During this period, salon music flourished in Paris, and the flute gained a new role as France developed its own musical language.
This collection of flute pieces by French composers evokes a carefree period in Paris that ended with the Great War of 1914.
This album was recorded in the St Baptist Church of Mont St Guibert, Belgium, from May 25th to 28th, 1996.
The cover painting for this album is "Inauguration of the Paris Opera House, 5th January 1875" by Jean-Baptiste Edouard Detaille.
