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Robert Muczynski
Robert Muczynski: Complete Works for Flute
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (35) - Disc #1
1. Quintet for Winds, Op.45: 1. Allegro risoluto
2. Quintet for Winds, Op.45: 2. Andante
3. Quintet for Winds, Op.45: 3. Moderato - Allegro con spirito
4. Duos for flute & clarinet, Op. 34: 1. Andante sostenuto
5. Duos for flute & clarinet, Op. 34: 2. Allegro risoluto
6. Duos for flute & clarinet, Op. 34: 3. Moderato
7. Duos for flute & clarinet, Op. 34: 4. Allegro ma non troppo
8. Duos for flute & clarinet, Op. 34: 5. Andante molto
9. Duos for flute & clarinet, Op. 34: 6. Allegro
10. Moments for flute & piano, Op. 47: 1. Allegro
11. Moments for flute & piano, Op. 47: 2. Andante sostenuto
12. Moments for flute & piano, Op. 47: 3. Allegro con spirito
13. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: 1. Waltz (Allegro)
14. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: 2. Solitude (Andante)
15. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: 3. Holiday (Vivace)
16. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: 4. Reverie (Moderato)
17. Fragments, for flute, clarinet & bassoon: 5. Exit (Allegro giocoso)
18. