Virtuoso American Flute Works

Robert Muczynski (Composer), Lowell Liebermann (Composer), Paul Hayden (Composer), Verne Reynolds (Composer), Jan Grimes (Performer), Kathleen Rountree (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Jan Grimes, Kathleen Rountree
• Composer: Robert Muczynski, Lowell Liebermann, Paul Hayden, Verne Reynolds
• Audio CD (September 1, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Centaur
• ASIN: B0000057VL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #599,687 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful player and teacher!, March 28, 2001

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"jaceh" (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Virtuoso American Flute Works (Audio CD)

I had the opportunity a few years ago to work with Katherine Kemler one-on-one. She is truly one of the great players of our time. When I worked with her, she gave me this CD and I loved it right from the beginning. Her playing is very accurate but it's wonderfully musical at the same time. This is the best recording I have heard of Muczynski's Flute Sonata to date. A great buy!

4.0 out of 5 stars for professional flautists only, March 14, 2011

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This review is from: Virtuoso American Flute Works (Audio CD)

I am too used to Galway and that group of more popular classical artists, so this cd is much over my head. it is not the composers who make this Cd too esoteric; Debussy, Ravel,Satie wrote beautiful music .but unless you area musician yourself ,you will find this much too intellectual,A great gifty for your musician friends.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars what a shame, March 17, 2002

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This review is from: Virtuoso American Flute Works (Audio CD)

It's a shame that this is one of the few recordings of the Liebermann Sonata available. Katherine Kemler's rendition of the Muczynski sonata isn't too bad, but her Liebermann has some serious problems with it. Wrong notes are abundant, and the execution of the piece is just very sloppy in general (particularly in the second movement). I'm not particulary impressed with her use of vibrato or choice of phrasing either, although perhaps this is a matter of taste. But in an edited recording there's really no excuse for so many blatant errors. The Liebermann Sonata is a good piece, and it deserves better.