Debussy, Bartok, Nielsen, Hindemith, Enescu, Taktakishvili Andrea Oliva & Roberto Arosio

• George Enescu (1881 - 1955): Cantabile et presto:
• 1 Enescu: Cantabile et presto: No. 1, Cantabile 03:28
• 2 Enescu: Cantabile et presto: No. 2, Presto 02:37
• Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963): Flute Sonata:
• 3 Hindemith: Flute Sonata: I. Heiter bewegt 05:08
• 4 Hindemith: Flute Sonata: II. Sehr langsam 04:04
• 5 Hindemith: Flute Sonata: III. Sehr lebhaft 03:06
• 6 Hindemith: Flute Sonata: IV. Marsch 01:16
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Syrinx, L. 129:
• 7 Debussy: Syrinx, L. 129 02:38
• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71:
• 8 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 1, Four Old Tunes. Rubato 01:05
• 9 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 2, Four Old Tunes. Andante 02:04
• 10 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 3, Four Old Tunes. Poco Rubato 00:43
• 11 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 4, Four Old Tunes. Andante 01:16
• 12 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 5, Scherzo. Allegro 00:47
• 13 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 7, Old Dance Tunes. Allegro 00:56
• 14 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 8, Old Dance Tunes. Allegretto 00:55
• 15 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 9, Old Dance Tunes. Allegretto 00:16
• 16 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 10, Old Dance Tunes. L'istesso 00:47
• 17 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 11, Old Dance Tunes. Assai moderato 00:48
• 18 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 12, Old Dance Tunes. Allegretto 00:30
• 19 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 13, Old Dance Tunes. Poco più vivo 00:30
• 20 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 14, Old Dance Tunes. Allegro 00:31
• 21 Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 15, Old Dance Tunes. Allegro 01:33
• Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931): The Mother, Op. 41:
• 22 Nielsen: The Mother, Op. 41: No. 12 in G Major, The Children Are Playing 02:30
• Otar Taktakishvili (1924 - 1989): Sonata for Flute and Piano in C Major:
• 23 Taktakishvili: Sonata for Flute and Piano in C Major: I. Allegro cantabile 06:02
• 24 Taktakishvili: Sonata for Flute and Piano in C Major: II. Aria. Moderato con moto 04:22
• 25 Taktakishvili: Sonata for Flute and Piano in C Major: III. Allegro scherzando 05:37
• Total Runtime 53:29

Info for Debussy, Bartok, Nielsen, Hindemith, Enescu, Taktakishvili

The flute is one of the most ancient musical instruments and therefore, in one or more of its many variants, it is found in virtually all cultures worldwide. Thus, it unifies the West and the East, the past and the present, the “classical” repertoire and the spontaneous, unwritten music-making of many cultures around the globe. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that many composers of the Classical tradition drew tunes, rhythms and modes from the folk and popular heritage of their countries when writing for the flute. The recital recorded in this album is highly characteristic of such tendencies in the twentieth-century repertoire. With the notable exceptions of Hindemith and Debussy, the other composers represented here belonged in musical traditions regarded as “peripheral” with respect to the mainstream Western tradition: such is the case of Enesco’s Romania, Bartók’s Hungary, Nielsen’s Denmark and Taktakishvili’s Georgia.

Andrea Oliva, flute
Roberto Arosio, piano

Andrea Oliva
studied with Gabriele Betti, Claudio Montafia, Glauco Cambursano, Jean Claude Gerard and Sir James Galway. He was invited as Principal Flute by the Berlin Philharmonic at the age of 23, during his Karajan Academy period, under the baton of Claudio Abbado and Mariss Jansons. He was awarded the third prize at the ARD Munich (2004) and first prize at the Kobe International Flute Competition (2005).

He also collaborates with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He has performed as soloist with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra (Nielsen Concerto and the italian premiere of Dalbavie Concerto). He is a member of the Wind Quintet of Santa Cecila and Concertgeboeuw and I Cameristi di Santa Cecilia. As soloist and teacher he has been invited by many flute festivals in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, USA, UK, Slovenia, Germany and Italy.

He has recorded CDs for the labels ARTS, VDM, Hyperion, Da Vinci Edition, Decca and Sony.

Andrea Oliva Is currently Principal Flautist of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome, Italy, Professor at the CSI Music University of Lugano, Switzerland and Visiting Professor at the RNCM of Manchester.

Roberto Arosio
In 1990 he graduated in piano with honors at the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan under the guidance of E. Esposito.

From 1992 to 2000 he was part of the "O. Respighi" study group of the Fondazione Cini of Venice led by E. Bagnoli, with whom he perfected his studies.

In 1990 he made his debut as a soloist at the Sala Verdi in Milan, performing the Concerto in G by M. Ravel, with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by V. Delman; then, again in the Sala Verdi, he performed Beethoven's First Concerto and G. Gerswin's Rapsodie in Blue.

He has held solo concerts and especially chamber music in:

Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Korea, Japan, Latin America, Mexico, United States, Canada and Egypt.

He has won many international chamber music competitions including:

First Prize at the Internal Competition of Chamber Music of Trapani and Special Prize for the Romantic Sonata, 2nd prize in Paris (FOEN), 2nd prize at the Trio Competition in Trieste and C.A.I. prize for best European Duo, Tina Moroni Prize at the "Vittorio Gui" Competition in Florence, New Careers CIDIM (ROME) and 2nd prize at the V. Bucchi in Rome.

From 1992 to 1996 he was a member of the European Youth Orchestra (E.C.Y.O.). He has recorded for the Amadeus magazine, for Sax Record, Rivo Alto, Ediclass, Rainbow and Cristal and has made radio recordings for Rai (Rome), SSDRS Zurich, Radio France, RNE Madrid, Deutschland Radio Berlin and BBC London.

In 2005 he was awarded with the "Franco Gulli" International Chamber Music Prize by the Europe Music Association of Rome.

He was the official pianist in the Guebwiller competition (France), Vittorio Veneto and at the International courses of the Accademia Chigiana held by Maestro B. Giuranna and at the Trumpet Academy in Bremen (Germany).

He has held concerts with M. Ancillotti, B. Giuranna, M. Rizzi, P. Beltramini, I. Lima, G. Sommerhalder, R. Bobo, J. Alessy, P. Berman, Andrea Oliva, G. Meszaros and in various chamber music groups and contemporary music ensembles.

He is the first accompanist in the Bassoon class of Gabor Meszaros and in the Singing class of Luisa Castellani at the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland in Lugano.

He currently collaborates as a piano and celesta with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, the Osi - Italian Switzerland Orchestra and the Accademy of S. Cecilia Orchestra in Rome.

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