Composer: François Devienne
Performer: Patrick Gallois
Orchestra: Svenska Kammarorkestern
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8573230
Release: 2014
Size: 277 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Flute Concerto No. 1 in D major
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Rondo. Allegretto
Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Rondo. Allegretto
Flute Concerto No. 3 in G major
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Romance
09. III. Rondo. Allegretto
Flute Concerto No. 4 in G major
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Romance
12. III. Rondo. Moderato
François Devienne was among the most important composers of wind music in the second half of the 18th century and one of the founding teachers at the newly established Paris Conservatoire in 1795. Devienne’s First Flute Concerto was a great success at the 1782 Concert Spirituel and helped his reputation abroad. The Fourth is one of the best of his entire concerto output. All of these works combine sublime melodic elegance and graceful virtuosity, making them among the most attractive concertos of their time.
