Robert Aitken, the flutist on this recording, was a prizewinner at the Concours International de Flûte de Paris and studied with prestigious artists like Marcel Moyse and Jean-Pierre Rampal.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, despite contracting venereal disease in 1823 and despairing of recovery, maintained his creative powers and composed part of Die schöne Müllerin while in the hospital.
Critical Reception
Franz Xaver Mozart lived with the burden of his famous name, with some regarding him as a mediocre composer, though many of his works are fresh, imaginative, and individual.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Reinecke's Flute Sonata, Op.167, sub-titled 'Undine', is not program music but rather aims to evoke the general mood of the water-nymph Undine's story.
Composer Biography
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born just four months before his father's death and received a fine musical education from teachers including Antonio Salieri.
Composition History
Schubert's Introduction and Variations on 'Trockne Blumen', Op.160, was based on one of the last songs in Die schöne Müllerin and dedicated to Ferdinand Bogner, a flute professor and virtuoso Schubert had known for years.
Composer Biography
Carl Reinecke, a prolific Romantic composer, was a court pianist to Christian VIII of Denmark and later Kapellmeister at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, where he also taught piano and composition.
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