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07 September 2008

Music for Flute [More:]Tiny little bit of program notes:

1. The Reicha quintet comes from around 1825. There's very little good music for flute from the classical period, which makes this a particular gem, and for a large work the sound of strings and flute is easier on my ears than the woodwind quintets that Reicha is best known for. The first movement is typical of Reicha's loose and generous approach to form, full of ideas but moving lightly; it reaches the length of a big Beethoven first movement allegro, but without the enormous weight and drama.

2. The Undine sonata (1883) is pure romanticism. Of course, there's a story to go with it.

3. The Aho concerto is quite recent, from 2002. The first movement is marked mysterioso and the instrumentation, the wide open spaces, and the frequent quarter-step inflections of the soloist all contribute to the atmosphere. It's balanced against the second movement presto, and Aho really knows how to write music that gives the impression of momentum as well as speed - the flute scurries and flutters around, but the orchestra comes out moving like a freight train at times. It becomes a bit more fragmented toward the end, then the epilogue returns to an air of mystery; I think of it like a crystal ball returning to swirling fog after clearing long enough for a frightening vision.

Divshare was not behaving particularly well for me this morning so I hope it's all there and in order.
posted by Wolfdog 07 September | 07:58
I'm liking this so much that I opened another window so I can keep the music in the background. Of course I'm getting a few strange looks from the teenagers in the house. But aahhhh, this is nice......
posted by redvixen 07 September | 13:35
Thanks for posting these! I especially liked the Reicha.
posted by charleena 07 September | 15:36
Me too! I did what redvixen did.
posted by Specklet 08 September | 05:30
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