Castérède: Complete Works for Flute, Vol. 2
Ombres et clartés, Sonate en forme de Suite, Musique, Quintette, La Belle Époque
Cobus du Toit (flute, piccolo), Marcin Arendt (violin), Andrew Gonzalez (viola), Kimberly Patterson (cello), Doreen Lee (piano), Bridget Kibbey (harp), Sarah Bierhaus, Brian Ebert, Kaori Uno-Jack, Megan Rubin, Antero Winds
Flutist Cobus du Toit hails from South Africa and teaches at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His recitals and concerts have been heard around the world and he is a brilliant performer...
Castérède: Complete Works for Flute, Vol. 2
Ombres et clartés, Sonate en forme de Suite, Musique, Quintette, La Belle Époque
Cobus du Toit (flute, piccolo), Marcin Arendt (violin), Andrew Gonzalez (viola), Kimberly Patterson (cello), Doreen Lee (piano), Bridget Kibbey (harp), Sarah Bierhaus, Brian Ebert, Kaori Uno-Jack, Megan Rubin, Antero Winds
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Flutist Cobus du Toit hails from South Africa and teaches at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His recitals and concerts have been heard around the world and he is a brilliant performer...
About
Jacques Castérède was one of many composers who refused to abandon tonality and traditional forms amid the stormy avant-garde of the 20th century. The Quintette for winds was written in 1953, the same year that Castérède won the Prix de Rome, and touches of Gershwin appear among its witty colours. Neo-Classical restraint in the Sonate en forme de Suite contrasts with the grittier and more modernist Musique for flute, harp and string trio, and La Belle Époque takes us on a whistle-stop tour of Classical repertoire, parodying famous tunes by Haydn and Mozart.
Contents and tracklist
- Cobus du Toit (flute), Marcin Arendt (violin), Andrew Gonzalez (viola), Kimberly Patterson (cello)
- Cobus du Toit (flute), Doreen Lee (piano)
- Cobus du Toit (flute), Marcin Arendt (violin), Andrew Gonzalez (viola), Kimberly Patterson (cello), Bridget Kibbey (harp)
- Cobus du Toit, Sarah Bierhaus, Brian Ebert, Kaori Uno-Jack, Megan Rubin
- Antero Winds
- Cobus du Toit (piccolo), Doreen Lee (piano)
Awards and reviews
Jul/Aug 2020
Flutist Cobus du Toit hails from South Africa and teaches at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His recitals and concerts have been heard around the world and he is a brilliant performer on the evidence of the CD in hand. His tuning and tonal production are pure, and Castérède’s music provides a suitable showcase for his artistry, as well as that of his string and piano colleagues.
