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Immerse yourself in the evocative soundscape of Antonio Vivaldi's renowned Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 10/2 (RV 439) – famously titled "La Notte" ("The Night"). This captivating Baroque masterpiece...

The trio sonata, which begins with a siciliano (pastorale), is especially suitable for the Christmas season.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of chamber music: The "Trio Sonata No. 1 in E minor" is an elegant original work that captivates musicians and audiences alike. Published by the renowned Schot...

In 1739 Hasse published six trio sonatas in London, of which the fourth is available in this edition. The almost vocal expressiveness, especially of the two slow movements, reveals the important vocal...

The perfectly formed sonata captivates above all with its flexible imitative movement and dense, expressive harmony. The piece has four movements, the last of which is an elegant and effective 3/8 all...

Immerse yourself in the rich sonic world of chamber music with the captivating "Sonata in F-sharp minor GeWV 266". Scored for two flutes or other melody instruments such as violins or oboes, this eleg...

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 virtuo...

The Andante in F major, K. 616, was written for a mechanical organ work, a so-called 'flute clock'. The idea of publishing it in a version for a flute ensemble was obvious, since hardly any other inst...

PAN is an improvisation over given tone rows and rhythmic-dynamic models. Each major or partial phase of the improvisation process has a tonal space that may be played through again and again; this to...

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda (1745-1814), son of the leader of the Royal Prussian court orchestra Franz Benda, was employed as a violinist in the court orchestra and was also featured there as a c...

This recorder solo, with optional tubular bells accompaniment, is headed by a line from an ode by Klopstock, also quoted in his diary by the poet Hölderlin: 'Death, our saviour, ... softly approaches...

Les ombres du vent - The Shadows of the Wind - is an impressionistic composition, written with a great sense of sound and of the possibilities of the flute. The Polish composer Krystof Zgraja wrote nu...

The work The Shepherd's Song by Felix Mendelssohn, presented as a reprint for the first time, is his only known original composition for flute. Although Mendelssohn frequently and skilfully used wind...

For already advanced flutists and lovers of Italian baroque music a particularly interesting release, which offers the opportunity to get to know Locatelli's personal style better.

Giovanni Plattis Flötensonaten erfreuen sich zu Recht besonderer Beliebtheit. Ihre Anmut und Frische, vor allem aber ihr melodischer Reichtum und die Kraft ihrer Harmonie lassen diese geistvollen und...

Johann Mattheson (1681-1764) became known especially as a theoretician with works such as 'Der vollkommene Capellmeister' or his basso continuo method. However, Mattheson was not just a knowledgeable...

Already as a child, says Wilfried Hiller, he was fascinated by the music of The Magic Flute, particularly by Tamino's flute songs and Papageno's glockenspiel music. This lifelong fascination induced t...

The Danish flautist and composer Andersen was one of the founder members of the Berlin Philharmonic, and for 10 years was the orchestra's 1st flute. He toured extensively (including Russia and America...

Experience brilliant flute music full of grace and esprit: the Concerto No. 4 in G major masterfully combines classical cheerfulness with elegant virtuosity. Originally composed for flute and orchestr...