Doppler: Concerto for Two Flutes and Orchestra

Albert Franz Doppler (Composer), Patrick Gallois (Conductor), Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä
• Conductor: Patrick Gallois
• Composer: Albert Franz Doppler
• Audio CD (December 11, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B000Y1BQVC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,544 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hungarian Romantic Flute, January 26, 2012

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In a recent quest to add flute compositions to my library, I ran across this CD. Do you find it difficult to find romantic flute pieces? It seems much was written for the flute in the baroque and classical periods, but the 1800's, it seems much less. The first five pieces are flute fantasies with the "pastorale hongroise" being the only one written for 1 flute. The remainder are for 2 flutes. From the fantasy pieces, tracks 2, 3, and 5, I believe are the best.

The final work, the two flute concerto, is the best piece on the CD. It's very Mendelssohnish. Each mvt. is well written. The orchestration compliments the soloists very nicely. The performance and sound is very good and NAXOS does the Dopplers justice. If you are searching for romantic period flute, search no further. I highly recommend this CD and can't believe I am the first to review it. These are great forgotten works.