The Great Book of Flute Sonatas, Vol. 4: Impressionism

Featuring

Gergely Ittzés
Péter Nagy
Joseph Jongen
Mario Pilati
Willem Pijper
Maurice Ravel

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Recording & Production

Flutist Gergely Ittzés plays on a Sankyo pure silver flute with a 14K golden Seder Headjoint for this recording.

Performer Biography

Gergely Ittzés, the flutist, is a professor at Széchenyi István University in Győr and was a Fulbright guest professor at Boston University.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album series focuses exclusively on sonatas for flute and a keyboard instrument, as this genre is considered the most abstract form of chamber music-making, driven by purely musical considerations.

Compositional Technique

The album highlights that while Debussy and Ravel are pioneers of Impressionism, they composed little specifically for the flute, apart from orchestral parts.

Album & Artwork

This album, "The Great Book of Flute Sonatas, Vol. 4: Impressionism," is part of a larger series aiming to collect and present a sound archive of representative flute music from three centuries.

Performer Biography

Péter Nagy, the pianist, has performed with many great artists including Leonidas Kavakos, Ruggiero Ricci, and Hilary Hahn, and has recorded for several labels.

Compositional Technique

Willem Pijper, a Dutch composer, used experimental structures in his sonata, with parts often proceeding in different meters and frequently changing metrical divisions, creating a bold asynchronicity.