Ries: Flute Quartets, Op. 145
) | Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8570330 Format: CD Written in an early Romantic style, the Quartets are notable for their diversity, the first with a Spanish finale, the second more sombre in tone, and the third providing a bright conclusion, as though it were designed to cap an evening of music-making. Quotations or near quotations from works by other composers of the period give the Quartets a humorous and unusual unpredictability.  Price: $9.98 |