Musicians: Marina Piccinini, flute
Andreas Haefliger, piano
Catalogue # AV2087
Price: £12.49 + free postage
SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................................................... Andreas Haefliger has produced two provocative and acclaimed mixed recital recordings for Avie in his series called Perspectives, juxtaposing standard repertoire with newer works and recreating his recital programs for posterity. On this new disc he is joined by his wife, leading American flautist Marina Piccinini, for an equally stimulating selection that is a pure partnership of equals. Each takes a solo turn – Piccinini with Debussy’s Syrinx and Haefliger with the Liszt arrangement of Wagner’s Liebestod – and they come together for two titans of the flute repertory, the Sonatas of Franck and Prokofiev. To quote MusicWeb, “Programming in this way is in itself an art,” and with such polished performances a recording with obvious appeal.
TRACK LISTING .................................................................................................................................................................................... Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891 - 1953)
Flute Sonata in D major, Op.94 (23:51)
1. I Moderato (8:20)
2. II Scherzo. Allegretto scherzando (5:12)
3. III Andante (3:48)
4. IV Allegro con brio (6:31)
Claude DEBUSSY (1862 - 1918)
5. Syrinx (3:17)
Richard WAGNER (1813 - 1883) arr. LISZT (1811 - 1886)
6. Isoldes Liebestod (8:39)
César FRANCK (1822 - 1890)
Violin Sonata in A major (27:55)
(arranged for Flute by Marina Piccinini)
7. I Allegretto ben moderato (6:06)
8. II Allegro (7:54)
9. III Recitativo - Fantasia. Moderato (7:53)
10. IV Allegretto poco mosso (6:02)
Total time: 64:08
Recorded 14 – 15 November 2004, 24 May 2005 (Debussy), 28 May 2005 (Wagner/Liszt), at Reistadel-Neumarkt/Oberpfalz, Germany
Recording Producer and Balance Engineer: Markus Heiland
Editing: Markus Heiland
