Musiche originali ed inedite per flauto e pianoforte

Featuring

Francesco Falanga
Lorenzo Bavaj
Luigi Hugues
Ernesto Köhler

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Performer Biography

Francesco Falanga, the flutist on this album, is a flute professor at the 'G. Rossini' Conservatory in Pesaro and also restores ancient and modern woodwind instruments.

Composer Biography

Luigi Hugues (1836-1913) was an Italian flutist, composer, and engineer who also restored the teaching of geography in Italy.

Composer Biography

Ernesto Köhler (1849-1907) was an Italian flutist and composer who became first flutist at the Ducal Chapel in Modena at 18 and later succeeded Cesare Ciardi in St. Petersburg.

Composition History

The album features original and previously unpublished music for flute and piano by Luigi Hugues and Ernesto Köhler, reviewed by Francesco Falanga.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ernesto Köhler's style, in contrast to Hugues, features greater technical demands and a strong character, even in minor keys, with virtuosic progressions that foreshadow the next century.

Album & Artwork

The album title, 'Tactus', is a Renaissance Latin term for what is now called a beat.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Luigi Hugues's compositions for flute and piano are characterized by a clear and sweet style with long, demanding phrases that highlight a lyricism influenced by Italian opera.