The Great Book of Flute Sonatas, Vol. 6: Czech & American Works

Featuring

Gergely Ittzés
József Gábor
Erwin Schulhoff
Bohuslav Martinů
Jindrich Feld
Robert Muczynski

Lowell Liebermann

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Album & Artwork

This album is Volume 6 in a series titled "The Great Book of Flute Sonatas," which aims to collect and present representative flute music from three centuries.

Historical Context

The geographical and cultural position of Bohemia allowed Czech composers to integrate both French and German influences with a distinctive Slavic character, leading to early integration into Western European music.

Performer Biography

Gergely Ittzés, the flutist on this album, developed a software called Flouble to explore the possibilities of two-part flute-playing and has composed multiphonic pieces for the instrument.

Recording & Production

The recording sessions for this album took place across three different dates in 2008 and 2009 at the Richter Hall in Győr, Hungary.

Album & Artwork

The series focuses exclusively on sonatas written for flute and a keyboard instrument, avoiding transcriptions and works for other instrumentations.

Performer Biography

József Gábor, the pianist, was a dedicated chamber musician and accompanist who regularly performed with the world-famous Győr Girls' Choir and received the Liszt Prize in 2010.