Disc 1. Volume 1, Vision. Fantasie sur "Le freyschütz de Ch. M. de Weber / Paul Taffanel (13:27) -- The dance of the blessed spirits (Scène d'Orphée) : [for solo flute] / Christoph Willibald Gluck (7:05) -- Sonata for flute and piano, op. 167 : "Undine" / Carl Reinecke (23:17) -- Nocturne in F sharp, op. 15 no. 2 / Fryderyk Chopin ; transcribed by Paul Taffanel (3:43) -- Morceaux de lecture à vue : [3 short pieces (Allegretto (1890), Andantino (1883), Allegro (1885)) presented as a suite / Paul Taffanel (3:47) -- Nocturne for flute and piano / Alphonse Catherine (3:57) -- Pelléas et Mélisande. Sicilienne, op. 78 / Gabriel Fauré (3:49) -- Morceau de concours / Gabriel Fauré (2:37) -- Fantasie, op. 79 for flute and piano / Gabriel Fauré (5:35) -- Divertissements grecs : op. 23, for flute and harp or piano. No. 1 "Lydienne" / Jules Mouquet (5:55) -- Romance, op. 51 for cello and piano / Camille Saint-Saëns ; transcribed by Paul Taffanel (3:58).
Disc 2. Volume 2, Dedication. Suite for flute and piano / Clémence de Grandval (21:49) -- Romance for flute and orchestra or piano, op. 33 / Emile Bernard (7:26) -- Ballade et danse des lutins / François Borne (11:18) -- Deux pièces, op. 72 for flute and piano / Charles Edouard Lefèbvre (7:41) -- Nocturne for flute and piano / Louis Reynaud (7:46) -- Sonata, op. 64 for flute and piano / Charles-Wilfred de Bériot (20:37).
Disc 3. Volume 3, Imagination. Nocturne for flute and piano / Georges Barrère (5:33) -- Poèmes grecs : cinq pièces brèves pour flûte et piano / Albert Doyen (18:19) -- Romance for flute and piano / Alfred Bruneau (5:02) -- Romance, op. 7 / Jacques Durand (4:40) -- Fantaisie pastorale hongroise : op. 26 for flute and piano / Albert Franz Doppler (13:08) -- Romance, op. 37 for flute and piano / Camille Saint-Saëns (7:29) -- Suite, op. 34 for flute and piano / Charles-Marie Widor (18:50) -- Contemplation (Romance sans parole) / Felix Mendelssohn ; trans[cribed by] Paul Taffanel (4:48).
Note
Original works and arrangements principally for flute and piano.
The works on these discs provide a 'treasure trove' of pieces which illustrate Paul Taffanel's skills as a composer, arranger and teacher.
Event (note)
Recorded July 28-Aug. 1 and Nov. 17-21, 2008, and Jan. 16-21, 2009, in St Mary's Church, Burghfield, Berkshire, U.K.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Taffanel, Claude Paul, 1844-1908. Composer. Arranger
Title
A song without words [electronic resource] : the legacy of Paul Taffanel.
Imprint
Doddington, UK ; Brandon, Vermont : Divine Art, p2010.
Performer
Kenneth Smith, flute ; Paul Rhodes, piano.
Event
Recorded July 28-Aug. 1 and Nov. 17-21, 2008, and Jan. 16-21, 2009, in St Mary's Church, Burghfield, Berkshire, U.K.