Ginevra Petrucci - Beethoven- Complete Chamber Music with Flute (2023) [Official Digital Download]

Showpiece variations, folksongs, little-known trios and an early masterpiece: an unrivalled survey of Beethoven’s flute writing in new recordings by experienced Italian chamber musicians.

Beethoven’s attitude to composition is exemplified by an 1806 letter to the Scottish publisher George Thomson: ‘I will endeavour to make these compositions as pleasant as possible, but to the extent that this can remain compatible with the perfection and originality of style which you yourself have judged to be favourable characteristics of my work and which I will never give up.’

Thomson wanted undemanding and commercially attractive folksong settings from a composer already across Europe. Beethoven wanted and needed the money, but he also knew his worth, and in any case compromise was a word only ever grudgingly admitted to his vocabulary. In writing his sets of folksong variations, the result always falls easily upon the ear while putting amateur musicians through their paces, technically speaking, and demanding far more of their expressive imagination than Thomson’s usual fare.

The other pieces here date from Beethoven’s earliest years as a composer in Bonn. The Trio for flute, bassoon and piano shows a strong Mozartian influence; the B flat Sonata for flute and piano is a striking example of the apprentice musician learning his craft and refining his voice, which emerges in the unexpected context of a modest Duo for two flutes. However, it is the seven-movement Serenade Op.25, scored for flute, violin and viola, where we find Beethoven most elegantly adapted to the role of ‘occasional’ composer. The idiom might be carefree and elegant, but the instruments cross swords, argue and find common ground with a nobility that is all Beethoven’s own.

TRACKLIST

1. Ginevra Petrucci - Flute Sonata in B-Flat Major, Anh.4: I. Allegro
2. Ginevra Petrucci - Flute Sonata in B-Flat Major, Anh.4: II. Polonaise
3. Ginevra Petrucci - Flute Sonata in B-Flat Major, Anh.4: III. Largo
4. Ginevra Petrucci - Flute Sonata in B-Flat Major, Anh.4: IV. Thema mit Variationen. Allegretto
5. Ginevra Petrucci - 6 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 105: I. Air ecossais in G Major. The Cottage Maid. Andantino quasi Allegretto
6. Ginevra Petrucci - 6 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 105: II. Air ecossais in C Minor. Of Noble Stock Was Shinkin. Allegretto Scherzoso
7. Ginevra Petrucci - 6 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 105: III. Air autrichien in C Major. A Schusserl und a Reindl. Andantino
8. Ginevra Petrucci - 6 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 105: IV. Air ecossais in E-Flat Major. The Last Rose of Summer. Andante espressivo Assai
9. Ginevra Petrucci - 6 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 105: V. Air ecossais in E-Flat Major. Chiling o'Guiry. Allegretto Spiritoso
10. Ginevra Petrucci - 6 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 105: VI. Air ecossais in D Major. Paddy Whack. Allegretto più tosto Vivace
11. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: I. Tyrolian Air in E-Flat Major. I bin a Tiroler Bua. Moderato
12. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: II. Scottish Air in F Major. Bonny Laddie, Highland Laddie. Allegretto, quasi Vivace
13. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: III. Russian Air in G Major. Volkslied aus Klein Russland. Vivace
14. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: IV. Irish Air in F Major. St. Patrick's Day. Allegretto Scherzoso
15. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: V. Tyrolian Air in F Major. A Madel, ja a Madel. Moderato
16. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: VI. Welsh Air in E-Flat Major. Peggy's Daughter. Andante Comodo
17. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: VII. Russian Air in A Minor. Schöne Minka. Andante
18. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: VIII. Scottish Air in D Major. O Mary, at the Window Be. Andantino quasi Allegretto
19. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: IX. Scottish Air in E-Flat Major. Oh, Thou Art the Lad of my Heart. Allegretto più tosto Vivace
20. Ginevra Petrucci - 10 National Folksongs with Variations, Op. 107: X. Scottish Air in G Minor. The Highland Watch. Spiritoso e Marciale
21. Ginevra Petrucci - Duo for 2 Flutes in G Major, WoO26: I. Allegro
22. Ginevra Petrucci - Duo for 2 Flutes in G Major, WoO26: II. Minuetto quasi Allegretto
23. Ginevra Petrucci - Trio for Piano, Flute and Bassoon in G Major, WoO37: I. Allegro
24. Ginevra Petrucci - Trio for Piano, Flute and Bassoon in G Major, WoO37: II. Adagio
25. Ginevra Petrucci - Trio for Piano, Flute and Bassoon in G Major, WoO37: III. Thema andante con Variazioni
26. Ginevra Petrucci - Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: I. Entrata. Allegro
27. Ginevra Petrucci - Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: II. Tempo ordinario d'un Menuetto
28. Ginevra Petrucci - Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: III. Allegro Molto
29. Ginevra Petrucci - Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: IV. Andante con Variazioni
30. Ginevra Petrucci - Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: V. Allegro scherzando e Vivace
31. Ginevra Petrucci - Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: VI. Adagio
32. Ginevra Petrucci - Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: VII. Allegro vivace e Disinvolto



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