Karl-Heinz Schütz and Frédéric Chaslin met at the Wiener Staatsoper, where Schütz is Solo Flute and Chaslin appears regularly as conductor.

Their meeting inspired Frédéric Chaslin to compose a work tailored to the flautist’s personality and quality of performance. The result is the Sonata for flute and piano, which they have recorded here for the first time.

At the crossroads of the composer’s many inspirations, it gives free rein to the ‘sentiment parisien’ which is also to be felt in Debussy and Poulenc.

Karl-Heinz Schütz and Frédéric Chaslin bring them on this album together alongside works by Varèse, Honegger and Bozza.  Its title, which echoes Debussy’s famous composition, reminds us that the word ‘syrinx’ also refers to the vocal organ of the birds. A promising title, to which the brilliant musicians do justice.