Masterworks for Flute and Piano by Poulenc, Martin, Reinecke, Martinu, Messiaen

Masterworks for Flute and Piano by Poulenc, Martin

Label: BIS (Sweden)
Catalog No: BIS 1729
Format: Super Audio Hybrid CD
Release Date: 2010-06-08
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 59 min.
Mono/Stereo: Mixed
UPC Code: 675754025717

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Notes & Reviews:

From Carl Reinecke's Undine Sonata, composed in 1882, to Poulenc's 1957 Flute Sonata this disc brings together five central works in the repertoire for flute and piano, covering a wide range of styles and approaches. Presenting this substantial programme is Sharon Bezaly, one of today's leading flutists, supported by the eminent pianist Ronald Brautigam.

Reinecke's work is a musical re-telling of the well-known story of Undine, the water spirit who marries a knight, but is betrayed and takes her revenge on him. Frank Martin's virtuosic Ballade (1939) features an acrobatic flute cadenza, roaming melismas and irrepressible cascades, generating a compelling sense of drama.

"Sharon Bezaly is rarely less than impressive. Her well-constructed programmes are performed with a mixture of virtuosity and rich tone, making her name almost a guarantee of quality. Partnered here...by the equally exceptional Ronald Brautigam, Bezaly provides another showcase for their talents." - BBC music Magazine

"If you want frankly seductive Poulenc, then Bezaly has your number. At no point in this programme does one feel let down by her playing, which always has character. Brautigam does not lack personality either." - International Record Review

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Recording information: Nybrokajen 11 (Former Academy of Music), Stockholm, Swe (06/2008).



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>Poulenc, Francis : Sonata for Flute and Piano
  • Performers: Ronald Brautigam (Piano); Sharon Bezaly (Flute)
  • Running Time: 10 min. 55 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1956-1957

>Martin, Frank : Ballade for flute & piano
  • Performers: Ronald Brautigam (Piano); Sharon Bezaly (Flute)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 22 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1939

>Reinecke, Carl : Sonata for flute & piano in E major ("Undine"), Op. 167
  • Performers: Ronald Brautigam (Piano); Sharon Bezaly (Flute)
  • Running Time: 18 min. 35 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Written: 1885

>Martinu, Bohuslav : Sonata for Flute and Piano
  • Performers: Sharon Bezaly (Flute); Ronald Brautigam (Piano)
  • Running Time: 15 min. 48 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>Messiaen, Olivier : Le merle noir
  • Performers: Ronald Brautigam (Piano); Sharon Bezaly (Flute)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 58 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1951