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CD311: LOUISE DiTULLIO, FLUTE. Jacques Ibert, Concerto for Flute and Orchestra; Pierre-Max Dubois, Concerto for Flute and Orchestra; Frank Martin, Ballade for Flute, String Orchestra, and Piano with the English Chamber Orchestra, Elgar Howarth, Conductor; and Sergei Prokofiev, Sonata for Flute and Piano; Pierre Sancan, Sonatine for Flute and Piano, with Virginia DiTullio, piano.  UPC 009414731128    BUY NOW

Louise DiTullio is one of the world’s most widely heard flutists, having recorded over 1200 motion picture and hundreds of television scores. DiTullio’s playing was heard nightly on television shows including Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, and Dallas. DiTullio was principal flutist with the Columbia Symphony, performing many works ßof Igor Stravinsky with Stravinsky conducting. She was a long-time member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and frequent soloist with many orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Mexico City Symphony, Carmel Bach Festival, Pacific Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, and many more.

         The list of film composers with whom she has collaborated includes the most distinguished names in music today. Composer John Williams, probably the most honored film composer in history, refers to her as being “in the very front rank among the world’s great flutists”.

         Louise DiTullio can be heard on the albums of recording stars Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Kenny G, and Michael Jackson, among others.

This CD is a combination of Louise DiTullio’s LPs on Crystal Records: S311 and S503. “Crystal’s original recordings were excellent. This is well worth the reissue.” Music Web (Jonathan Woolf) “some really awesome flute playing and some delightful musical treats. Wonderfully vibrant CD transfer.” Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2023 (Jerry Dubins)

 

“The performances of these works are first rate. Legendary flutist Louise DiTullio continues to sparkle with a beautiful sound and top-notch phrasing. This recording is an inspiration for any flutist.” The Instrumentalist, Oct/Nov 2022 (Patricia George)

 

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Ibert: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra  1. Allegro   2. Andante   3. Allegro scherzando     Dubois: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra  1. Presto leggiero   2. Pavane   3. Tempo di Gaviotto   4. Scherzando    Martin: Ballade for Flute, String Orchestra, and Piano     Prokofiev: Sonata for Flute and Piano  1. Andantino   2. Scherzo   3. Andante   3. Allegro con brio     Sancan:  Sonatine pour Flute et Piano

 

CD314-scan-for-iTunesCD314: LOVE LETTERS.  David Shostac, Flute.  Martin Scot Kosins:Love Letters - A Dialog for Flute and Piano, Winter Moods, for Unaccompanied Flute; François Borne: Fantaisie Brillante (on themes from Bizet’s Carmen); Claude Debussy: The Girl With the Flaxen Hair; Theobold Boehm: Variations Brillantes sur un Air Allemand; Grigoras Dinicu: Hora Staccato. With Anita Swearengin, piano. David Shostac is principal flute, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and a prominent Hollywood film musician. Formerly he was principal of the St. Louis, Milwaukee, and New Orleans Symphony Orchestras, and the Aspen, Carmel Bach, Mostly Mozart, and Ojiai festivals. Martin Scot Kosins' Love Letters is one of the most beautiful works ever written for flute.  UPC 009414731425 BUY NOW

David Shostac has an outstandingly fluent technique and a pleasant well-focused tone.” BBC Music Magazne

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Kosins Love Letters:
  Mvt 1(Largo)  Mvt 2(Vivace)  Mvt 3(Liltingly)    Borne: Fantaisie Brillante    Debussy:  La Fille    Boehm:  Variations    Kosins Winter Moods:  Mvt 1 (Morning Devotion)  Mvt 2(Snow Flowers)  Mvt 3(Empty Tree)   Mvt 4(Evening Devotion) Mvt 5(Star song)    Dinicu:  Hora

 

CD316CD316: MUSIC FOR KOTO AND FLUTE.  Kazue Kudo, koto; Kazue Frances Asawa, flute. Beautiful Japanese music. Tadao Sawai: Hana; Hozan Yamamoto: Ichikotsu; Kozaburo Hirai: Sonata; Michio Miyagi: Izumi and Haru No Umi. "...a fascinating program...the music is quite beautiful."  American Record Guide   UPC 009414731623 BUY NOW 

