Andreea Chira

Andreea Chira – The Magic of the Pan Flute (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 51:29 minutes | 1004 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © CPO

Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is a milestone in music. On the one hand, the cycle is firmly anchored in baroque aesthetics, on the other hand, one is already moving in the direction of the galant style. In our new recording, Vivaldi’s works have been carefully arranged for pan flute with orchestra by the composer Carlos Pino-Quintana. The great challenge was to maintain or even emphasise polyphonic elements of the original solo part in the new instrumentation, to subtly transfer the technical characteristics of the violin to the pan flute, to find adequate keys, and to balance the resulting contrasts and timbres between solo and tutti in the sense of concerto grosso.
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