Hanspeter Oggier, Sarah Brunner - With More than a Hundred Pipes: Music for Pan Flute & Organ (2020)

Tracklist

01. Cântec vechi bucovinean
02. Ungurica Argeseana
03. Hora Niculinei
04. Geamparalele Ca La Nunta
05. Flute Concerto in C Major, RV 443: I. Allegro
06. Flute Concerto in C Major, RV 443: II. Largo
07. Flute Concerto in C Major, RV 443: III. Allegro Molto
08. Toccata VI-Da sonarsi alla leuatione for Organ Solo
09. Goûtons un doux repos
10. Let Us Dance, Let Us Sing
11. Rinaldo, HWV 7b, Act II: I. Lascia ch'io pianga
12. Lume, Lume
13. Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: I. Adagio ma non tanto
14. Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: II. Allegro
15. Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: III. Andante
16. Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: IV. Allegro
17. Toccata duodecima et ultima in B-Flat Major
18. Doina din Transilvania
19. Rustemul de la listeava
20. Brâu oltenesc



The combination of the Pan Flute and the Organ makes perfect sense, given that the organ is in fact a giant pan flute in the production of the tone. How well the two instruments fit together and how beautifully they can grow to form one large instrument is demonstrated on the present recording.

The organ is a 1722 Matthäus Carlen organ in Valais Switzerland, and the musicians have chosen repertoire from this period, in juxtaposition with traditional Rumanian music in which the pan flute already for centuries plays an essential role: works by Vivaldi, Froberger, Purcell, Handel, Bach and Muffat are set against folk music from Bukovina and Romania.

Hanspeter Oggier is one of the foremost Pan Flutists of today, a true advocate and pioneer for the instrument. By demonstrating the wide possibilities in terms of timbre, colour, articulation and dynamics he has put the pan flute on the map as a serious classical instrument. Sarah Brunner is a versatile musicians based in Valais, Switzerland, enjoying an active career as organist and ensemble player.

Hanspeter Oggier’s previous recordings for Brilliant Classics (concertos by Vivaldi and Telemann) have been met with enthusiastic critical acclaim by the press.

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