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Sawai: Hana    Yamamoto Ichikotsu:
  Mvt 1(Adagio)   Mvt 2(Largo)   Mvt 3(Moderato)     Hirai Sonata:  Mvt 1(Con Brio)  Mvt 2(Andante Espressivo)  Mvt 3(Scherzo)  Mvt 4(Finale)    Miyumi: Izumi    Haru No Umi

 

 

CD317-scan-for-iTunesCD317: LEONE BUYSE, FLUTE, The Sky's the Limit.  Samuel Barber: Canzone for Flute & Piano; Ingolf Dahl: Variations on a Swedish Folk Tune; John Cage: Three Pieces for Flute Duet; Martin Amlin: Sonata for Flute & Piano; Theodore Antoniou: Lament for Michele; Juli Nunlist: 12 Bagatelles for Solo Flute; Gregory Tucker: Idle Conversation for Two Flutes; Vivian Fine: The Flicker for Solo Flute, Emily’s Images for Flute & Piano. With Martin Amlin, piano; Fenwick Smith, flute & alto flute. UPC 009414731722 BUY NOW     Click here for CD cover photo and details.

Leone Buyse was solo flute with the Boston Symphony and is now Rice University. "Solid playing and a glistening recording" Fanfare

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Amlin Sonata:
  Mvt 1(Toccata)   Mvt 2(Lyric Moments)   Mvt 3(Scherzo)   Mvt 4(The Sky's the Limit)    Dahl:  Var. on a Swedish Folk Tune    Antoniou: Lament for Michele     Tucker: Idle Conversation    Fine: The Flicker    Nunlist: 12 Bagatelles    Barber: Canzone    Fine: Emily’s Images  A Spider Sewed at Night   A Clock Stopped   Exultation is the Going   The Robin is the Gabriel   After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes   The Leaves Like Women Interchange   A Day!    Cage: Three Pieces  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3


CD318-scan-iTunesCD318: BROOKS DE WETTER-SMITH, FLUTE. The 20th Century Romantic Spirit.  Philippe Gaubert: Sonata  No. 1; Gabriel Pierne: Sonata, op. 36; Verne Reynolds: Sonata; Lukas Foss: Three American Pieces.  With Stephan Seebass, Piano.  UPC 009414731821 BUY NOW

"...significant repertoire performed with rare sympathy and expertise" Fanfare. 

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Gaubert Sonata:
  Mvt 1(Modere)   Mvt 2(Lent)   Mvt 3(Allegro)    Pierne Sonata:  Mvt 1(Allegretto)   Mvt 2(Allegretto tranquillo)   Mvt 3    Reynolds: Sonata  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Mvt 4    Foss: Three American Pieces  Early Song   Dedication   Composer's Holiday

 

 

CD319: RIVIER REVISITED. Chamber Music for Flute by Jean Rivier featuring flutist Leone CD319-scan-for-iTunesBuyse with chamber ensembles. Capriccio for woodwind quintet; Ballade for Flute and Piano; Oisseaux Tendres for solo flute; Affettuoso e Jocando for four Flutes; Vocalise for voice and piano; Sonatine for Flute and Piano; Virevoltes for Flute Solo; Duo for Flute and Clarinet; Comme une Tendre Berceuse for Flute and Piano.
Leone Buyse was principal flute with the Boston Symphony and now teaches at Shepherd School of Music in Houston, Texas. Rivier's music is well-known to flute aficionados and others who appreciate good wind chamber music. UPC 009414731920  
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Capriccio:
   Mvt 1(Fluide)  Mvt 2(Melancolique)  Mvt 3(Souple)   Mvt 4(Veloce)        Ballade   Oiseaux Tendres    Affettuoso e Jocando:  Mvt 1(Affettuoso)   Mvt 2(Jocando)     Vocalise      Sonatine:  Mvt 1(Allegro)   Mvt 2(Lento)   Mvt 3(Presto)     Virevoltes      Duo:  Mvt 1(Allegretto)   Mvt 2(Lento)   Mvt 3(Presto)     Comme une tendre berceuse

 

