Casterede / Jennings / Lee - Complete Works for Flute 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Jacques Casterede was one of many composers who refused to abandon tonality and traditional forms amid the stormy avant-garde of the 20th century. The Quintette for winds was written in 1953, the same year that Casterede won the Prix de Rome, and touches of Gershwin appear among it's witty colors. Neo-Classical restraint in the Sonate en forme de Suite contrasts with the grittier and more modernist Musique for flute, harp and string trio, and La Belle Epoque takes us on a whistle-stop tour of Classical repertoire, parodying famous tunes by Haydn and Mozart. Album Tracks 1. Ombres Et Clartés for Flute and String Trio (2010) 2. Sonate en Forme de Suite for Flute and Piano (1955) 3. Musique for Flute, Harp and String Trio (1962) 4. Quintette for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (1953) 5. La Belle Époque for Piccolo (Or Flute) and Piano (1984)

Andre Jolivet wrote for the flute throughout his entire compositional career. His understanding of the instrument's character was unrivalled and his contribution to it's repertoire stands among the greatest in the 20th century. In his absorption of influences, from jazz to Middle Eastern music, he established a new tone for the flute, the oriental infusions of which can be heard in Cinq Incantations. Chant de Linos, his most popular flute piece, offers a mythic panorama full of lamentation and dance, while the rhythmically complex Flute Sonata and the lyric elements in Asceses affirm his musical convictions. Born in 1990, Helene Boulegue was appointed second flute of the Orchestra PHilharmonie Luxembourg at age 19, just six months after having started at the Paris Conservatoire where she studied with Pierre-Yves Artaud and Florence Souchard-Delepine. She went on to study for a Masters degree at the Hochschule fur Musik Karlsruhe, Germany with Renate Greiss-Armin, and was awarded Second Prize at the Prague Spring Competition in 2015 and First Prize at the Kobe International Flute Competition in 2017. Album Tracks 1. Ascèses ('Ascetic Practices') (Version for Alto Flute) (1967) 2. Fantasie-Caprice (For Flute and Piano) (1953) 3. Cabrioles ('Antics') (For Flute and Piano) (1953) 4. Incantation 'Pour Que L'image Devienne Symbole' ('In Order That the Image Might Become a Symbol') (Version for Alto Flute) (1937) 5. Flute Sonata (1958) 6. Cinq Incantations ('Five Incantations') (For Solo Flute) (1936) 7. Chant de Linos ('Song of Linos') (Version for Flute and Piano) (1944)

The few pieces that George Rochberg wrote for flute are as bold and individualistic as anything in his oeuvre. His ability to compose in an astonishing variety of voices is clearly shown in the Caprice Variations, based on Paganini's famous melody, in homage to composers from Bach to Bartok. Christina Jennings' transcriptions challenge the player with dynamic, technical and stylistic extremes. Rochberg's Ukiyo-e pieces are among his most beautiful and haunting works. Praised for her virtuoso technique and rich tone, flutist Christina Jennings is an acknowledged expert in Rochberg's music. Album Tracks 1. Allegro Energico 2. Presto 3. Presto 4. Languido 5. Vivace 6. Andante Con Moto 7. Alla Guitarra; Allegretto Con Molto Rubato 8. Allegro Fantastico 9. Quasi Cadenza; Andante Con Molto Espressivo 10. Allegro Con Brio 11. Andante Grazioso E Tranquillo 12. Allegretto 13. Scherzo 14. Aria 15. Molto Adagio 16. Allegro Assai; Burlesca 17. Barcarolle 18. Andantino 19. Presto 20. Fantasy 21. Quasi Presto; Robusto 22. Fantasia - Christina Jennings/Lura Johnson 23. Scherzoso (Fast Dance) - Christina Jennings/Lura Johnson 24. Night Scene (A) - Christina Jennings/Lura Johnson 25. Sarabande (Slow Dance) - Christina Jennings/Lura Johnson 26. Night Scene (B) - Christina Jennings/Lura Johnson 27. Slow Fires of Autumn, 'Ukiyo-E Ii' - Christina Jennings/Lura Johnson