Georges Hüe: Fantaisie. Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Poem. Camille Saint-Saëns: Odelette, Op. 162. Cécile Chaminade: Concertino, Op. 107. Arthur Foote: A Night Piece. Saint-Saëns: Romance, Op. 37. Extracts from the Ballet 'Ascanio': L'Amour fait apparaître Psyché; Variation de l'Amour. Leonard Bernstein: Halil. Pierre Boulez: Mémoriale (explosante-fixe).
Michel Debost (fl.), North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, Miskolc cond. François-Xavier Roth.
For the first 45 minutes or so of this CD, you could be forgiven for wondering how such a mellifluous and relaxing succession of works for flute could have anything to do with the 20th century. Then come the pieces by Bernstein and Boulez! So the result, in two sections, is a splendidly various (and brand-new) programme, highlighting the exquisite and virtuosic playing of Michel Debost. A must for all flautists and flute-fanciers. |
