Liselotte Rokyta, Eliška Novotná - Syrinx (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 1, Jocul cu bâtă. Allegro moderato
02. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 2, Brâul. Allegro
03. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 3, Pe loc. Andante
04. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 4, Buciumeana. Moderato
05. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 5, Poarga Românească. Allegro
06. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 6, Mărun.el I & II
07. Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
08. Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: IV. Passepied
09. Danse de la chévre
10. Reverie
11. Petite valse
12. Les corps glorieux: No. 3, L'Ange aux parfums
13. Les corps glorieux: No. 1, Subtilité des Corps glorieux
14. Hora Prahova
15. Hora detrunchiaţilor
16. Density 21.5
17. Rêverie, L. 68
18. Syrinx, L. 129



One of the oldest musical instruments we know of, the Pan Flute was played in many antique civilisations. The sophisticated type used in Romanian folk music is the most familiar to a contemporary audience. The virtuosos who brought fame to the Pan Flute in the second half of the 20th century include the Romanian musicians Damian Luca, Radu Simion, Nicolae Pîrvu, Gheorghe Zamfir and Simion Stanciu.

Liselotte Rokyta studied with four of the "Big Five" and also gained authentic Pan Flute skills from folk players during a number of visits to Romania. The present album documents that the Pan Flute also occupies an indispensable position in classical music. The pieces by Bartók and Porumbescu are arrangements of Romanian folk dances, in which the Pan Flute is commonly employed.

Debussy composed his Syrinx for the transverse flute, to which the Pan Flute (or syrinx) would seem to be an equal variant. The other arrangements are based on 19th- and 20th-century French composers' works for the flute, as well as the piano and organ. You may have been hard pressed to imagine pieces by Varèse, Honegger or Messiaen played on the Pan Flute, yet you will certainly be engrossed by Liselotte Rokyta's performance. The enchanting voice of the nymph Syrinx in the realm of classical music.

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