Composer: François Devienne
Performer: Joanna Marsden, Mark Edwards
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Centaur
Release: 2019
Size: 1.44 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Flute Sonata, Op. 68 No. 1
01. I. Allegro con spirito
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegretto
Flute Sonata No. 1 in D Minor
04. I. Allegro agitato e amoroso
05. II. Largo
06. III. Allegro ma non troppo
Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 58 No. 1
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Adagio
09. III. Allegro ma non troppo
Flute Sonata in C Major, Op. 68 No. 3
10. I. Allegro poco moderato
11. II. Pastorella. Larghetto
12. III. Allegro ma non troppo
Flute Sonata No. 3 in G Major
13. I. Allegro maestoso
14. II. Siciliano poco Adagio
15. III. Rondo. Allegretto
Recorded: 2-4 June 2015
Recording Venue: Église St-Augustin-de-Mirabel in Mirabel, Québec, Canada
Francois Devienne (1759-1803) was an extraordinary flute and bassoon soloist. A prolific composer, he wrote hundreds of pieces. The works included on this release are some of his finest, and they are beautifully performed on period instruments. Joanna Marsden is a ‘fabulous’ (the Whole Note) flautist based in Montréal, Québec. She has performed recently in Belgium, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States “beautifully” (Luis Gago, Madrid) and “with notable rhetorical clarity” (Boston Musical Intelligencer). First prize winner in the 2012 Musica Antiqua Bruges International Harpsichord Competition, Canadian harpsichordist and organist Mark Edwards is recognized for his captivating performances, bringing the listener “to new and unpredictable regions, using all of the resources of his instrument, […] of his virtuosity, and of his imagination” (La Libre Belgique). Since 2016, he is Assistant Professor of Harpsichord at Oberlin Conservatory.