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Jean Françaix: Quintets; Quartet; Divertissement / Bergen Woodwind Quintet

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-04-08

Works: Jean Françaix: Quintet for flute, violin, viola, cello & harp no 1; Quintet for flute, violin, viola, cello & harp no 2; Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon; Divertissement for oboe, cla...
Performers: Fors, Fredrik; Hannevold, Per; Hannevold, Steinar; Sandvik, Gro
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bergen Woodwind Quintet

This disc celebrates the centenary of Jean Françaix, (1912-1997), as well as his music, written with the stated aim to 'give pleasure'. A precocious talent,...continue...
Recording information: Herdla Kirke (Herdla Protestant Church), Askoy, Norway (04/2008)....continue...

Chopin: Trio for Flute, Violoncello & Piano / Walter Auer, flute; Jorgen Fog, cello;

1 CD / Camerata / 2011-12-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Trio for Piano and Strings in G minor, B 25/Op. 8; Jean Françaix: Trio for flute, cello & piano; Josef Dichler: Trio for flute, violoncello & piano
Performers: Auer, Walter [Flute]; Fog, Jorgen; Fog-Urata, Yoko

Two members of the Vienna Philharmonic collaborate with pianist Yoko Fog-Urata on this disc of trios for flute, cello and piano....continue...
Recording information: Loisium, Langenlois, Austria (05/14/2010-05/19/2010)....continue...

Milot V / Chamber Music for Harp

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-05-03

Works: Germaine Tailleferre: Sonata for harp, W. 114; Philippe Hersant: Choral for cello & harp; R. Murray Schafer: Wild Bird, for violin & harp; Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Jean Françaix: Quint...
Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Dube, Raphael; Milot, Valerie [Harp]; Roy, Jocelyne; Vallieres, Francois

Young Québec harpist Valérie Milot, described as "very refined" artist (La Presse, Montréal) has an impeccable technique and is such a colorful and powerful musician...continue...
Recording information: Church of Saint-Augustin de Mirabel (10/2010)....continue...

French Music for Clarinet and Piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-01-11

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Claude Debussy: Petite pièce, for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), L. 120; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Darius Milhaud: S...
Performers: Spaendonck, Ronald Van; Tharaud, Alexandre

Recording information: Radio France (04/1996)....continue...

Fantasie / French music for Flute & Piano

1 CD / 4 Tay / 2010-11-09

Works: André Jolivet: Chant de Linos for flute & piano; Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano; Albert Roussel: Joueurs de flûte, for flute & piano, Op. 27; Jean Françaix: Diverti...
Performers: Martin, Joanne Pearce; Maurer, Laurel Ann

At the forefront of flutist Laurel Ann Maurer's career is her dedication to contemporary music. She has concretized throughout the United States and Europe and...continue...
Recording information: Counterpoint Studios, Salt Lake City, Utah....continue...

Piano and Wind / Ashkenazy, Reykjavik Wind Quintet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Quintet, for flute, clarinet, horn, basson & piano in B flat major; Jean Françaix: L' heure du berge...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vovka; Gudmundsson, Hafsteinn; Johannesson, Einar; Kolbeinsson, Dadi; Ognibene, Joseph; Wilkinson, Bernhardur
Conductors:
Ensemble: Reykjavik Wind Quintet

"There is something very special about French chamber music for wind instruments and this collection is a splendid example. Vovka Ashkenazy and the Reykjavik Wind...continue...

The Art of the Flute - Françaix, Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K 448 (375a); Friedrich Kuhlau: Grand trio, for 2 flutes & piano in G major, Op. 119; Jean Françaix: Le Colloque des deux Perruches; Ca...
Performers: Inui, Madoka; Schmidl, Peter; Schulz, Matthias; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]

A master of the flute demonstrates the varied possibilities of his instrument. Wolfgang Schulz, principal flautist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra since 1970, is one...continue...

Schönberg, Françaix: Wind Quintets / Zemlinsky Quintet

1 CD / Preiser / 2007-03-01

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Quintet for Winds, Op. 26; Jean Françaix: Quintet for Winds no 1
Performers: Gasciarrino, Michel; Krauk, Andrea; Pokorny, Gottfried; Schmid, Kurt Franz; Wagner-Lazendorfer, Heidrun
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zemlinsky Wind Quintet

As mentioned elsewhere, Arnold Schoenberg became one of the most renowned and controversial composers of the last century through his explorations of the 12-tone system...continue...

