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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Various Composers - Great Works for Flute and Orchestra (Sharon Bezaly; Neeme Järvi)


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  • (01) Carl Nielsen - Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, FS 119
  • (03) Charles Tomlinson Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
  • (04) Carl Reinecke - Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D major, Op. 283
  • (07) Cécile Chaminade - Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 107
  • (08) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Largo and Allegro for two flutes and strings (adapted by Ernest Sauter)
  • (09) Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata (orch. Lennox Berkeley)
  • (12) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Kalevi Aho)

Sharon Bezaly, flute
Residentie Orkest Den Haag
Neeme Järvi, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: BIS
http://bis.se/label/bis/great-works-for-flute-and-orchestra

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Review

Bezaly in The Hague for concertante flute works

The adjective ‘great’ in the title of this disc perhaps needs some qualification in one or two cases but without question the concerto that Nielsen wrote in 1926 merits the supreme artistry that Sharon Bezaly brings to it, both in terms of deft, discerningly harnessed virtuosity and in her supple, sinuous shaping of the music. Neeme Järvi and the Residentie Orkest Den Haag astutely etch in the lively, spicy instrumental context and commentary for a performance that has a real sparkle and strength. The other substantial work here is Carl Reinecke’s D major Concerto of 1908, which in its tone makes amends for the fact that Brahms never wrote a concerto for flute. The gorgeous Concertino of 1902 by Cécile Chaminade offers potential both for effervescence and for endearing lyricism, Bezaly demonstrating here that she would have swept the board in the Paris Conservatoire’s competition for which the piece was written.

Far less well known is the little Largo and Allegro that Tchaikovsky wrote in his early twenties, originally for strings and two flutes but here done in an arrangement for one flute by Ernest Sauter: it is scarcely a masterpiece but intriguingly harbours traits that were to be manifested more fully in maturity. A shadowy, reflective, airy Poem of 1918 by Charles Griffes contrasts with the genial Flute Sonata by Poulenc, in Lennox Berkeley’s orchestration, and Kalevi Aho’s delightful arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumble Bee ensures that this showcase for Bezaly’s radiant talents ends with a buzz.

-- Geoffrey Norris, Gramophone

More reviews:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2013/Oct13/Great_flute_BISSACD1679.htm
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2013/Dec13/Great_flute_BISSACD1679.htm
http://www.allmusic.com/album/great-works-for-flute-orchestra-mw0002554164
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Works-Orchestra-Sharon-Bezaly/dp/B00D9DSVZQ

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Sharon Bezaly (born 1972) is a flutist. Bezaly was born in Israel, but lives presently in Sweden. She has been an international star since 1997, when she began her solo flute career. She made her solo debut at 13 with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic, and has appeared with leading symphony and chamber orchestras in Japan, China, Israel, Central and Western Europe, England, North and South America, Australia and Scandinavia. Her flute was made by Muramatsu Flutes out of 24-karat gold. Bezaly has released 24 award-winning CDs with the Swedish record company BIS.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Bezaly
http://sharonbezaly.se/

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Neeme Järvi (born June 7, 1937 in Tallinn) is an Estonian conductor. He studied at the Leningrad Conservatory under Yevgeny Mravinsky and Nikolai Rabinovich, among others. Järvi was Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Gothenburg Symphony (1982-2004), Royal Scottish National Orchestra (1984-1988), Detroit Symphony Orchestra (1990-2005) and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (2012-2015), among others. He made over 400 recordings for labels such as BIS, Chandos and Deutsche Grammophon and best known for his interpretations of Romantic and 20th century classical music.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neeme_J%C3%A4rvi

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