Catalogue

Summary:

“Jeffrey Khaner is an excellent flautist and his programme is an interesting and very entertaining one. Hugh Sung is an excellent partner. [Khaner’s] musicianship ensure that a very taxing programme is also a very satisfying one”. – Michael Oliver, Gramophone, June 2002

“a highly enjoyable collection … Khaner’s playing is faultless; his finger-and-tongue work is dauntingly brilliant, while he phrases with the utmost sensitivity and controls all parts of the flute’s register with equal ease”. – Gwyn Parry-Jones, MusicWeb International

Jeffrey Khaner is one of today’s most notable orchestral musicians. Principal flautist of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990, he has won numerous accolades for his silvery tone, soaring phrases, remarkable breath control and nimble virtuosity. This album, featuring a diverse collection of accessible American flute sonatas, is Jeff’s debut solo recording. Jeff has become particularly associated with American repertoire. He has given several performances of Lowell Liebermann’s Flute Concerto and Sonata, the latter with the composer at the piano, at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, and premiered Ned Rorem’s Flute Concerto which was commissioned for him by the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Tracklist:

ELDIN BURTON (1913–1979)
Sonatina for flute and piano
1. I. Allegretto grazioso (3:05)
2. II. Andantino sognando (3:07)
3. III. Allegro giocoso (2:21)

AARON COPLAND (1900–1990)
Duo for flute and piano
4. I. Flowing (5:42)
5. II. Poetic, somewhat mournful (4:29)
6. III. Lively, with bounce (3:27)

WALTER PISTON (1894–1976)
Sonata for flute and piano
7. I. Allegro moderato e con grazia (4:49)
8. II. Adagio (4:30)
9. III. Allegro vivace (3:15)

BERYL RUBINSTEIN (1898–1952)
Sonata for flute and piano
10. I. Cheerful, and with motion (5:11)
11. II. Lyrical, not dragging (5:04)
12. III. Spirited, and very rhythmic (6:26)

LOWELL LIEBERMANN (b. 1961)
Sonata for flute and piano
13. I. Lento con rubato (9:08)
14. II. Presto energico (3:29)

JENNIFER HIGDON (b. 1961)
15. Autumn reflection (5:35)

Total duration: 64:49

Jeffrey Khaner, flute
Hugh Sung, piano

Recorded November 1997 at Curtis Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Producer: Da-Hong Seetoo

℗ & © 2002 Jeffrey Khaner under exclusive licence to Avie Records