Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (from 1st Movt.) and Debussy: Prelude - Footsteps in the Snow. Score with parts for Piccolo Flutes 1 (div. & short solo in Debussy) Flutes 2 (div.) Alto Flute and Bass Flute.

For Sophie Dufeutrelle Professor of Flute at the Ecole Nationale de Musique de Villeurbanne an intense pedagogical activity goes hand in hand with composition an area in which she has received several commissions from esteemed soloists such as Maxence Larrieu and Philippe Bernold. Written in 2002 for a Flute Orchestra of around 20 instruments (from the Piccolo to the Octobass) Marine belongs to a tradition cherished by painters since the 16th century: the maritime landscape. The 1st movement (Mist) opens onto a lengthy section largely dedicated to improvisation in the spirit of Walter Thompson’s soundpainting: using fingermovements the conductor signs to the musicians the type of motif (calm sea swell whistling buoys seagulls and fishing boats) that will insert itself ad libitum between two lines of waves. The 2nd movement more traditional floats a Song of heartbreaking melancholy followed by a light lively Dance that swirls the heart into joyful eddies. Written for intermediate-level flautists (with one part reserved for beginners) this piece with its variety of atmospheres concludes on a high note – in the joy of making music together!

Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI / HINZE GUDRUN (Arr.). Gudrun Hinze has masterfully arranged these Selections from Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Flute Quintet. The Rhapsody, originally composed for solo piano and orchestra was written during the summer of 1934 and was premiered by the Philadephia Orchestra, under the direction of Leopold Stokowski and with Rachmaninoff at the piano, on November 7 of that year. Included in this arrangement are the following variations: Introduction and Variation I, Tema, Variation II, Variation III, Variation VI, Variation VII, Variation IX, Variation X, Variation XI, Variation XIX, Variation XX, and Finale. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / 5 Flûte Traversières