Description

In the interplay of the flute and the piano, the character of the probably oldest and one of the younger musical instruments find each other. While simple flutes made of bone or wood in Europe can be traced back to around 43,000 years ago, the transverse flute first appears as a clearly identifiable musical instrument on Etruscan reliefs, which can be dated to around 200 to 100 BC. The piano in its present form, on the other hand, is a 19th-century development; meanwhile, in the first half of the 19th century, the transverse flute was given the form that is usual today thanks to the Munich flute maker and flautist Theobald Böhm.

While the piano, as a keyboard instrument, conveys a more or less percussive sound that is orchestral in scope and spectrum, the flute counters this with a fine and permanent flow of melody that has fascinated musicians and listeners alike with its spherical character for ages. It is precisely this tonal tendency of the flute towards the atmospheric, atmospheric, and also towards the fragile that has inspired composers at all times, especially those of French Impressionism and its contemporary stylistic developments, to sonorous works of the most diverse genres and characteristics.

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Sonata pour flute et piano op. 164 (1956/57)
1 Allegretto malinconico | 4:25
2 Cantilena | 4:09
3 Presto giocoso | 3:35

Pierre Sancan (1916–2008)
Sonatina pour flute et piano (1946)
4 Moderato – Andante espressivo – Animé | 10:12

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Romances
arranged for flute and piano by Tatiana Smirnova
5 Romance (No. 1 from L. 79) | 1:48
6Beau soir (L. 6) | 2:25
7 Le faune (No. 2 from L. 104) | 1:55

André Jolivet (1862–1918)
8 Chant de Linos
for flute and piano (1944) | 10:59

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
9 Pieces en forme de Habanera (1907) | 3:11
arranged for flute and piano by Louis Fleury

Jules Mouquet (1867–1946)
La flûte de Pan
Sonata for flute and piano op. 15 (1906)
10 Pan et les bergers | 3:48
11 Pan et les oiseaux | 5:56
12 Pan et les nymphes | 5:14