Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Complete Sonatas for Flute & Piano (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Complete Sonatas for Flute & Piano (2021)
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Friedrich Kuhlau (1786 – 1832) lived and worked during a transitional period of classical music. A contemporary of Beethoven and Schubert, his works remain almost unknown to this day, except for some compositions for the flute.

The compositional style of the sonatas featured in this recording perfectly identifies with that of his contemporaries, while showing some differences in content; the structure of the sonatas is that of the classical period, but the use of melodic themes and harmony looks to the romantic period.

These interpretations of the sonatas for flute and piano highlight the constant dialogue between the two instruments; in fact there is a continuous thematic exchange, which the artists found interesting to discover and highlight. The synergy is perceived above all in choppy tempos, while in every Adagio or Andante the flute assumes the role of the solo instrument, and the piano accompanies and responds. The themes in the slow movements are sweet and moving, and the composer manages to evoke emotions that are always different from each other, thus bringing out his predisposition for this type of tempo, present even in the most brilliant movements: in fact in every allegro, even in the one characterized by the greatest energy, there is a moment of tranquility in which the composer takes the time to make performers and listeners ponder.

Tracklist:
01. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo ma con energia (05:23)
02. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 83: II. Adagio sostenuto (06:11)
03. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 83: III. Rondo alla polacca (06:46)
04. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 83: I. Adagio-Allegro (06:30)
05. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 83: II. Larghetto (03:30)
06. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 83: III. Rondo allegro vivace (06:26)
07. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro con gusto (06:50)
08. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 69: II. Andante sostenuto (04:47)
09. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 69: III. Rondo allegro vivace (05:22)
10. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 83: I. Allegro con fuoco (06:29)
11. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 83: II. Introduzione ancien air suedois andantino quasi allegretto (08:46)
12. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 83: III. Allegro-Andante sostenuto-Allegro (06:49)
13. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 71: I. Allegro molto con energia (08:12)
14. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 71: II. Scherzo presto (04:57)
15. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 71: III. Andante sostenuto (03:04)
16. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 71: IV. Rondo allegro (06:41)
17. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 64: I. Allegro non troppo ma con energia (08:26)
18. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 64: II. Introduzione ancient air danois andante (06:03)
19. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 64: III. Allegro vivace (08:39)
20. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Grande sonate concertante in A Minor, Op. 85: I. Allegro con passione (09:13)
21. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Grande sonate concertante in A Minor, Op. 85: II. Scherzo allegro assai (04:31)
22. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Grande sonate concertante in A Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio (08:21)
23. Caturelli Maria & Tozzetti Michele – Kuhlau: Grande sonate concertante in A Minor, Op. 85: IV. Rondo allegro poco agitato (07:41)

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