Composer: François Devienne
Performer: Patrick Gallois
Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8573464
Release: 2017
Size: 288 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Flute Concerto No. 5 in G major
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Introduction. Adagio
03. II. Gratioso con variation
Flute Concerto No. 6 in D Major, Op. 6
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Polonaise
Flute Concerto No. 7 in E minor
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Adagio
09. III. Rondo allegretto poco moderato
Flute Concerto No. 8 in G major
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Polonaise
French composer François Devienne enjoyed great esteem with his successful operas in the Revolutionary years of 1792-97, but it was as a composer for wind instruments that he has won his place in musical history. The four Flute Concertos in volume 2 of the complete set show a combination of melodic elegance and graceful virtuosity that characterises much of his work. Especially notable in this respect is No. 6 in D major, a compositional tour de force, rich in thematic material and panache, and one of the finest wind concertos of its epoch.
