Par TOMASI HENRI. French composer and conductor, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Concertino for Flute in 1946. As with his other wind compositions, Concertino was well-received by audiences. Tomasi was born in Marseille, but his Father and Mother were originally from La Casinca in Corsica. Despite being pressured into musical studies by his parents, Tomasi dreamed of becoming a sailor, and during the summer, he stayed with his Grandmother in Corsica where he learnt traditional Corsican songs. However, in 1921, he began his studies at the Paris Conservatoire and went on to become a high profile composer and conductor. Tomasi did not forget his Corsican routes, often incorporating themes of the songs he had learnt during the summers with his Grandmother into his compositions. Concertino for Flute and Piano Reduction is a highly unusual and modern work in three movements; 1) Cadence and Allegretto, 2) Largo, and 3) Finale. This Tomasi piece is suitable to advanced flautists, providing an exciting, alternative addition to the instrument's repertoire./ Répertoire / Orchestre Flûte Traversière et Piano

Par GAUBERT. Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) was a distinguished performer on the Flute. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that his compositions for the instrument are at the forefront of the Flute's repertoire, his Two Sketches being no exception. After a prominent career as a flautist with the Paris Opera, Gaubert was appointed as professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatoire as well as principal conductor of leading orchestras. It was during this time that Gaubert composed, including his Two Sketches for Flute and Piano, which is made up of two movements. The first of these, Night on thePlain, conveys many technical features, including flourishing semiquaver passages, a wide range, lyricism, intervals, chromaticism and complex rhythms. Night on the Plain from Two Sketches is a challenging yet exciting piece for aspiring flautists./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Born in 1970, Eric Ledeuil is a versatile musician, working as a flautist, composer, conductor and teacher. All his expertise combined have created the sublime Les Méandres De Viviane for Flute and Harp or Piano accompaniment. Suitable for grade 2 standard flautists, Les Méandres De Viviane is made up of four sections which tell the story of the fairy, Vivian. Les Méandres De Viviane is an exciting and varied addition to the young flautist's repertoire, with a typical performance lasting around three minutes. Ledeuil's Les Méandres De Viviane is essential to beginner flautists seeking to improve and expand their repertoire for performances. / Flûte Traversière

Par GAUBERT. Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) was a distinguished performer on the Flute. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that his compositions for the instrument are at the forefront of the Flute's repertoire, Sicilienne being no exception. After a prominent career as a flautist with the Paris Opera, he was appointed as professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatoire, as well as principal conductor of leading orchestras. It was during this time that Gaubert composed, including his Sicilienne which was published in 1914. Addressing many technical features, including flourishing semiquaver passages, awide range, changing time signatures, chromaticism, a variety in dynamics and dotted rhythms, Sicilienne is a pleasantly inspiring piece for aspiring flautists./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Par GAUBERT. Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) was a distinguished performer on the Flute. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that his compositions for the instrument are at the forefront of the Flute's repertoire, Sonata No. 3 being no exception. After a prominent career as a flautist with the Paris Opera, he was appointed as professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatoire as well as principal conductor of leading orchestras. It was during this time that Gaubert composed, including his Sonata No. 3, which was published in 1934. Addressing many technical features, including flourishing semiquaver passages, a widerange, emotion, intervals, chromaticism and complex rhythms, Sonata No. 3 is a challenging yet riveting and stirring piece for aspiring flautists./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Par LAZKANO RAMON. 2008 - Du Igeltsoen Laborategia (Laboratoire des Craies) Pour flûte et piano. Commande du Festival d'Automne de Varsovie. Création : Mario Caroli, Silva Costanzo - Varsovie, septembre 2008. Durée : 10'. Conducteur + partie de flûte/ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

The great talent of Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) showed very early: At the age of 12, she published her first composition. Georges Bizet, a friend of the family, predicted her great future. After her successful debut as a pianist in Paris in 1877, she began busy concert activities as a solo pianist, chamber musician and conductor in many European countries as well as in the USA and Canada.Although many of her compositions became bestsellers during her lifetime, they are almost all missing in the concert programmes of today. Only the Concertino for flute and orchestra Op. 107 is still performed regularly. The demanding piece was written in 1902 as a competition piece at the Paris Conservatoire - initially still with piano accompaniment. The orchestral version was composed by Chaminade two years later.The piece begins with a wide melody and then turns into a virtuoso solo section which is followed by a cadenza. The piece ends with the initial theme as recapitulation and a coda. / Flûte Et Piano

Par HASSE JOHANN ADOLF. Johann Adolf Hasse est un des plus grands compositeurs du xviiie siècle, injustement méconnu, même si sa musique vocale, et notamment ses opéras, bénéficient d'une audience nouvelle Parmi les plus de mille oeuvres dénombrées, des centaines d'oeuvres de musique de chambre méritent d'être jouées, notamment ce ravissant concerto pour flûte, dont le manuscrit a disparu lors de l'incendie de Dresde causé par la guerre de Sept Ans. De nombreuses copies d'époque permettent de reconstituer sûrement l'oeuvre originale, dont une version Urtext est proposée ici, accompagnée d'une révision permettant à tous les flûtistes d'aborder ce remarquable répertoire sans difficulté./ Répertoire / Flûte et Piano