CD321CD321: OBOIST PETER CHRIST.  with Crystal Chamber Soloists (Gretel Shanley, flute; David Atkins, clarinet). Randall Thompson:  Suite for Oboe, Clarinet, & Viola; Vincent Persichetti: Parable for Solo Oboe; William Grant Still: Miniatures for Flute, Oboe, & Piano; William Schmidt: The Sparrow & The Amazing Mr. Avaunt. Alberto Ginastera: Duo for Flute & Oboe. "RECORDING OF SPECIAL MERIT... excellent performance" Stereo Review UPC 009414732125 BUY NOW

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Thompson  Suite: Mvt 1 (Gaio)   Mvt 2 (Adagio Assai)   Mvt 3 (Allegro)   Mvt 4 (Lento Religioso)   Mvt 5 (Grave – Allegretto)     Persichetti  Parable     Ginastera  Duo: Mvt 1 (Sonata)   Mvt 2 (Pastorale)   Mvt 3 (Fuga)     Schmidt  The Sparrow and the Amazing_Mr.Avaunt:  1. The Sparrow   2. Mr. Avaunt     Still  Miniatures: Mvt 1 (I Ride an Old Paint)   Mvt 2 (Adolorido)   Mvt 3 (Jesus is a Rock in the Weary Land)   Mvt 4 (Yaravi)   Mvt 5 (A Frog Went A-Courtin’)

 

 

CD354-scan-for-iTunesCD354: WEISS FAMILY WOODWINDS, Then and Now.  Dawn Weiss, flute; David Weiss, oboe; Abraham Weiss, bassoon. With Zita Carno, Piano. Vivaldi: Sonata in G Minor (flute, oboe, bassoon, harpsichord); Messiaen: Le Merle Noir (flute, piano); Bourdeau: Premiere Solo (bassoon, piano); Hindemith: Sonata (oboe, piano); Tomas Svoboda: Trio (flute, oboe, bassoon); Worthey: Sandcastles (fluet, oboe, bassoon). UPC 009414735423  BUY NOW  

 

Dawn Weiss was principal flute 25 years Oregon Symphony; David Weiss was principal oboe 30 years Los Angeles Philharmonic; Abraham Weiss is principal bassoon 40 years Rochester Philharmonic. The Svoboda and Worthey pieces were recorded live at their world premieres on April 3, 2010 at the University of Southern California. The other pieces were originally on Crystal Records LP S354 released in 1978 and digitally remastered for this CD in 2010.

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Vivaldi: Sonata in G Minor  Allegro ma cantabile   Largo   Allegro molto    Messiaen: La Merle Noir    Bourdeau: Premier Solo    Hindemith: Sonata  Munter   Sehr Langsam; Lebhaft    Svoboda: Trio  Andante   Vivace   Lento   Vivace   Andante maestoso    Worthey: Sandcastles    (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

 

CD356 scan EpsonCD356: Tour de France. WEBSTER TRIO   Leone Buyse, Flute; Michael Webster, Clarinet; Katherine Collier, Piano. Gabriel Faure: Dolly Suite (flute, clarinet, and piano; trans. Webster); Faure: Morceau de Concours (flute and piano; arr. Hulme-Brieff); Saint-Saëns: Tarantella, op. 6, (flute, clarinet, and piano); Debussy: Petite Piece & Premiere Rhapsodie (clarinet and piano); Syrinx (solo flute); Prelude à l’apres-midi d’un faune, (flute, clarinet and piano; trans Webster); Georges Bizet: Jeux d’Enfants, (flute/piccolo, clarinet, and piano; trans Webster.  UPC 009414735621 BUY NOW    Click here for CD cover photo and details.

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Faure Dolly Ste.:
  Mvt 1 (Berceuse)   Mvt 2 (Mi-a-ou)   Mvt 3 (Le jardin)   Mvt 4 (Kitty Valse)   Mvt 5 (Tendresse)    Mvt 6(Spanish Dance)    Faure: Morceau de concours    Saint- Saëns: Tarantella    Debussy: Petit Piece    Premiere Rhapsodie    Syrinx    Prelude à l’apres-midi d’un faune    Bizet: Jeux d’enfants  The Swing   The Top   The Doll   Merry-Go -Round    Shuttlecock    Trumpet and Drum   Soap Bubbles   Puss in the Corner   Blindman's Bluff   Leapfrog   Little Husband, Little Wife   The Ball

CD357: WORLD WIDE WEBSTER.  The Webster Trio (Leone Buyse, Flute; Michael Webster, CD357 scanClarinet; Robert Moeling, Piano). Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dances; Claude Debussy: Petite Suite; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances; Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Four Pieces (La Jota Aragonesa, Souvenir de la Havane, Souvenir de Cuba, Grande Tarantelle).  BUY NOW     Click here for CD cover photo and details.

