Grey Larsen in the 150 Gems collections has given us a most welcome follow-up to his encyclopedic volume The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle (Mel Bay Publications 2003) and The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox(Mel Bay Publications 2004).The Gems feature not only meticulously-selected tunes but represent the first major offerings that use Larsen's innovative system of notating Iri…
A repertoire collection and piano accompaniment for the more advanced flutist. Keyboard accompaniment is included to diverse works such as Diversions on a Prelude (a jazz rendition of Bach's famous Prelude I from TheWell Tempered Clavier) Faure's Fantaisie for Flute and Piano and Sonata in E flat (BWV 1031) by J.S. Bach. Also included is the popular Fantasia No. 2 in A minor for solo flute by Te…
A dreamlike and evocative work from Peter Maxwell Davies for flute and orchestra. The piece captures the wonder and sanctuary of the composer's home surrounded by seabirds and seals that fire the imagination in childlike ways evoking images of mermaids and angels. Descriptive and inventive orchestral colours support and illuminate the flute solo material that is both tranquil and highly virtuosic…
Fantasi Og Rondo / Fantasie e Rondo Op. 99b has been composed by Niels Viggo Bentzon for Flute and Organ. Manuscript copy. Niels Viggo Bentzon was a concert Pianist. He was one of the most prolific Scandinavian composers of his time often experimenting with avant-garde techniques but often in a tonal framework.
Rising for Flute and String Quartet was commissioned by Backshore Artists Project Inc. on the occasion of Carol Wincenc's 60th birthday; underwritten by a generous grant from Linda and Stuart Nelson.Thefirst performance took place on the 31st March 2010 by Carol Wincenc and the Juilliard String Quartet at the Juilliard School New York NY.A recording by Carol Wincenc with Kevin Lawrence Caroly…
This work is projected as a ballet for solo male dancer but it can also be presented dramatically in concert performance. Orfeo I was commissioned by the BBC Transcription Service for James Galway and received its first performance on 4 July 1976 at the Chichester Festival performed by James Galway.
Gade 'Tango Fantasia' and other short pieces from Denmark by Andersen Svendsen and Hartman arranged for Flute and Piano. Edited by James Galway and Toke Lund Christiansen.