Haydn Joseph - Divertimento - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon

Music Minus One Flute-These three works for flute and orchestra remain at the top of the flute repertoire. Haydn's Divertimento is a wonderful four-movement piece including a lovely 'Menuetto' Vivaldi's 'Il Gardellino' or 'Bullfinch' Concerto is one of the great compositions for flute and orchestra and an all-time favorite and King Frederick II of Prussia's famous Concerto in C major shows again that a king can be more than just statesman! Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance of the concerto in split-channel stereo with the soloist on the right channel and a second performance in full stereo minus the soloist. Performed by Jeffery Zook fluteAccompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn

Though not nearly as well-known as the 'London Trios ' these six delightful divertimentos are Haydn's first pieces of chamber music to expressly call for the flute. Straightforward and full of Haydn's esprit they are a treasuretrove for all lovers of music-making in the home. The stylistic variety of these cheerful pièces d'occasion surely reflects the fact that they are partly based on earlier models: Haydn's baryton trios as well as arias and otheritems from his opera 'Il mondo della luna' ('The World on the Moon').

Score and Parts for Franz Joseph Haydn's Divertimento In D Hob.II:8 for 2 Flutes 2 Horns 2 Violins and Basso Continuo. This is an authoritative Henle Urtext version edited by Sonja Gerlach.