LUKAS FOSS
Foss: Ode / Renaissance Concerto / Three American Pieces / Symphony No. 1 in G major Amy Porter (flute) Nikki Chooi (violin) / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos American Classics / CD - due 24/May/2024 ] Berlin-born Lukas Foss studied music in Paris before settling in Philadelphia in 1937. Though he freely explored diverse compositional styles, three of the works in this recording fall into his early neo-Classical period and exemplify his dictum that... |
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 |
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. |
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... |
VIVALDI / MOZART / SCHUBERT / BACH / REINECKE / KUHLAU / etc
Flute Favourites Kazunori Seo, Petri Alanko, Béla Drahos, Patrick Gallois, Jean-Claude Gérard, Uwe Grodd, Wolfgang Schulz (flute) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/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. |
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... |
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. |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Flute Trios [Nos 15 - 17] Uwe Grodd (flute), Martin Rummel (cello) & Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "…Uwe Grodd, Martin Rummel and Christopher Hinterhuber…bring a sense of appropriate social occasion to this unfailingly sunny and no-nonsense music." NZ Herald |
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 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos II - Concertos 4 & 5 / "Triple" Concerto Nadja Schubert, Daniel Rothert, Eva Morsbach (recorder) Karl Kaiser (flute) / Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl [ Naxos Bach Complete Orchestral Works 7 / CD - released 2/Sep/1999 ] "It's especially useful to have both versions of Brandenburg No. 4 on the same disc. The sound is detailed and well-balanced..." ClassicsToday |
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) |
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 |
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... |
PAUL MORAVEC
Chamber Symphony / Cool Fire / Autumn Song Marya Martin (flute) Stephen Williamson (clarinet) Erik Ralske (horn) and others [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] "This contains some of the most interesting contemporary music around played with panache." (MusicWeb Recording of the Year 2008) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Concertos Flute & Harp K.299 / Sinfonia Concertante K297b Jiri Valek (flute) Hana Mullerova (harp) Jiri Krejci (oboe) Vaclav Kyzivat (clarinet) / Capella Istropolitana [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] Classic CD, June 1990 "enjoyable and highly musical readings" Penguin Guide "fresh and stylish and the two soloists are excellent" Classic CD "enjoyable and highly musical readings" |
YVES PRIN
Prin: Dioscures / Ephemeres / Le souffle d'Iris Pierre-Yves Artaud (flute) / Philippe Graffin (violin) / Pascal Post (clarinet) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] French contemporary music from Naxos |
JOHANN BAPTIST VANHAL
Vanhal: Flute Quartets, Op. 7, Nos. 2, 3, 6 Uwe Grodd (flute) / Janaki String Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "Fortunately the performances and each of the three quartets prove attractive. The players of the Janaki String Trio and flautist Uwe Grodd play on modern instruments and do so with deft sensitivity" (MusicWeb April 2007) |
FRIEDRICH KUHLAU
Kuhlau: Sonatas for flute and piano Uwe Grodd (flute) / Matteo Napoli (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Oct/2003 ] "[Grodd] is a rare breed of musician as a flutist and conductor. He plays these sonatas with a bright, energetic sound and an awareness of the entire score that, ideally, all musicians should have." (American Record Guide) |
W. A. MOZART
My First Mozart Album (Incls 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' & Clarinet Quintet') Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova (harp), Jenö Jandó (piano), Ladislav Kyselak (viola), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jozsef Balogh (clarinet), Georg Ti [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of the best composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250 years ago but he carries on being famous - so he must have been special. He giggled a lot. He was also good at playing... |
VALI
Flute Concerto / Deylaman / Folk Songs (Set No. 10) Alberto Almarza (flute) / Janna Baty (soprano) / Boston Modern Orchestra Project / Gil Rose, conductor [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] This CD will continue to find a place in my changer for months to come, and it probably will be counted among 2004's best new releases." -- Raymond Tuttle, classical.net |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Cantos Desiertos: Works for flute & guitar Alexandra Hawley (flute) Jeffrey Mcfadden (Guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Aug/2003 ] |
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) |
REZA VALI
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, etc Alberto Almarza (flute), Jana Baty (soprano), George Mgrdichian (bárbát) / Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] |
