The Universal Flute

On this CD:

1. Universal Flute, The
Composed by Henry Cowell
Performed by Rachel Rudich

2. Quartetto, for flute & strings
Composed by Mario Davidovsky
Performed by Robert Rinehart, Rachel Rudich, Rolf Schulte, Fred Sherry

3. Ternaries for flute and piano
Composed by Karl Kohn
Performed by Karl Kohn, Rachel Rudich

4. Madrigals (3) for flute
Composed by Mel Powell
Performed by Rachel Rudich

5. Second trio: Piece for Stefan Wolpe, for flute, piano, & cello
Composed by Charles Wuorinen
Performed by Margaret A. Kampmeier, Rachel Rudich, Fred Sherry

6. Duo for flute and piano
Composed by John Harris Harbison
Performed by Aleck Karis, Rachel Rudich

7. Quodlibets, for flute solo
Composed by Donald Martino
Performed by Rachel Rudich

The Universal Flute, Music, Fred Sherry, Henry Cowell, Mario Davidovsky, John Harris Harbison, Karl Kohn, Donald Martino, Mel Powell, Charles Wuorinen, Rachel Rudich, Aleck Karis, Karl Kohn, Margaret A. Kampmeier, Robert Rinehart, Rolf Schulte, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Flute Solo/Sonata, Miscellaneous, Music for Assorted/Unusual Instrumentation

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Vivaldi: Wind Concertos for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon & Trumpet Nicolet , Holliger , Thunemann , Friedrich , and I Musici Manufacturer: Eloquence/Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004Z1BH Release Date: 2005-07-08

Tracks:

1. Concerto In F Major For Flute, Op.10 No.1, Rv 433
2. Concerto In G Minor For Flute, Op.10 No.2, Rv 439 'La Notte'
3. Concerto In D Major For Flute, Op.10 No.3, Rv 428 'Il Gardellino'
4. Concerto In D Minor For Oboe, Rv 454
5. Concerto In C Major For Oboe, Rv 446
6. Concerto In A Minor For Bassoon, Rv 500
7. Concerto In B Flat Major For Bassoon, Rv 504
8. Concerto In C Major For 2 Trumpets, Rv 537

Average customer rating: A modern American flute miscellany

The Universal Flute Manufacturer: Music & Arts Program ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005A8HH Release Date: 2001-04-24

Customer Reviews:

A modern American flute miscellany.......2004-01-03

The work that gives the disc its title is by Henry Cowell, and was originally written for the Japanese shakuhachi flute, though the composer permitted performances on Western flutes. It's a brief work in an Orientalist style (it was written for a Japanese-born performer) but is not one of Cowell's more memorable achievements. More substantial is Mario Davidovsky's Quartetto, a thirteen-minute single-movement work for flute, violin, viola and cello. This is written in a serial (to my ears at least) style not too far from Roger Sessions', with the flute well-integrated in amongst the strings. The music covers a wide range of moods, colours and tempi, and I found it appealing.

Karl Kohn's Ternaries is a set of three pieces for flute and piano, each written in tripartite form and containing many three-note figures. The outer movements of these almost neo-classical works are lithe and energetic, while the central movement is more calm and lyrical. Also a set of three are Mel Powell's Madrigals, the second of which is for alto flute. They are short and lyrical with occasional use of flutter-tonguing, microtonally bent notes and other contemporary techniques.

Charles Wuorinen's Second Trio: Piece for Stephan Wolpe is an early work, an appealing tribute to the elder composer in a lithe, vigorous serial style. Scored for flute, piano and cello, it alternates between with a vigorous, rhythmically vibrant music and slower, more lyrical writing. John Harbison's Duo for Flute and Piano is also an early work, and in fact it had been lost for some three decades before this recording. It's clean-structured and melodic, if occasionally too eclectic for its own good, and its five movements provide a variety of colours and contrasts. The disc ends with another early work, Donald Martino's unaccompanied Quodlibets. These three brief, lyrical pieces are well-written and distinctively contrasted.

None of the works on this disc are masterpieces, but I found some of the pieces--particularly those by Davidovsky and Wuorinen--well worth hearing. The performances are generally excellent, and this disc can be recommended to anyone attracted by the mix on offer.

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Vivaldi:Flute Ctos. Heyens/Mak Manufacturer: Universal Music & VI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E30W

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Vivaldi: Six Flute Concertos Op.10 Gazzelloni , and I Musici Manufacturer: Eloquence/Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004Z1BO Release Date: 2005-07-08

Tracks:

1. Concerto No.1 In F Major, Rv 433 'La Tempesta Di Mare'
2. Concerto No.2 In G Minor, Rv 439 'La Notte'
3. Concerto No.3 In D Major, Rv 428 'Il Gardellino'
4. Concerto No.4 In G Major, Rv 435
5. Concerto No.5 In F Major, Rv 434
6. Concerto No.6 In G Major, Rv 437
7. Concerto For Flute, Strings & Continuo In G Major, Rv 436
8. Concerto For Flute, Strings & Continuo In D Major, Rv 427

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Mozart: Flute Concertos K.313 & 314 Bennett , Tripp , Jellinek , Malcolm , Munchinger , and English Chamber Orchestra Manufacturer: Decca/Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B000025HVG Release Date: 1994-05-09

Tracks:

1. Flute Concerto No.1 In G Major, K313 (285c) I Allegro Maestoso
2. Ii Adagio Non Troppo
3. Iii Rondo: Tempo Di Menuetto
4. Flute Concerto No.2 In D Major, K314 (285d) I Allegro Aperto
5. Ii Andante Ma Non Troppo
6. Iii Allegro
7. Flute And Harp Concerto In C Major, K299 (297c) I Allegro
8. Ii Andantino
9. Iii Rondo: Allegro

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Magic Flute/Mozart Boehm Manufacturer: Universal Music & VI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E3GF Release Date: 2000-01-01

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Flute Concertos Bennett , Nicolet , and Monteux Manufacturer: Universal/Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B000026BL1

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Cimarosa: Requiem Concertante for Flute Oboe & Orch Ameling , Marriner , and Asmif Manufacturer: Universal/Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000024HXI

Tracks:

1. Introitus- Requiem
2. Kyrie
3. In Memoria Aeterna
4. Dies Irae
5. Tuba Mirum
6. Mors Stupebit
7. Judex Ergo
8. Rex Tremendae
9. Recordare
10. Ingemisco
11. Preces Meae
12. Inter Oves
13. Lacrymosa
14. Offertorium Domine Jesu
15. Sanctus
16. Benedictus
17. Agnus Dei
18. Communio Lux Aeterna
19. I. Allegro
20. 2. Largo
21. 3. Rondo

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Mozart: Flute Concertos Zoeller , Schulz , Bohm , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Manufacturer: Eloquence/Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004Z1AV Release Date: 2004-05-27

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Mozart: Magic Flute Lipp , Gueden , Bohme , Simoneu , Berry , Bohm , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Manufacturer: Eloquence/Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004Z323 Release Date: 2005-07-08

Music Track:

1. Three Edison Tenors
2. Touch [Import]
3. Two by Three - Music by Women
4. Under a Near Sky
5. Variationi E Partite
6. Verdi: Aïda (Highlights)
7. Verdi: Il Trovatore (Selections)
8. Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (Highlights)
9. Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers of the Blessed Virgin)
10. Vivaldi: 5 Concertos and 2 Sonatas for Flut, Oboe, or Violin, Bassoon and Continuo

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