Leone Buyse is former principal flutist with the Boston Symphony. Michael Webster is former principal clarinetist with the Rochester Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony. Robert Moeling is an international soloist and chamber musician. They are now based at the Shepherd School of Music in Houston, Texas. The works are superb, exciting transcriptions by Michael Webster from four-hand piano literature.

"World Wide Webster is a fine new offering...These three musicians play as one, and their sense of ensemble and creative interpretations define the essence of chamber music." Flute Talk "Performances here are excellent, with a seamless match between the two winds, and a coherent blend with Robert Moeling's buoyant piano textures.  Recordings are very fine, and give a notably clear reproduction of Leone Buyse's distinctive, clear and, well, fluting tone..." Paul Ingram, Fanfare UPC 09414735720 

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Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dances  Presto  (op.46,no.8)  Moderato (op.72,no.14)  Poco adagio (op.72,no.13)  Allegretto grazioso (op.72,no.12)  Poco allegro  (op.46,no.6)  Claude Debussy: Petite Suite En bateau Cortege   Menuet   Ballet   Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances  No. 6  (Vivace)  No.16 (Con moto)  No.14 (Un poco andante)  No.13  (Andanta grazioso)  No.5  (Allegro)  No.7  (Allegretto)  No.21  (Vivace)  Louis Moreau Gottschalk: La Jota Aragonesa  Souvenir de la Havane  Souvenir de Cuba  Grande Tarantelle

 

 

CD710-scanCD710: Wind Effusions. DANILO LOZANO, FLUTE; DAVID MULLER, BASSOON. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras #6; Hanning Schröder: Music for Flute and Bassoon; Pierre Gabay: Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon; Willson Osborne: Rhapsody for Bassoon; Astor Piazzolla: Etudes Tanguistiques (nos. 3 & 4); Jan Bach: Music for a Low-Budget Epic; Eugene Bozza: Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon.

Danilo Lozano, a founding member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, has recorded on all Hollywood Bowl releases. David Muller is former principal of the Mexico City Philharmonic and the Westwood Wind Quintet. This CD features some of the best music for flute and bassoon duo. Some of the works are standard repertoire and some are not very well known, but all are excellent music that has not been over-recorded. UPC 009414771025.     BUY NOW  

“Plenty here to enjoy…stylish and lively”  Fanfare

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Schröder: Music for Flute and Bassoon  I. Praeludium: fliessend   II. Praeludium: Ruhig gehend   III. Leicht bewegt   IV. Ruhig   V. Mässig bewegt    Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras #6:  I. Aria (Choro)   II. Fantasia    Gabaye Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon:  I. Modéré sans lenteur   II. Andante   III. Rapide et brillant    Osborne:  Rhapsody for Bassoon    Piazzolla Etudes Tanguistiques for unaccompanied flute:  #4 Lento-Meditativo   #3 Molto marcato e energico   Bach Music For A Low-Budget Epic:”  I. Overture (Studio Logo and Title Credits)   II. Burlesca (Muzak at an Intergalactic Cantina)   III. Romanza (Nocturnal Love Scene on a Balcony)   IV. Thrilling Conclusion (Dead Heat at a Chariot Race)    Bozza Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon:  I. Allegro   II. Andantino   III. Vif

 

CD711-scan-for-iTunesCD711: In Shadow, Light.  ZART DOMBOURIAN-EBY, PICCOLO.  Martin Amlin: Sonatina Piccola, Sonata for Piccolo and Piano; Ken Benshoof: In Shadow, Light, Spindrift. With Martin Amlin, piano, Ken Benshoof, piano; Marjorie Kransberg-Talvi, violin; Timothy Hale, viola; Theresa Benshoof, cello. Zart Dombourian-Eby is the piccolo player with the Seattle Symphony. Martin Amlin is Assoc. Prof. of Music at Boston University; and Ken Benshoof is at University of Washington in Seattle. UPC 009414771124 BUY NOW

