Flauto d'Amore

Petrucci, Ginevra, Pisa, Paola

95289

Why has the warm, full-bodied tone of the Baroque flauto d’amore been so neglected until now? Ginevra Petrucci proves on this release that the unusual instrument has lots to offer, as she takes the theme of love as her starting point for a remarkable and romantic album. With famous works such as Elgar’s Salut d’amour, Tosti’s Amour! Amour!, Schubert’s Romanze from Rosamunde and Tchaikovsky’s None but the Lonely Heart, Petrucci has assembled an album comprising some of classical music’s most beloved romantic music. Transposed to the flauto d’amore, they sound especially tender and warm. Pitched lower than a normal flute, this instrument is known for its sweet, mellow tone. It fell out of fashion in the 18th century but was revived by certain composers, such as Verdi and Mercadante, and some of the most famous flautists of the 20th century – such as John Amadio – were strong advocates of the instrument.

Works:

• Beethoven: Adelaide, Op. 46
• Chaminade: Amoroso
• Chausson: Le temps des lilas
• Donaudy: O del mio amato ben
• Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12
• Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1
• Gershwin: Somebody Loves Me
• Grieg: Hjertets melodier, Op. 5 (Texts: Hans Christian Andersen)
• Grieg: Jeg Elsker Deg, Op. 41 No. 3
• Martini, J P: Plaisir d'amour
• Massenet: Elégie
• Massenet: O doux printemps d'autrefois (Élégie)
• Mercadante: T'amo bell'idol mio
• Molique: Andante arioso, Op. 47 No. 3
• Nielsen: Romance for violin & piano, Op. 2 No. 1
• Paradies: Sicilienne
• Paradis: Sicilienne
• Poulenc: Les chemins de l'amour
• Saint-Saëns: Amoroso, Op. 146 No. 7
• Sarasate: L'eventail noir
• Schubert: Incidental music to Rosamunde, D797
• Schubert: Rosamunde, D797: Romance 'Der Vollmond Strahlt auf Bergeshöh'n'
• Schumann: Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25 No. 24
• Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25
• Tchaikovsky: None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6
• Tosti: Amour!
• Wolf, H: Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder)

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Brilliant Classics

2019-11-13

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