Hoffmeister: Flute Concertos, Volume 1
World Première Recordings
Bruno Meier (flute)
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Meier's gold flute has an appropriately luxurious tone, and although Hoffmeister's music does not quite demand "extreme virtuosity" or "place severe technical demands on the soloist" as the...
Hoffmeister: Flute Concertos, Volume 1
World Première Recordings
Bruno Meier (flute)
Prague Chamber Orchestra
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Meier's gold flute has an appropriately luxurious tone, and although Hoffmeister's music does not quite demand "extreme virtuosity" or "place severe technical demands on the soloist" as the...
About
As prolific a composer as Haydn, Franz Anton Hoffmeister was a formative figure in his day, also acting as a significant music publisher for Mozart and Beethoven. Meeting the tastes of the time with a perfect blend of grace and artistry, both of these flute concertos are filled with radiant elegance and catchy melodies, allied to symphonic dimensions and passages of remarkable virtuosity for the soloist.
Contents and tracklist
- Bruno Meier (flute)
- Prague Chamber Orchestra
- Recorded: 4-5 October 2011
- Recording Venue: Studio Domovina, Prague, Czech Republic
- Bruno Meier (flute)
- Prague Chamber Orchestra
- Recorded: 4-5 October 2011
- Recording Venue: Studio Domovina, Prague, Czech Republic
Awards and reviews
23rd July 2013
Meier's gold flute has an appropriately luxurious tone, and although Hoffmeister's music does not quite demand "extreme virtuosity" or "place severe technical demands on the soloist" as the notes claim, he has no easy ride either. Yet he flutters and cruises gracefully along