 

Her playing “is nothing short of amazing.”  American Record Guide


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Amlin Sonatina Piccola:  Mvt 1  (Allegro Scherzando)  Mvt 2  (Andante Espressivo)  Mvt 3 (Allegro Spiritoso)    Benshoof In Shadow Light:  Mvt 1 (in shadow)  Mvt 2 (Bright)  Mvt 3 (Broad, dark)  Mvt 4 (Cloudless, easy)  Mvt 5 (Night Music)  Mvt 6 (Confident)    Benshoof:  Spindrift    Amlin Sonata for Piccolo & Piano:  Mvt 1 (Invention)  Mvt 2 (Variations)  Mvt 3 (Rondoletto)  Mvt 4 (Echo)  Mvt 5 (Pantoum)



 

CD712 scan for catCD712: "GYPSY WHEEL" - Thomas Robertello, Flute,  with Winston Choi, piano. Borne: Fantaisie Brillante on Themes of Bizet's Carmen; Taffanel: Fantaisie (on themes from "Der Freischutz" by C. M. von Weber); Dzubay: Footprints; Van Brink: Dal Dosai, Sonata for Flute and Piano; Griffes: Poem; Zupko: The Seven Deadly Sins.  UPC 009414771223 BUY NOW

Thomas Robertello has held positions with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and National Symphony, and has appeared as guest flutist with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and the Houston Grand Opera. He is one of the leading flute professors in the world, and is currently on the faculty of Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. "One of the strengths of this recording, besides the stellar performances, is the interesting programming, which is diverse, eclectic, and includes something for everyone. The ensemble is tight between these two performers and Robertello handles the various moods and performance styles well. He is a consummate flutist..." The Instrumentalist. 

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Dzubay: Footprints
  Borne: Fantaisie  Van Brink: Dal Dosai Mvt 1 (Garam Masala)  Mvt 2 (Asafoetida)  Mvt 3 (Tarka)  Griffes:  Poem  Zupko: Seven Deadly Sins Pride   Gluttony   Lust   Anger   Sloth   Envy   Greed    Taffanel: Fantaisie

 

CD713-scan-for-itunesCD713: TAKE WING - Lois Bliss Herbine, Piccolo,  with Charles Abramovic, piano; Allen Krantz, guitar; Sophie Bruno, harp; Allison Herz, clarinet. Daniel Dorff: Sonatine de Giverny; Allen Krantz: Song of Spring with Little Variations and Fantasies; Willard S. Elliot: Fantasy; David Loeb: Preludes for Solo Piccolo Vol. 4; Michael Daugherty: The High and the Mighty; Vincent Persichetti: Parable for Solo Piccolo, Op. 125; Stephen Mager: Saltarello (The Falcon); Howard J. Buss: Night Flight.  UPC 009414771322. BUY NOW

Lois Bliss Herbine is flutist with Philadelphia’s Orchestra 2001, Peter Nero’s Philly Pops, and the Mann Festival Orchestra. Her flute and piccolo have been highlighted in orchestra soundtracks for specials on HBO and TNT and in weekly television and radio theme music. This compact disc features some of the best music written for piccolo solo. These are premiere recordings of all these works. "Throughout this recording, she plays with a very sweet and singing sound which both blends and contrasts well with her colleagues..." The Flute Network. "Performances are fluent and attractive and the recorded sound is good..." Classical Music Web.

