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The Solo Flute in the 20th Century | Harmonia Mundi - Musique d'Abord HMA1951710

The Solo Flute in the 20th Century

Label: Harmonia Mundi - Musique d'Abord

Cat No: HMA1951710

Barcode: 0794881870325

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 28th July 2008

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At the beginning of the 2Oth century, Mallarmé's Faune had already awoken the flute from its almost century-long 'romantic' slumber to come to the service of more transparent, more colourful... and more delicate sonorities. And yet, this fragile delicacy was abruptly called into question in 1936 when Varèse and Jolivet simultaneously composed Density 21.5 and the Cinq Incantations.

Since then the violence and the emotional power the flute is capable of, with the lacerating density of its sound, made it one of the favourite instruments of post-war composers. This recording brings together five of the indispensable masterpieces in the contemporary flute repertoire, which also happen to be masterpieces of the music of our time.

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