Claudia Stein, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, David Robert Coleman - East German Flute Concertos (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Kochan Flute Concertino I. Lento, poco rubato
02. Kochan Flute Concertino II. Andantino
03. Kochan Flute Concertino III. Vivace
04. Nather Flute Concerto, Op. 125 I. Adagio - Vivace -
05. Nather Flute Concerto, Op. 125 II. Andante -
06. Nather Flute Concerto, Op. 125 III. Adagio -
07. Nather Flute Concerto, Op. 125 IV. Cadenza - Vivace
08. Matthus Flute Concerto I. Allegro moderato -
09. Matthus Flute Concerto II. Pastorale I -
10. Matthus Flute Concerto III. Vivace
11. Matthus Flute Concerto IV. Pastorale II -
12. Matthus Flute Concerto V. Allegro

The three concertante works for flute and orchestra on this album are by composers who lived and worked in East Germany during the four decades of its existence. Günter Kochan, best known for his symphonic compositions, wrote an admired Concertino in 1964 that fuses succinctness with neo-Classical influence. Inspired by soloist Claudia Stein, Gisbert Näther’s Concerto from 2007 is characterised by teasing, fugitive gestures of a stylistically and technically diverse yet coherent nature. Composed in 1978, Siegfried Matthus’s Concerto is a striking example of his mature idiom in its use of serial elements and sonic innovations in the course of what proves to be an eventful and ever-changing relationship between soloist and orchestra.

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