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Dorff: Sonatine de Giverny
  Mvt 1 (Les Fleurs Ravissantes)  Mvt 2  (Les Jardins D'Eaux)  Mvt 3  (En Ville)    Krantz: Song of Spring With Little Variations And Fantasies    Elliot: Fantasy    Loeb: Preludes for solo piccolo Vol. 4   I (Lento)   II (Allegro vivace)   III (Poco allegro)   IV (Moderato e sempre scherzando)   V (Allegro risoluto)   VI (Allegro energico)   VII (Andante)    Daugherty: The High and Mighty Movement 1 Movement II    Persichetti: Parable for Solo Piccolo    Mager: Saltarello (The Falcon)    Buss: Night Flight



CD714-scan-for-iTunesCD714: Flûte Agréable. April Clayton, Flute. With Philip Lasser, Piano and J.Y. Song, Piano. Philip Lasser: Sonata; Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine; Jean Françaix: Sonata; Pierre Sancan: Sonatine; Eugene Bozza: Agrestide.   UPC 009414771421 BUY NOW

April Clayton, formerly principal flutist with the New York Lyric Orchestra, has performed in four continents and is flute professor at Brigham Young University. Having received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School in 2001, she presented her debut Carnegie Hall recital in 2003.  The New York Concert Review (Anthony Aibel) wrote: "Her performance...was superb...thoroughly polished playing. Utah is lucky to have her." Lasser's sonata is a premier recording, and the others are in some cases the only available recordings of these wonderful works for flute and piano.

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Lasser: Sonata
  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3    Dutilleux: Sonatine   Françaix: Sonata:  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3   Mvt 4    Sancan: Sonatine    Bozza: Agrestide

 

 

CD715: Dedicated to Barrère.  Leone Buyse, Flute.  With Martin Amlin, Piano. Music composed to honor the celebrated Franco-American flutist Georges Barrère, CD715-scan-for-iTuneswho was principal flutist of the New York Symphony from 1905. André Caplet: Feuillets d’album; Henry Woollett: Sonata in Bb minor; Albert Seitz: Chant dans la nuit; Eugène Lacroix: Quatre Pièces; Augustin Lefort: Bourrée; Philippe Gaubert: Romance; Eugène Damaré: Les Marionnettes, Polka Rondeau for Piccolo and Orchestra (piano reduction).  UPC 009414771520  BUY NOW

This CD features works from the early part of the 20th century that were written for the remarkable French flutist Georges Barrère. Lyrical and exciting, these works have found their way into the repertoire of many flutists. Leone Buyse is former principal flutist of the Boston Symphony and now teaches at Rice University in Houston, Texas.    Click here for CD cover photo and Leone Buyse details.

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Caplet: Feuillets d’album:
Reverie    Invocation    Petite Valse    Woollett: Sonata in B-flat Minor:  Allegretto con moto    Andante    Allegro non troppo     Seitz: Chant dans la nuit      Lacroix: Quatre Pièces:  Invocation    Badinage    Paysage    Caprice     Lefort:  Bourrée     Gaubert:  Romance     Damaré:  Les Marionettes:  Polka rondeau

 

CD716-scan-for-iTunesCD716: Dedicated To Barrère, Vol. 2.  Leone Buyse, Flute; Martin Amlin, piano, Paula Page, harp. Edgard Varèse: Density 21.5; Charles Griffes: Poem; Wallingford Riegger: Suite for Flute Alone; Albert Roussel: Andante and Scherzo; Philippe Gaubert: Sonatine Quasi Fantasia, Invocation; Leonardo De Lorenzo: Sogno Futuristico; Christiaan Kriens: La Nymphe Bocagère; H. Maurice Jacquet: Nocturne for Flute and Harp; Marion Bauer: Forgotten Modes; Richard Franko Goldman: Two Monochromes.  UPC 009414771629     BUY NOW   


Music composed for the celebrated flutist Georges Barrère, who was principal flutist of the New York Symphony 1905-1928.  Leone Buyse is former principal flute of the Boston Symphony and now teaches at Rice University in Houston. Click here for CD cover photo and Leone Buyse details.

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Gaubert: Sonatine   Allegretto   Andante quasi Adagio    De Lorenzo:  Sogno Futuristico   Kriens:  La Nymphe Bocagère     Jacquet:  Nocturne  
Riegger:  Suite:   Moderato   Vivace   Molto con sentimento    Allegro ironico    Griffes:  Poem    Bauer:  Forgotten Modes:  Idyll   Hymn to Pallas 
Athene
   Paean   Threnody   Dithyramb   
Gaubert: Invocation    Goldman: Two Monochromes: Rather slowly    Fast    Roussel:  Andante and scherzo    Varèse:  Density 21.5

 

009414771728CD717 – AMERICAN WEBSTER. Libby Larsen, Barn Dances; Robert Sirota, Birds of Paradise; Anthony Brandt, Round Top Trio; Richard Toensing, Children of Light; Paul Schoenfeld, Sonatina. UPC 009414771728   BUY NOW    

Leone Buyse Flute; Michael Webster, Clarinet; Robert Moeling, Piano. Click here for CD cover photo and Webster Trio details.

