alert, well-balanced ensemble, with clear textures and stylish phrasing that demonstrate their evident enthusiasm for this music" - Gramophone |
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CLERAMBAULT / LULLY / LAMBERT / DORNEL / VISEE etc
La Magnifique: Flute Music for the Court of Louis XIV Kuijken, Davis, Livingston [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] This programme portrays the birth of the flute in France in the late 17th century and the following 40 years of its life as a new and fashionable instrument. A famous patron of the arts, King Louis XIV gathered elite composers and musicians to create... |