Release Date: 28 October 2022
Label: Paladino Music
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 9120040733131
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Description
This new CD presents Wilhelm Popp's complete Sonatinas for Flute and Piano (Op 388), performed by flautist Eric Lamb and pianist Mari Kato.
In many pedagogical circles, particularly in middle Europe, the music of Wilhelm Popp (who also published under the pseudonyms "Henry Alberti" and "Guillaume Popp"), is some of the most important for the artistic and technical development of student flautists. His oeuvre consists of almost 600 pieces for flute in various styles and ranges of difficulties.
In his Sonatinas for Flute and Piano (Op. 388), we hear hints of Beethoven, Schubert, and Weber throughout, music that he without doubt played during his orchestral career. The six sonatinas cover a wide range of musical emotion and virtuosity, despite their concise form. These short and crisp movements are stylistic snapshots and are therefore incredibly valuable as pedagogical tools. They are equally enjoyable to perform and hopefully to listen to.
In this recording, Eric Lamb and Mari Kato bring this music back into focus by presenting performances that honour its beauty, simplicity, and importance in the development of the flute.
Tracklisting
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Gottfried Rabl, cedag quartett, Ineo Quartet, Ludwig Lusser
Clare Hammond
Martin Rummel, Stefan Stroissnig
Martin Rummel, Mari Kato
Martin Rummel, Alexander Hulshoff
Eric Lamb, Conor Nelson
Maria Kubizek, Christoph Berner
Anne Harvey-Nagl, Julia Maria Sliwa
Nora von Marschall
Lea Suter
Aart Bergwerff
Ran Jia
Johannes Krahl
Elke Volker
Henry Fairs
Pieter van Dijk
