Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, the orchestra on this recording, has made a platinum-selling recording with opera star Karita Mattila.
Performer Biography
Patrick Gallois, the flutist and conductor, was appointed principal flute in the Orchestre National de France at the age of 21 under Lorin Maazel.
Composer Biography
Jacques Desbrière, the composer, was injured in the hand while serving in General De Lattre de Tassigny's army, preventing him from becoming a pianist.
Composition History
Desbrière's meeting with flautist and conductor Patrick Gallois in 1987 inspired him to write several works for flute and piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jacques Desbrière's music is described as 'modern' but not 'avant-garde', belonging to a tradition that did not renounce tonality.
Compositional Technique
Desbrière's Piano Concerto includes deliberate and distinctive quotations from Ravel's G major Piano Concerto.
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