French Flute Concertos

Product Description The transverse flute was especially popular at the French court; decisive impulses for the instrument's further technical and sonorous development came from France. A genuine "boom" for this instrument developed, initiated by the publication of Hotteterre's Principles de la Flute Traversiere in 1707. At the same time, Italian tastes in music found their way into the metropolis of Paris. Many travelling virtuosos and child prodigies came to the city as a result of the founding of the public series Concerts spirituels in 1725; they were enthusiastically received by a large audience consisting of members of the bourgeoisie and the nobility. The French flute virtuosos especially Blavet and Buffardin seized on this trend and appeared in public with Italian-inspired flute concertos. With his new CD, Frank Theuns and his ensemble Les Buffardins offer an overview of the development of the late-baroque transverse flute repertoire in France, introducing concertos by such great composers of the age as Jean-Marie Leclair, Michel Blavet, Pierre Gabriel Buffardin and Jacques Christophe Naudot. Review 'whether it being the precise definition of the semiquaver runs, or the shaping of sustained notes above the strings, he [Theuns] is utterly the master of his instrument, unphased by any difficulty. Les Buffardins (single strings with double bass and harpsichord) are worthy companions perfectly balanced, they accompany with great sensitivity and relish the possibilities the ritornelli give them to add drama to the whole.' --Brian Clark Early Music Review, 1st July 2015

1: Allegro
2: Adagio
3: Allegro Assai
4: Allegro
5: Gavotte 1 - Gavotte 2 Tendrement
6: Allegro
7: Adagio
8: Allegro
9: Andante
10: Vivace
11: Allegro
12: Adagio
13: Allegro
14: Affettuoso

Composer: Michel Blavet, Joseph Bodin De Boismortier, Jean-Marie Leclair, Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin, Jacques-Christophe Naudot, Michel Corrette

Number of Discs: 1

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