Flute Works
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Composer or Director: (Daniel) Friedrich (Rudolph) Kuhlau, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert
Label: Denon
Magazine Review Date: 10/1988
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 70
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CO-2046
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Sonata for Flute and Piano |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Alain Marion, Flute Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Pascal Rogé, Piano |
| Sonata for Flute and Piano, 'Grande sonate concert |
(Daniel) Friedrich (Rudolph) Kuhlau, Composer
(Daniel) Friedrich (Rudolph) Kuhlau, Composer Alain Marion, Flute Pascal Rogé, Piano |
| Introduction and Variations (Trock'ne Blumen from |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Alain Marion, Flute Franz Schubert, Composer Pascal Rogé, Piano |
Author: Christopher Headington
This is a pleasant and refreshing recital of music for flute and piano dating from around 1800. Schubert wrote his set of variations on the melody of his rather sombre song Trockne B/umen (''Withered Flowers'') for the Viennese player Ferdinand Bogner early in 1824 shortly after completing the song-cycle Die schone Mullerin in which it occurs. It goes without saying that the gramophone is the ideal medium for getting to know a work such as this which is unlikely to be heard often in the concert hall; it is quite substantial, lasting 20 minutes, and moves from the eloquent simplicity of the longish introduction and the theme itself to a high level of brilliance.
The authenticity of Beethoven's Sonata is uncertain—the manuscript was found among his papers but is not in his own hand—but this elegant if unpretentious piece could be a work of his Bonn youth. Friedrich Kuhlau was a friend of Beethoven, and though a lesser master he contributed many skilful works to the flute repertory including this Grande Sonate Concertante of 1827. The flautist here, Alain Marion, has a pleasant and varied tone and he and Pascal Roge (whose skill is better known) are alike responsive to the varied demands of this programme. The length of 70 minutes is generous, and the recording made in the Nice Opera House is agreeable and atmospheric.'
The authenticity of Beethoven's Sonata is uncertain—the manuscript was found among his papers but is not in his own hand—but this elegant if unpretentious piece could be a work of his Bonn youth. Friedrich Kuhlau was a friend of Beethoven, and though a lesser master he contributed many skilful works to the flute repertory including this Grande Sonate Concertante of 1827. The flautist here, Alain Marion, has a pleasant and varied tone and he and Pascal Roge (whose skill is better known) are alike responsive to the varied demands of this programme. The length of 70 minutes is generous, and the recording made in the Nice Opera House is agreeable and atmospheric.'
Flute Works
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