The Susan Milan Collection-Flute Archive 1
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Composer or Director: Roman Hoffstetter, Joseph Haydn, Arthur Honegger, Edward Elgar, (Henri Constant) Gabriel Pierné, Gabriel Marie, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonardo Vinci
Label: Flute Archive Series
Magazine Review Date: 2/1998
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 72
Catalogue Number: MCLRB101
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Keyboard Trio No. 16 |
Joseph Haydn, Composer
Albert Leveque, Piano Joseph Haydn, Composer Lucien Kirsh, Cello René le Roy, Flute |
| Danse de la Chèvre |
Arthur Honegger, Composer
Arthur Honegger, Composer René le Roy, Flute |
| Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord |
Leonardo Vinci, Composer
Leonardo Vinci, Composer René le Roy, Flute Yella Pessl, Harpsichord |
| Sérénade |
Gabriel Marie, Composer
Barrère Wind Ensemble Gabriel Marie, Composer Georges Barrère, Flute |
| Salut d'amour, 'Liebesgrüss' |
Edward Elgar, Composer
Barrère Wind Ensemble Edward Elgar, Composer Georges Barrère, Flute |
| (6) String Quartets, Movement: F |
Roman Hoffstetter, Composer
René le Roy, Flute Roman Hoffstetter, Composer |
| (6) Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, Movement: No. 1 in B minor, BWV1030 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer René le Roy, Flute Yella Pessl, Harpsichord |
| Trio |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Fernand Oubradous, Bassoon Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Marcel Moyse, Flute Noel Gallon, Piano |
Composer or Director: Louis Kranz, Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann, Cécile (Louise Stèphanie) Chaminade, Edward German, Benjamin (Louis Paul) Godard, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Henry R(owley) Bishop, Richard Carte, Giulio Briccialdi, Cesare Ciardi, (?) Paggi, Emile Pessard, Jacques Offenbach, George Frideric Handel
Label: Flute Archive Series
Magazine Review Date: 2/1998
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 67
Catalogue Number: MCLRB102
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (Il) vento caprice |
Giulio Briccialdi, Composer
Clement Barone, Flute Giulio Briccialdi, Composer Myrtle C. Eaver, Piano |
| Tourbillon |
Louis Kranz, Composer
Clement Barone, Flute Louis Kranz, Composer Myrtle C. Eaver, Piano |
| Suite de 3 morceaux |
Benjamin (Louis Paul) Godard, Composer
Albert Fransella, Flute Benjamin (Louis Paul) Godard, Composer |
| Rimembrance Napolitaine |
(?) Paggi, Composer
(?) Paggi, Composer Albert Fransella, Flute |
| Bolero |
Emile Pessard, Composer
Emile Pessard, Composer John Lemmoné, Flute Maurice Lefarge, Piano |
| Concertino for Flute and Orchestra |
Cécile (Louise Stèphanie) Chaminade, Composer
Anonymous Conductor, Conductor (Anonymous) Orchestra Cécile (Louise Stèphanie) Chaminade, Composer John Amadio, Flute |
| Lo, here the gentle lark |
Henry R(owley) Bishop, Composer
Anonymous Conductor, Conductor (Anonymous) Orchestra Henry R(owley) Bishop, Composer John Amadio, Flute Violet Mount, Soprano |
| (L')Allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato, Movement: ~ |
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Anonymous Conductor, Conductor (Anonymous) Orchestra George Frideric Handel, Composer John Amadio, Flute Violet Mount, Soprano |
| (Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann', Movement: Barcarolle (orchestral version). |
Jacques Offenbach, Composer
Anonymous Pianist(s), Piano Jacques Offenbach, Composer John Amadio, Flute |
| Gypsy Dance |
Edward German, Composer
Anonymous Pianist(s), Piano Edward German, Composer John Amadio, Flute |
| Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, Movement: Adagio non troppo |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Anonymous Conductor, Conductor (Anonymous) Orchestra John Amadio, Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, Movement: Rondo (Allegretto) |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Anonymous Conductor, Conductor (Anonymous) Orchestra John Amadio, Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (Il) carnevale di Venezia |
Giulio Briccialdi, Composer
Anonymous Pianist(s), Piano Giulio Briccialdi, Composer John Amadio, Flute |
| Variations on Rigoletto |
Cesare Ciardi, Composer
Anonymous Pianist(s), Piano Cesare Ciardi, Composer John Amadio, Flute |
| National Melodies |
Richard Carte, Composer
Anonymous Pianist(s), Piano John Amadio, Flute Richard Carte, Composer |
| Konzertstück |
Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann, Composer
Anonymous Conductor, Conductor (Anonymous) Orchestra Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann, Composer John Amadio, Flute |
Author:
This utterly fascinating compendium, with admirable notes by Susan Milan, of seven famous flute virtuosos of the past has been transferred from early recordings (Vol. 2 from 1911 to 1927, Vol. 1 extending the period to 1941) with remarkably cleaned-up sound without detracting from the players’ characteristic sonorities. (On each disc one unrestored track has been included that reveals the extent to which it has been improved.) So now we can hear Fransella (perhaps the first flautist to make a solo recording) in a movement of the Godard Suite he had played in 1895, and from Barrere the kind of sound that was heard when he had been soloist in the premiere of the Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune. Vol. 1 of this series will appeal to more people in general by its greater innate musical value; but Vol. 2, though containing little but extrovert show-pieces, will nevertheless constitute almost essential listening for all flautists and flute students. It is instructive, for example, to compare Briccialdi’s Il vento caprice by three players – the Philadelphia Orchestra member Barone (who recorded with Galli-Curci and became an influence in the jazz field), the Australian virtuoso and impresario (Melba’s manager) Lemmone, and the New Zealand legend Amadio – the first two with tremulous fast vibratos, Amadio by far the most musical, with a long cantabile line and fine tonal nuances. He also demonstrates, besides the empty sets of variations to which flautists were often reduced, their then inescapable function of partnering coloratura sopranos (though we are spared any of the later much parodied ‘mad scenes’), and in a sequence of arrangements of national airs plays flute, bass flute and piccolo. For sheer virtuosity I recommend his performance of an arrangement of the Tales of Hoffmann Barcarolle and of the finale of Heinrich Hofmann’s Konzertstuck.
Vol. 1 concentrates on three great French flautists, each of whom had a considerable influence on later generations. The most senior was Barrere, who from 1905 occupied the principal’s chair in the New York Symphony Orchestra. His cool, largely uninflected style is best represented here by Bach’s B minor Sonata with the harpsichordist Yella Pessl (for which the track listing has got muddled); but the wild eccentricity of his ElgarSalut d’amour is inexplicable in its lack of taste. The much-recorded Marcel Moyse (a pupil, like Barrere, of the great Taffanel) is heard in a lively and enjoyable reading of the Trio by the 16-year-old Beethoven, splendidly partnered by Obradous and Noel Gallon: its Adagio gives him the opportunity to show some delicate tone colours. But for sheer beauty of sound the outstanding artist here is Rene le Roy, who also exhibits beautifully clean virtuoso technique in a Sonata by Vinci (the track listing again wrong) and the most sensitive range of colour in Honegger’s Danse de la Chevre. A marvellous artist.LS
Vol. 1 concentrates on three great French flautists, each of whom had a considerable influence on later generations. The most senior was Barrere, who from 1905 occupied the principal’s chair in the New York Symphony Orchestra. His cool, largely uninflected style is best represented here by Bach’s B minor Sonata with the harpsichordist Yella Pessl (for which the track listing has got muddled); but the wild eccentricity of his Elgar
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