The Czech National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) has collaborated on several film music projects with the Rome agency AMIT, working with composers like Ennio Morricone.
Composer Biography
Domenico Cimarosa, composer of the Concerto for Two Flutes, was music director at the court of Russia's Catherine the Great but left partly because he couldn't stand the Russian winters.
Composer Biography
Ignaz Moscheles, composer of the Concertante for Flute and Oboe, was one of Mendelssohn's teachers and later a close friend, becoming a piano professor at Mendelssohn's Leipzig Conservatory.
Performer Biography
Mathieu Dufour, the flutist on this album, has served as principal flute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1999.
Composer Biography
Wilhelm Bernhard Molique, composer of the Flute Concerto and Oboe Concertino, was a German violinist and teacher whose musical hero and mentor was Ludwig Spohr.
Performer Biography
Paul Freeman, the conductor, became the Founding Music Director of the Chicago Sinfonietta in 1987 and has conducted over 100 orchestras in 28 countries.
Performer Biography
Alex Klein, the oboist on this album, won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra for his recording of the Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto.
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