La magnifique Classical Naxos

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NX 9083

La magnifique

Label Catalogue Number:
8.579083

Running Time: 01:08:27

Release Date: February 2021
Originally recorded in 2020

Genre:
Classical

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This programme portrays the ‘birth’ of the flute in France in the late 17th century and the following 40 years of its life as a new and fashionable instrument. A famous patron of the arts, King Louis XIV gathered elite composers and musicians to create the refinement, elegance and good taste that was demanded at his Paris Court. From the early petites pièces to more virtuoso suites and sonatas with their ornamented lyricism and grand dance rhythms, the mellow, robust and almost husky sounds of flutes from this period blend and weave around each other like the voices of two singers.

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"... a wonderful evocation of the French style and taste."

Charles Brewer – American Record Guide – July/August 2021

“… Barthold Kuijken has always been a master of refinement and subtlety, and one can leave it to him to bring this programme to life in a way which does full justice to its character. Immanuel Davis is his congenial partner, and they receive appropriate support from Arnie Tanimoto and Donald Livingston. This is music for a quiet afternoon or evening and needs to be savoured in full concentration. The listener will be richly rewarded.”

Johan van Veen- MusicWeb-International.com – 13 April 2021

“The Hotteterre replica instruments lend a beautiful rounded intimacy to this music …” ****

Oliver Condy - BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) - April 2021

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