Il Flauto traverso

A 12-minute composition in two parts: The first is played by three piccolos, the second by three different flutes. The instrument is treated like a windpipe - the production of raw and unsophisticated...

As often as Ref. has had the opportunity to hear duets by this master, they have again provided the pleasing proof that Mr. K. knows how to work on this difficult musical genre in an exemplary manner;...

Christoph Schaffrath (1709-1763) worked as a musician at the court of Frederick II. The trio sonata published here for the first time is aimed at flutists, at music schools and conservatories, and at...

Anton Stamitz (1750 - around 1800) composed important contributions to the flute literature. The son of the famous 'Mannheim' Johann Stamitz lived for a long time in Paris and Versailles, where he pub...

The Englishman James Hook composed about 30 musical comedies and operas as well as a large number of chamber music works for various instrumentations. The Duettinos op. 42 were published around 1795 i...

Unlike some of the early compositions attributed to him, Quantz's Opus 2 is one of the works legitimized by his autobiography. The duets were first published in 1759, a few years after the 'Versuch ei...

Unlike some of the early compositions attributed to him, Quantz's Opus 2 is one of the works legitimized by his autobiography. The duets were first published in 1759, a few years after the 'Versuch ei...

A cellist in the Mannheim court orchestra, Anton Filtz (1733-1760) wrote two well-known flute concertos and numerous chamber music works apart from 40 symphonies. Schubert wrote about him in his 'Ästh...

The present work 'Pantomime' by Paul Hindemith, now available as a separate edition for the first time, comes from his opera 'Cardillac', performed in 1926 for the first time, a musical setting of the...

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...

François Devienne was active as a flutist and bassoonist and left behind a rich compositional oeuvre (operas, orchestral and chamber music). He was also important as a teacher and taught at the Conser...

An original work for 2 flutes with basso continuo. The version with 2 violins is also possible.

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...

The six caprices can be performed in a closed sequence or individually. It is also up to the players to compose three or four caprices of their own choice into a shorter suite.

The 'New Duet Studies' contain 15 progressively arranged pieces with varied subject matter and different technical tasks. In style, they range from simple tonal melody to free-tonal, more recent movem...

Kuhlau's compositions for flute were almost exclusively written in Copenhagen, the more weighty works probably within the years 1824 to 1829. Among these may be counted the Sonata op. 85 in A minor as...

The Lorraine-born flutist Niccolò Dôthel (1721-1810) was part of the core of the court orchestra in Florence, together with Nardini. Dôthel left numerous compositions for the flute. His long activity...

Die vielseitige Verwendbarkeit dieser Suite macht sie vor allem für Bläserkammermusik-Klassen geeignet und ist darüber hinaus ein farbiges und wirkungsvolles Konzertstück.