The styles represented here are from the baroque and classical era in music.

Genre: Classical: Baroque

Release Date: 2013

Three composers are represented in this collection: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  The contrast between the Baroque and Classical style periods is represented here in both interpretation and instrumentation. And although, the same flute was used to play all of these pieces, the contrast is still evident. The baroque sonatas employ the use of harpsichord, while the Mozart selections use piano for accompaniment.  Originally for flute quartet, the sonata by Mozart uses a piano reduction for accompaniment.  The reduction itself is true to the original, although it was not personally reduced by Mozart.  As a bonus, two pieces from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 are included.  They serve as interlude between the baroque composers.

Johann Sebastian Bach, a prolific composer, saw himself as a dutiful craftsman. This recording was approached in the same manner.  The idea here was to make, as much as possible, every aspect of each performance intentional.  The production style for this collection is uncommon in classical recordings.  Both the flute and piano parts are heard with exceptional clarity and detail.  Also, the treatment of the different genres is unique to each piece.

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David E. Gonzalez
Genre: Classical: Baroque
Release Date: 2013