Early 20th Century Jewels

DUX 1340
• Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, L. 137 (1915) • Trio for Flute, Viola & Cello, Op. 40 (1929) • Sonatina for Flute & Viola (1934) • Concertino for Flute/Piccolo, Viola & Double Bass (1925)

Perhaps the most characteristic feature of the 20th-century musical landscape is the stylistic pluralism, visible not only across numerous schools and movements, but also in the language of individual artists who, unrestricted by the prevailing composition rules, would reach for various means of musical expression. The most crucial issues addressed by post-Romantic composers included the sound colour, important both for pre-war impressionists and representatives of sonorism. The CD presents pieces from the beginning of the 20th century, performed by an international group of musicians related to the Belgian performance school, in which the play on the sound colour takes place in the chamber space. The leading pair of instruments are flute and viola - a couple which perfectly complements each other; its sound inspired a number of composers; e.g., Debussy, Huybrechts, Roussel, Schulhoff.

CD DUX 1340Total time: [70:09]

Claude Debussy

Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, L. 137 (1915)

1. I Pastorale. Lento, dolce rubato

[7:05]

2. II Interlude: Tempo di Minuetto

[6:13]

3. III Finale. Allegro moderato ma risoluto

[4:41]

Albert Roussel

Trio for Flute, Viola & Cello, Op. 40 (1929)

4. I Allegro grazioso

[4:56]

5. II Andante

[5:49]

6. III Allegro non troppo

[5:01]

Albert Huybrechts

Sonatina for Flute & Viola (1934)

7. I Vif et joyeux

[3:33]

8. II Tres lent

[9:20]

9. III Animé, Vif et tres rythmé

[6:58]

Erwin Schulhoff

Concertino for Flute/Piccolo, Viola & Double Bass (1925)

10. I Andante con moto

[6:11]

11. II Furiant. Allegro furioso

[3:28]

12. III Andante

[4:20]

13. IV Rondino. Allegro gaio

[2:17]

Performers:
Koenraad Hofman /double bass/
Nozomi Kanda /flute/
Didier Poskin /cello/
Ingrid Procureur /harp/
Daniel Rubenstein /viola/

composers	Debussy, Claude ∎ , Huybrechts, Albert ∎ , Roussel, Albert ∎ , Schulhoff, Erwin ∎
performers	Hofman, Koenraad ∎ , Kanda, Nozomi ∎ , Poskin, Didier ∎ , Procureur, Ingrid ∎ , Rubenstein, Daniel ∎
Releases Year	2017