Fil d'argent, fil d'or

Featuring

Marie-Céline Labbé
Marion Treupel-Franck
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
Pierre Danican Philidor

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Compositional Technique

Pierre Danican Philidor was the first woodwind player to precisely and extensively notate 'flattement' (a soft, mournful finger vibrato) using a tilde (~), providing valuable examples of this expressive ornament.

Composition History

This recording is the first to feature complete renditions of the six Suites for Two Flutes without Bass by Pierre Danican Philidor.

Performer Biography

Marion Treupel-Franck, who specialized in traverso under Barthold Kuijken, has been teaching transverse flute at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich since 2008.

Compositional Technique

Pierre Danican Philidor, an oboist and flutist, skillfully blended French suite forms with the Italian sonata da chiesa form in his compositions.

Performer Biography

Marie-Céline Labbé, a Quebec-born flutist, began her professional career as a soloist with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra at the age of twelve.

Cultural Impact

Airs et Brunettes allowed musicians to express strong emotions and desires, like inflamed passions, without violating the strict hierarchical code of court life.

Historical Context

Jacques-Martin Hotteterre le Romain's 1707 manual, Principes de la flûte, significantly elevated the status of the transverse flute as a prestige instrument in cultivated music.