| Label: Coviello Catalog: COV21305 Format: CD Annie Laflamme,Transverse flute; Orchestre le phénixFranz Danzi Overture to Camilla und Eugen oder Der Gartenschlüssel - Flute Concerto in G major op. 30 - Music for the Duodrama Cleopatra:Ouverture - Flute Concerto D minor op. 31 - Wilhelm Tell: Overture ,,Danzi's name already stands among the ranks of the foremost composers of our fatherland." Those words were written in 1894 by Christian Schrieber, a Weimar composer and pastor, although today it is hardly realistic to regard Danzi as one of the "foremost" composers. This extremely versatile musician - cellist, composer, singer, conductor, and teacher - is much too quickly underrated as a minor master. Danzi's importance can only be fully appreciated when we take into account the influence he had on musicians of the following generations, such as Louis Spohr and Carl Maria von Weber. For this recording, which marks the 250th anniversary of Franz Danzi's birth, the orchester le phénix discovered Danzi's first two flute concertos in archives along with three overtures, which have now been resurrected again after approximately 200 years. The overtures were composed at intervals of roughly 15 years and these three works reflect the personal development in Danzi's music. Price: $27.98 |