IDAGIO | John Williams Flute Concerto – Bernard Herrmann Souvenirs de Voyage 8720929575282

Featuring

Jin Ta
Darrell Ang
Joshua Tan
Ma Yue
Rachel Walker
Christoph Wichert

Marc-Antoine Robillard
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
John Williams
Bernard Herrmann
Harry Warren

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Compositional Technique

John Williams's Flute Concerto uses unique techniques like quarter-tone glissandos, 'Bartók' pizzicato, and instructing strings to tap their instruments or play pizzicato with fingernails.

Critical Reception

Hugo Friedhofer, despite his prolific output and an Oscar-winning score, never achieved public recognition, with a New York Times editor reportedly never having heard of him upon his death.

Historical Context

In decades past, it was difficult for composers known for cinematic output, like John Williams and Bernard Herrmann, to gain respect in concert music.

Composer Biography

Bernard Herrmann, an ardent Anglophile, lived in London for several years and resided there until his death in 1975.

Composer's Artistic Vision

John Williams intended his Flute Concerto to create 'mysterious sounds evoking the snapping of branches as one explores some imaginary mythical forest,' by using the flute as the only wind instrument with an accompaniment of strings, harps, piano, celeste, and percussion.

Composer Biography

John Williams's reputation in 1965 rested on his skills as a jazz musician, film session pianist, and an accomplished arranger and orchestrator, before his global fame from scores like Jaws and Star Wars.