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Antonio Vivaldi wrote a set of flute concertos, Op. 10, [a] that were published c. 1728 by Amsterdam publisher Michel-Charles Le Cène. [1] Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" in F major, RV 433 Allegro; Largo; Presto; Flute Concerto No. 2 "La Notte" in G minor, RV 439 (see also RV 104, composed in the 1710s with chamber accompaniment) Largo
A flute concerto is a concerto for solo flute and instrumental ensemble, customarily the orchestra. Such works have been written from the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day.
Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion is a 1998 musical composition by Melinda Wagner, who was awarded the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Music for the work. A concerto for flute and orchestra, it was commissioned by the Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra, who premiered it May 30, 1998, [1] for flutist and conductor Paul Lustig Dunkel. [2]
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The concerto is cast in four short movements that follow a slow–fast–slow–fast structure reminiscent of the 17th-century Italian sonata da chiesa. [2] Although tonally adventurous, [ 10 ] the work is notable for its melodic simplicity and lack of gratuitous virtuosity, which sets it apart from the Romantic tradition of showy concertos.
The concerto comprises 3 movements (Allegro, Andante, and Allegro scherzando), and was first performed in 1934 in Paris at the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire. The piece was dedicated to Marcel Moyse , and features flute as the soloist lead instrument, along with small orchestra.
Aurèle Nicolet (22 January 1926 – 29 January 2016) was a Swiss flautist.He was considered one of the world's best flute players of the late twentieth century. He performed in various international concerts.
The Flute Concerto has been praised by music critics. Reviewing the world premiere, Bernard Holland of The New York Times wrote, "It is a one-movement work that makes a musical virtue of its technical cleverness. The flute's natural reticence in big formats is a problem met head on, not simply avoided by separating solo instrument from orchestra."