Emmanuel Pahud: Solo

Berio: Sequenza I for flute Ferroud: Pièces (3): Bergère Captive Ferroud: Pièces (3): Jade Ferroud: Pièces (3): Toan-Yan Helps: Second Thoughts Honegger: Danse de la chèvre Karg-Elert: Flute Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 140 Marais, M: Les Folies d’Espagne, 32 Variations pour flûte seule Nielsen: Børnene leger Pärt: Estländler Pintscher: Beyond (a system of passing) Takemitsu: Air Takemitsu: Voice Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 1 in A major, TWV 40:2 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 10 in F sharp minor, TWV 40:11 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 11 in G major, TWV 40:12 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 12 in G minor, TWV 40:13 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 2 in A minor, TWV 40:3 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 3 in B minor, TWV 40:4 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 4 in B flat major, TWV 40:5 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 5 in C major, TWV 40:6 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 6 in D minor, TWV 40:7 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 7 in D major, TWV 40:8 Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 8 in E minor, TWV 40:9 Telemann: Fantasia in E major for recorder, TWV 40:10 Varèse: Density 21.5 Widmann, J: Petite Suite

Interweaving the Baroque era and the 20th and 21st centuries, the newest addition to Emmanuel Pahud’s Warner Classics catalogue is an imaginative 2-CD collection of music for unaccompanied flute. Among the composers are Telemann, Nielsen, Honegger, Varèse, Berio, Takemitsu, Pärt, Pintscher and Widmann. “Most of the pieces are about exploring new paths,” says Pahud. “The power of this music often lies in the contrast between a simple line and the most refined complexities, between a note so quiet as to be barely perceptible and the loudest, most extreme notes playable on the instrument.”