Libby Larsen is one of America’s most performed living composers, having created a catalog of over 500 works. She was a Grammy Award winner and has established a permanent place for her works in concert repertory. Likewise the other composers are recognized as tops in their field. These are premiere recordings of works written and/or premiered by the Webster Trio.

The Webster Trio is in-residence at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Leone Buyse was previously principal flute with the Boston Symphony and Michael Webster was principal clarinet with the San Francisco Symphony. Robert Moeling is an acclaimed chamber pianist and soloist. These are premiere recordings of works most of which were written for the Webster Trio

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Larsen: Barn Dances 
I. Forward Six and Fall Back Eight   II. Divide the Ring   III. Varsouvianna   IV. Rattleshake Twist    Sirota: Birds of Paradise    Brandt:  Round Top Trio    Toensing: Children of Light  I. Dawn Processional   II. Song of the Morning Stars   III. The Robe of Light   IV. Silver Lightning, Golden Rain   V. Phos Hilarioin    Schoenfeld:  Sonatina  I. Charleston   II. Rag   III. Jig

 

009414771827.png CD718 Some Measures for Living. George Pope, Flute; Eric Charnofsky, Piano.

Nikola Resanovic: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Carl Riley: Moerae, The Fates; Ron Newman: Improvisation, Somewhat Reasonable; Nancy Daley: In Cynthia’s Garden; Eric Charnofsky: Four Characters; Roger Zahab: ...some measures for living; Joseph Makholm: Sonata for Flute and Piano. UPC 009414771827   BUY NOW    

All the works on the CD were commissioned, written for, and/or premiered by George Pope. The composers are all recognized and performed worldwide. Graduates of distinguished universities such as Juilliard, Cleveland Institute of Music, Michigan State University, California Institute of the Arts, University of Akron, and others, their music embrasses a wide variety of styles, but is all solid and listenable.
         George Pope is Emeritus Professor of Flute at the University of Akron, and has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Blossom Festival Orchestra, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, and many more. He is a founding member of the Solaris Wind Quintet, recently featured in Quintets by Alec Wilder on Crystal CD758. His performances have been hailed as “clean, arrestingly vigorous and beautiful”, by Fanfare Magazine. “The wonder of Pope’s playing is how engagingly he pours himself into music that is the same but also very different...reflecting his mellifluous aesthetics and wide-ranging stylistic tastes, with an emphasis of ‘beautiful melodies and colors’.” Gramophone.
         Eric Charnofsky, a graduate of Juilliard, where he majored in piano accompanying, also holds degrees in solo piano performance and composition. He is instructor at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio.

“The wonder of Pope’s playing is how engagingly, articulately, flowingly and objectively he pours himself into music that is the same but also verry different.  The recording...has lots of energy.”  Gramophone (Laurence Vittes)

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Resanovic: Sonata 
I. Retrogression   II. Daydream   III. Blue-jam     Riley: Moerae, The Fates  I. Clotho   II. Lachesis   III. Atropos     Newman: Improvisation, Somewhat Reasonable     Daley: In Cynthia’s Garden  I. Hostas   II. Strawberries   III. Willow     Charnofsky: Four Characters  I. Reverie   II. Popcorn Music   III. Elegy   IV. Octatonica     Zahab:   ….some measures for living     Makholm: Sonata  I.September Shuffle   II. Iris   III. Lester looks back

 

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Description automatically generatedCD719: SILVERHEELS. JOHN BARCELLONA, FLUTE. Hanah Charbonneau, Piano; Christopher Caliendo, Guitar. UPC 009414771926.  BUY NOW

Christopher Caliendo, Flute Sonata No. 5, The Italian Sonata; & Farandula (to party); Louis Moyse, Hommage a Krishna, Meditation & Introduction, Theme, and Seven Variations; Dan Welcher, Florestan's Falcon, A Fantasy after Schumann; John Barcellona, Silverheals; & Sliding Life Blues on a Robert Dick Motive.

“Here Barcellona plays piccolo, bass flute, and a special head joint allowing glissandos with well centered sound. He does some singing and playing at the same time...The entire program offers likeable, rewarding pieces that make great additions to the repertory.” Amercan Record Guide (Gorman)

John Bardellona is Professor Emeritus of Flute and Director of Woodwind Studies at Calif. State University, Long Beach and is flutist with the internationally acclaimed Westwood Wind Quintet. He played principal flute with many international ballet companies and has taught and performed in many music festivals, including ones in Brazil and Peru and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival for 30 years.

The Westwood Wind Quntet is “nothing short of breathtaking.” International Record Review

Dan Welcher wrote about his piece on this CD: John Barcellona and Hanah Charbonneau really “got” this piece, which touches on Schumann’s mental illness.  The virtuosity required of both players is major, and they both possess that quality in high numbers.  But the depth of emotion, and the passion of the interpretation, is a completely different thing.  John and Hanah allow both the frightful and the serene to emerge from the piece.  I couldn’t be happier”.

"This release...is a true treasure. Barcellona's playing is exquisite and individual. He explores tone colors of the flute like a painter, especially in his own composition Sliding Life Blues [in which] he uses a glissando headjoint." The Instrumentalist, February 2024, Patricia George.

“This is a fine, very varied recital, marked by Barcellona’s virtuosity and Hanah Charbonneau’s pianistic excellence, all held in a very good recording. Recommended. Caliendo is a respected film composer, and his mastery of melody and atmosphere shines through...Barcellona sees Moyse’s Hommage a Krishna for solo flute as a “late century Syrinx”, and it is indeed as sinewy and beautiful as the Debussy classic...Welcher’s piece is both difficult and clever, but most of all it shines by its capacity to surprise, delight, and touch the listener. The result is beautiful; Hanah Charbonneau is a true partner of equals here...Barcellona’s own Silverheels [has] a lovely sense of panoramic grandeur, as the flute sings over a rolling piano figuration. The passages for bass flute seem partcularly lovely; how many players can incorporate flutter-tonguing so softly, gently, and convincingly in a legato line?”  Fanfare (Colin Clarke)

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Caliendo Flute Sonata No. 5, The Italian Sonata 
1. Mediterranean   2. Tragico   3. Tarantella     Moyse  Hommage a Krishna, Meditation     Welcher  Florestan’s Falcon     Barcellona  Silverheels     Moyse  Introduction, Theme, and Seven Variations  Introduction (begins: 11)  Theme   Variation 1, Vivo   Variation 2, Grazioso   Variation 3, Molto vivo   Variation 4, Tranquillo   Variation 5, Poco lento e accel.   Variation 6, Andante   Variation 7, Molto cresc. e accel.     Barcellona  Sliding Life Blues on a Robert Dick Motive  (begins :57)   Caliendo  Farandula (to party)

 

CD757-scan-for-iTunesCD757: THEODOR BLUMER Woodwind Music, Vol. 3.  John Bailey, flute, Mark Clinton, piano, Moran Woodwind Quintet.
Ten Waltzes (Hausmusik), op. 56 for Flute and Piano. From the Animal Kingdom, op. 57 for Flute and Piano. From the Plant World, op. 57b for Flute and Piano. Serenade and Theme and Variations, op. 34 for Woodwind Quintet.   UPC 009414775726    
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Theodor Blumer (1881-1964) was director and principal conductor of the Dresden Radio Orchestra and the Middle German Radio Orchestra in Leipzig. 
“Blumer’s lush, late-romantic style reminds me of Richard Strauss. [His music] is refreshing and enlightening.” American Radio Guide Click here for CD cover photo and details.

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Serenade   Theme and Variations   Waltz 1   Waltz 2   Waltz 3   Waltz 4   Waltz 5   Waltz 6   Waltz 7   Waltz 8   Waltz 9   Waltz 10    From the Animal World:   Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Mvt 4   Mvt 5   Mvt 6      From the Plant World:    Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Mvt 4   Mvt 5   Mvt 6

 

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