HENRYK GORECKI
Antoni Wit Conducts Henryk Górecki [Incls Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) ] Anna Górecka (piano) Carol Wincenc (flute) Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "What impresses me most about this performance is its sprituality" - Gramophone on the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs |
CORELLI / BELLINI / CIMAROSA / FIORILLO / etc
Italian Oboe Concertos Vol 1 Anthony Camden (oboe) / Peter Lloyd (flute) / City of London Sinfonia / Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2001 ] More beautiful music for the oboe |
PLATTI / SALIERI / BESOZZI / ROSETTI
Italian Oboe Concertos Vol 2 Anthony Camden (oboe) Peter Lloyd (flute) / City of London Sinfonia / Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] More beautiful music for the oboe |
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Piano Concerto ‘Resurrection’ & Flute Concerto Barry Douglas (piano) / Lukasz Dlugosz (flute) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Mar/2013 ] Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by Barry Douglas, renews the composer's direct involvement with the 'grand' concerto tradition... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Flute Concerti Volume 1: Rv88-91, 96, 99, 107 Bela Drahos (flute) / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] Bela Drahos was born in Kaposvar in South-West Hungary in 1955 and entered the Gyor Conservatory in 1969, winning first prizes in the 1971 Concertino Prague International Flute Competition and, a year later, the flute competition staged by Hungarian... |
LEONARDO BALADA
Balada: Caprichos Nos. 1 & 5 Bertrand Piertrand Piétu (guitar)/ Aldo Mata (cello)/ Tatiana Franco (flute) / Iberian Chamber Orchestra, José Luis Temes [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] Catalan-born Leonardo Balada fuses tradition with modernity and folk with the avant-garde, producing music of stunning sonorities. Caprichos No. 1 pays homage to the poet Lorca in a blend of virtuosic writing and transformative dance rhythms. In... |
EGON KORNAUTH / VALLY WEIGL / FRANZ MITTLER / FELIX PETYREK / TIBOR HARSÁNYI
The Bird of Life - Late Romantic Flute Music Birgit Ramsl (flute) with Karl-Heinz Schütz (flute), Gottlieb Wallisch (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jan/2022 ] During the last decade of the 19th century a generation of Central European composers emerged that was to exert a powerful influence on the current of contemporary music. Yet, for the most part, their works for flute remain little known and a number... |
Boismortier
Sonatas For Flute [ Naxos / CD ] |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / TORU TAKEMITSU / BELA BARTOK / RAVI SHANKAR / ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Music for Flute and Guitar Britta Jacobs (flute) Irene Kalisvaart (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] This album of 20th-century masterpieces for flute and guitar features works composed especially for this combination of instruments plus arrangements of works by Bartók and Ravi Shankar. |
FRANZ ANTON HOFFMEISTER
Flute Concertos, Volume 1 Bruno Meier (flute), Prague Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Mar/2013 ] As prolific a composer as Haydn, Franz Anton Hoffmeister was a formative figure in his day, also acting as a significant music publisher for Mozart and Beethoven. Meeting the tastes of the time with a perfect blend of grace and artistry, both of... |
HOFFMEISTER
Flute Concertos, Volume 2 Bruno Meier (flute) Prague Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jan/2014 ] Anyone who listens to Mozart or Haydn primarily for elegant melodies and rhythmic certainties will find Hoffmeister tasty. |
WINTER / LACHNER / ROSETTI
German Flute Concertos Bruno Meier (flute) / Prague Chamber Orchestra / Antonin Hradil, leader [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "The Prague Chamber Orchestra provides a well balanced orchestral accompaniment and maintains the quality heard in the soloist's playing. Highly enjoyable." (MusicWeb Nov 2009) |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti - Double Concerto / Flute Concertino / Clarinet Concertino Budapest Camerata / Laszlo Kovacs (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Dec/2004 ] Gaetano Donizetti, while generally known only as a composer of operas, was in fact responsible for the composition of a great many other works, totalling 611 in all. Instrumental works make up a relatively small proportion of these and are apparently... |
Capella Istropolitana/Dohnanyi
Vivaldi:famous Flute Concer [ Naxos / CD ] |
Capella Istropolitana/Krechek
Vivaldi:flute & Piccolo Con [ Naxos / CD ] |
MICHEL PIGNOLET de MONTECLAIR
Monteclair: Beloved and Betrayed - Miniature dramas for Flute and Voice Carrie Henneman Shaw (soprano) Leela Breithaupt (flute) / Les Ordinaires [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Michel Pignolet de Montéclair (1667-1737), a noted basse violon player in Paris, composed a small but exquisite body of innovative works in a variety of forms, including an opera-ballet. He was also an important figure in the composition of music for... |