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Claude Debussy, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Johann Philipp Kirnberger
French & German Flute Masterpieces
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Claude Debussy Sonata No 2 (1916) for flute, viola and harp
2. Claude Debussy Syrinx (1913) Unnaccompanied Solo
3. Francis Poulenc Sonata for Flute and Piano (1958)
4. Johann Philipp Kirnberger Sonata in G
5. Christoph Willibald Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice
6. Georg Philipp Telemann Suite in A minor

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CD Details

All Artists: Claude Debussy, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Francis Poulenc, Georg Philipp Telemann, deNeveu Ensemble, Paige Brook, Gloria Agostini, Robert Levin
Title: French & German Flute Masterpieces
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Label: NY Philomusica Records
Release Date: 11/30/1999
Album Type: Single
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Suites, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Reeds & Winds
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 741843000221

Synopsis

Album Description

Partnered by New York Philomusica pianist, Robert Levin, Nobuko Imai, Gloria Agostini and Gerald K. Appleman, Paige Brook demonstrates a command of these wide ranging styles informed by his long membership in the New York Philharmonic. Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits and Poulenc's Sonata have received especially wide listenership on nationwide classic FM radio.

CD Reviews

Flute artistry of the highest order! A treasure!

Ron M. | Rutherford, NJ USA | 05/09/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In terms of artistry, of phrasing and interpretation, Paige Brook has no equal among flutists past or present. The way he phrases and connects notes puts him head and shoulders above the likes of any of the so-called great flutists -- Rampal, Kincaid, Galway, Baker, Bennett -- and the host of younger pretenders to the throne (Pahud, Alexa Still, et al.) who currently dot the landscape.

The musical intelligence at work here is no less than astonishing.

This CD should be required listening for all aspiring flutists -- it is a virtual master class in phrasing and interpretation for the flute.

While other flutists play will-'o-the-wisp pretty for the sake of playing

pretty, or try to snow you with virtuosity for the sake of virtuosity,

Mr. Brook pays attention to the music itself, unafraid to attack and articulate when the music calls for it, to phrase and separate the notes with superb attention to nuance and detail. This is truly playing of the highest order.

If you love the flute, you must have this CD. It is a musical treasure.

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