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Cantilena II

4/14/2015, 13 Tracks, 1:18:07

Featuring

  • Odinn Baldvinsson
  • Patricia Romero
  • Charles-Marie Widor
  • Cécile Chaminade
  • Henri Dutilleux
  • Otar Taktakishvili
  • Ástor Piazzolla

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Recording & Production

This album, "Cantilena II," is the second CD from the flute and piano duo Cantilena, following their debut album released in 2009.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Patricia Romero, the pianist, achieved a notable triumph in 1994 by performing the complete solo piano works of Ravel in two recitals at the Purcell Room in London.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Both Cecile Chaminade's Concertino and Henri Dutilleux's Sonatine were commissioned by the Paris Conservatoire as examination pieces for graduating flautists.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Odinn Baldvinsson, the flautist, has studied with internationally renowned flautists William Bennett, Trevor Wye, and Susan Milan.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Astor Piazzolla's "Histoire du Tango" was originally written in 1986 for flute and guitar, but is often performed with other instrument combinations.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Otar Taktakishvili, a Georgian composer, maintained close links with his home city of Tbilisi and composed the official anthem of the Georgian Republic while a student.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Charles-Marie Widor's Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34, was composed in 1877 for Paul Taffanel, a highly influential flautist and fellow professor at the Paris Conservatoire.

Source: Booklet

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