Il Flauto traverso

First published on the 50th anniversary of his death on September 8, 1999. 15-year-old Richard Strauss composed this piece (his only composition for flute and piano) in late April 1879.

Hermann Regner was a pupil of Orff and takes a special interest in easy teaching repertoire. With simple elements taken from modern music he aims to stimulate the player's imagination.Of his pieces he...

These two unpublished pieces for flute and piano were written shortly after Paul Dessau's emigration to France and were not rediscovered until 1992, when Dessau's unpublished works were looked through...

Immerse yourself in a resonant impression of nature with "Ainava ar putniem" (Landscape with Birds), an outstanding work for solo flute published by the renowned Schott Musik. This captivating solo pi...

Heinz Holliger, whose Sonate (in)solit(air)e (FTR 175) has been a standard work of contemporary flute literature for a long time, now presents two further compositions, with (é)cri(t) acting as a virt...

Apart from demanding concert pieces, Ernesto Köhler (1849-1907) primarily wrote methodological literature and music for playing in the Romantic style which are reminiscent of the small forms of Chopin...

In addition to demanding concert pieces, Ernesto Köhler (1849-1907) wrote above all methodical literature and playing music in the Romantic style, reminiscent of the small forms of Chopin, Schumann or...

The edition 'Klangblumen' by Barbara Heller (originally for piano, ED 20374) is now available for flute too.Each of the 14 pieces has a particular focus, such as a certain interval, a special playing...

With her Suite for flute and piano, the young Frenchwoman Clémence de Grandval established herself as a major French composer of the 19th century. As piano and composition student of Frédéric Chopin a...

Louis Drouet (1792-1873), much admired virtuoso flautist, composer, musical director and opera director, was 'a flautist of truly European standing and sphere of influence'. His method still forms par...

Paul Taffanel (born in Bordeaux on 16 September 1844, died in Paris on 21 November 1908) was solo flutist at the Paris Opéra comique and professor of flute at the Paris Conservatoire. Among the pupils...

This 'Fairy Tale Suite' is a cycle of pieces very varied in style and - like film music - even their titles suggest a story. From an elf prince to a dream and a sea voyage, then on to a (captive?) pri...

The music of small forms and of chamber-music instrumentations was to become the focus of the French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). In 1874, after many years spent in the 'provinces', the teacher...

The Brazil-based composer Alexandre Eisenberg wrote 'Arquichorinho' as a competition piece for the Brazilian National Flute Association (ABRAF). The music 'has been picked up on the streets of Rio de...

This 'Suite' is not one of my 'epic' instrumental concertos such as the concertos for cello, violin or oboe, but a substantially smaller-structured series of dance forms arranged into a suite. Sunken...

This Mazurka de Salon for flute and piano with its delightful elegiac and virtuoso passages is a character piece full of contrasts; moderate in difficulty, it represents a valuable addition to the rep...

In Impulso Jean Guillou regards the flute as a person who appears and asks a short, yet compelling question in front of the public. This question is followed by a statement. And when the question is a...

The great talent of Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) showed very early: At the age of 12, she published her first composition. Georges Bizet, a friend of the family, predicted her great future. After her...

Discover the melodic beauty and elegance of the “Sonatina in D Major” for flute and piano, masterfully published by the renowned Schott Musik. This enchanting work captivates with its lively character...

The four-movement structure of the sonata, as was common in the late basso continuo era, juxtaposes four melodically and rhythmically contrasting themes.

Leclair, one of the most important French composers and violinists of the 18th century, left four booklets of 12 sonatas each for violin and basso continuo. The last booklet (1738) contains two sonata...