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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... |
EDUARDO GRAU
Grau: Concertos for Soloists and String Orchestra Jana Jarkovská (flute) Simon Reitmaier (clarinet) Ana María Valderrama (violin) David Fons (viola) Fabio Banegas (piano) / Anima Musicæ Chamber Orches [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] The music of Spanish-Argentine composer Eduardo Grau is imbued with Hispanic elements. His Concerto of 'Yuste' for Violin, Piano and Timpani was inspired by the Spanish monastery of its title and is notable for its rhythmic drive, lyricism and... |
CLAUDIO SANTORO
Santoro: Fantasias Sul América, Sonata for Solo Violin Soloists of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2023 ] Claudio Santoro was one of Brazil's leading composers, having written a considerable amount of solo, chamber and orchestral music, including arguably the most important symphonic cycle ever written in that country. |
LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN / JOHANN Nepomuk HUMMEL
Beethoven, arr Hummel: Grand Symphonies • 2: No. 2 & No. 6 'Pastoral' Uwe Grodd (flute) / Pettman Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2022 ] Unless one lived in a major European centre with an orchestra, the opportunity to hear large-scale works by the great composers of the age was well-nigh impossible. The insatiable demand for new chamber versions of famed orchestral works saw Hummel... |
CÁRDENAS / DURÁN / FREIRE / GUEVARA / ZYMAN
Flauta Andina - 20th Century Andean Music for Flute and Piano Daniel Velasco (Flute) Ellen R. Sommer (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Aug/2022 ] The rich variety of colours and rhythms in South American culture and music are an essential feature of this programme, which focuses largely on music by composers from the Ecuadorian Andes. |
BACH / MOZART / SCHUBERT / LISZT / TCHAIKOVSKY / KREISLER / HAUG
Duo Diversitas - Flute and Guitar Recital Ex Aequo [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] For this programme, Duo Diversitas has selected or created sophisticated arrangements that embody virtuosity and musical expression. |
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... |
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. |
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango / 6 Études tanguistiques / Balada para mi muerte Kazunori Seo, flute, Vicente Coves, guitar [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] The combination of flute and guitar was a feature of early tango recordings - instruments central both to the genre and to the music of Astor Piazzolla. |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Castelnnovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet / Ecloghe / Fantasia / Sonatina for Flute and Guitar Leonard Becker (guitar), Chloé Dufossez (flute), Various Artists [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Jul/2021 ] Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was one of Italy's most influential and important composers during the 20th century. He was inspired to write for the guitar after meeting Andrés Segovia. |
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... |
FREDERICK II
Frederick II: Flute Sonatas Claudia Stein (flute), Andreas Greger (cello), Alessandro De Marchi (fortepiano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Frederick II, King of Prussia, was a gifted musician who built up a court orchestra noted both for its quality and its size. Great musicians such as Graun, Quantz and C.P.E. Bach were members and contributed hugely to its standing. A patron of the... |
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. |
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... |
LEONARDO BALADA
Balada: Works for Clarinet Ivan Ivanov (clarinet) with Annie Gordon (flute), Leta Chin (violin), Greta Mutlu (violin), Sarah Lee (cello), Rebecca Bush (vibraphone), etc [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Barcelona native Leonardo Baladas creative style has been labelled Dalís surrealism in music an aspect of his work explored in this programme through the technique of sound transformation in which abstract musical materials become familiar melody.... |
JACQUES CASTÉRÈDE
Casterede: Flute Works (Complete), Vol. 2 Cobus du Toit (flute) with Doreen Lee (piano), etc [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2020 ] Jacques Castérède was one of many composers who refused to abandon tonality and traditional forms amid the stormy avant-garde of the 20th century. The Quintette for winds was written in 1953, the same year that Castérède won the Prix de Rome, and... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Grand Symphonies Vol. 1 -Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 (arr. J.N. Hummel for flute and piano trio) Uwe Grodd (flute), Gould Piano Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Beethoven and Hummel's relationship was one of fractious beginnings, but ultimately true friendship. Between 1825 and 1835 Hummel arranged his contemporary's Symphonies Nos. 1-7 and Septet, Op. 20 for his favoured combination of pianoforte, flute,... |
LEOPOLD HOFMANN
Leopold Hofmann: Flute Concertos, Vol. 3 Uwe Grodd (flute) Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] Leopold Hofmann was among the most prominent Viennese composers of his generation, his music performed all over Europe. Hofmanns radiant flute concertos follow the conventions of the day with superlative elegance and a deceptive facility. The solo... |
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... |
AARON JAY KERNIS
Kernis: Flute Concerto / Air / Second Symphony Marina Piccinini (flute) / Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] "Piccinini's performance of Air will take your breath away. I was also left breathless at the brilliance and precision of the Peabody Orchestra." Fanfare |