Flute Agréable - Bozza, Dutilleux, et al / Clayton, Song

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2006-04-04

Works: Philip Lasser: Sonata for flute & piano; Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano; Jean Françaix: Sonata for flute & piano; Pierre Sancan: Sonatina for flute & piano; Eugène Bozza:...
Performers: Clayton, April; Lasser, Philip; Song, Ju-Ying

Flautissimo - Mouquet, Feld, etc / Dóra Seres, Emese Mali

1 CD / Hungaroton / 2005-04-19

Works: Jules Mouquet: La Flute de Pan, Op. 15; Jean Françaix: Divertimento for Flute and Keyboard; Jindrich Feld: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Ernst von Dohnányi: Aria for Flute and Piano, Op 48 no...
Performers: Mali, Emese; Seres, Dora

This recording invites the listeners for wanderings in the almost unknown landscape of 20th century flute literature in order to demonstrate that the music of...continue...

Concertos Francais - Ibert, Jolivet, D'Indy, Francaix, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2005-01-01

Works: Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute; Vincent D'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25; Jean Françaix: Quadruple Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon; André Jolivet: Concert...
Performers: Faust, Michael; Friedrich, Reinhold; Lencses, Lajos

A Tour d'Anches - Magnard, Schmitt, Francaix / Nield, et al

1 CD / Altarus / 2000-12-01

Works: Albéric Magnard: Quintet for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon in D minor, Op 8; Florent Schmitt: A Tour d'Anches, for oboe, clarinet, bassoon & piano, Op. 97; Jean Françaix: Quart...
Performers: Donaghue, Margaret; Magnanini, Luciano; Nield-Capote, Christine

"...Magnard's quintet...creates a complex and tonally sumptuous canvas that seduces the ear via its economy and elegance. The quartet of...Schmitt...is a tongue-in-cheek essay that owes...continue...

Toward the Sea - Loeillet, Takemitsu, et al / Duo Takemitsu

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2000-04-01

Works: Toru Takemitsu: Toward the Sea; Peter Bruun: Omveje; Jean Françaix: Sonata for Flute and Guitar; Benjamin Godard: Suite de morceaux (3) for Flute and Piano, Op. 116
Performers: Borbye, Anders; Leth, Marianne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Takemitsu

"...These are thoughtful, versatile, creative musicians; and both play with warm, vibrant, flexible sound. The pair sheds new light on the more familiar pieces...without stepping...continue...

Flute Sonatas / Richard Sherman, Ralph Votapek

1 CD / Summit Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Germaine Tailleferre: Sonata for violin & piano no 2 (arrangement of Violin Concerto); Forlane, for flute & piano; Francis Poulenc: Work(s); Alexandre Tansman: Sonatine, for flute & piano; Jindrich F...
Performers: Sherman, Richard; Sherman, Richard M.; Votapek, Ralph

Françaix: Trio à cordes, etc / Français, Viotta Ensemble

1 CD / Ottavo / 1998-10-01

Works: Jean Françaix: Divertimento for Flute and Keyboard; Trio for Strings in C major; La cantate de Mephisto; Le Colloque des deux perruches
Performers: de Reede, Rien; Francaix, Jean; Roorda, Thies
Conductors:
Ensemble: Viotta Ensemble

La Bergère Enchantée - Françaix / Astrid Fröhlich, et al

1 CD / Orfeo / 1996-11-20

Works: Jean Françaix: Sonata for recorder (or flute) & guitar; Suite for flute; Impromptus (7) for flute & bassoon; Piccoli duetti (5), for flute & harp
Performers: Fröhlich, Astrid; Swete, Alexander

Manuela Wiesler Plays French Solo Flute Music

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-03-25

Works: Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 2; Henri Tomasi: Sonatine for Flute solo; Jacques Ibert: Pièce for Flute solo; Jean Françaix: Suite for Flute solo; André Jolivet: Ascèses...
Performers: Wiesler, Manuela

Manuela Wiesler Plays French Flute Concertos

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1992-02-01

Works: Cécile Chaminade: cecile Chaminade -Concertino for flute and piano; Jean Françaix: Concerto for flute & orchestra; Jules Mouquet: La Flûte de Pan, for flute & piano, Op. 15; Jacqu...
Performers: Almgren, Dan; Wiesler, Manuela
Conductors: Auguin, Philippe
Ensemble: Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra