IDAGIO | Voice of the Soul - Flute Music by Jean Daniel Braun 886446336176

Featuring

Marion Treupel-Franck
Sergio Azzolini
Axel Wolf
Francesco Galligioni
Jean Daniel Braun
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre

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Interpretation

The musicians on this album use various bass instruments—bassoon, lute, viola da gamba, and cello—to accompany Braun's bass line, creating a varied and colorful sound.

Compositional Technique

The didactic pieces in Braun's final work focus on techniques not typical for the flute, such as suggesting polyphony, arpeggios reminiscent of 'style brisé', and sustaining long breaths, to enhance virtuosity.

Historical Context

During Braun's lifetime, the transverse flute, also known as the 'flûte allemande', was extremely fashionable in France, with many prominent flutists active in Paris and Versailles.

Compositional Technique

Braun's final work, published around 1740, was a didactic collection of pieces intended to train embouchure and finger dexterity on the flute, and could also be played on the bassoon.

Composition History

Almost all of Jean Daniel Braun's 12 works are dedicated to the flute, suggesting he was likely a flutist himself, and possibly an oboist or bassoonist.

Composer Biography

Jean Daniel Braun, whose name suggests German origins, moved to Paris to seek his fortune, working as a 'musicien ordinaire' for the Duke of Epernon by 1728.

Compositional Technique

Braun's sonatas blend Italian and French styles, combining the four-movement structure of the sonata da chiesa with dance movements like 'Corrente' and 'Gavotta' from the sonata da camera or suite.