Notes and Editorial Reviews
One finds a paradox in duets for flute and organ. Although at first glance this combination might seem a natural one; a melodic instrument accompanied by a harmonic one, the original repertoire for this combination remains quite limited. Does this mean that composers are afraid of not being able to differentiate between two instruments the timbres of which can be strangely similar (especially when one realizes that one of the registers of an organ is named "flute")? Or do composers fear that the notes of a frail flute will be drowned out by the sound of this most powerful of all instruments? Therefore, transcriptions or arrangements provide a welcome addition to the repertoire. Hence, apart from Frank Martin's Sonata da Chiesa, the works
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presented on this CD are all arrangements or transcriptions which constitute splendid versions of the compositions in their original form. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in F major, HWV 369/Op. 1 no 11 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Pascal Pilloud (Organ),
Gregoire Fillion (Flute)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1726-1732; London, England
Length: 8 Minutes 31 Secs.
2.
Partita for Lute in C minor, BWV 997 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Pascal Pilloud (Organ),
Gregoire Fillion (Flute)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1737-1741; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 18 Minutes 19 Secs.
3.
Orfeo ed Euridice: Menuet by Christoph W. Gluck
Performer:
Gregoire Fillion (Flute),
Pascal Pilloud (Organ)
Period: Classical
Written: 1762/1774; Vienna, Austria
Length: 6 Minutes 33 Secs.
4.
Aria for Organ, AWV 120 by Jehan-Ariste Alain
Performer:
Gregoire Fillion (Flute),
Pascal Pilloud (Organ)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; France
Length: 7 Minutes 6 Secs.
5.
Trois Mouvements for Flute and Piano by Jehan-Ariste Alain
Performer:
Gregoire Fillion (Flute),
Pascal Pilloud (Organ)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935; France
Length: 8 Minutes 9 Secs.
6.
Sonata da chiesa by Frank Martin
Performer:
Gregoire Fillion (Flute),
Pascal Pilloud (Organ)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; Switzerland
Length: 16 Minutes 25 Secs.
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