Prokofiev / Schubert / Dutilleux / Jolivet: Works for Flute and Piano
9/1/2006, 7 Tracks, 1:03:05
Featuring
Sharon Bezaly
Ronald Brautigam
Sergei Prokofiev
Franz Schubert
Henri Dutilleux
André Jolivet
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Sergei Prokofiev, the composer of the Sonata in D major, Op. 94, valued clarity of style and found the flute attractive but underused in music literature.
Composition History
Prokofiev's Sonata in D major, Op. 94, was originally for flute and piano, but the composer and violinist David Oistrakh later arranged it for violin, which became more popular.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in August 2005 at Nybrokajen 11, the former Academy of Music, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Performer Biography
Sharon Bezaly, the flautist on this recording, was named 'Instrumentalist of the Year' by Klassik Echo in 2002 and 'Young Artist of the Year' at the Cannes Classical Awards in 2003.
Critical Reception
Sviatoslav Richter, who premiered Prokofiev's Flute Sonata, believed the original flute version was "incomparably more beautiful" than the violin arrangement.
Compositional Technique
Schubert's Variations on 'Trockne Blumen' transform the original song's funeral march character into a triumphant one, ending in a major key.
Composition History
Franz Schubert's Variations on 'Trockne Blumen' are based on a song from his cycle Die schöne Müllerin and were written for his friend Ferdinand Bogner, a virtuoso flautist.
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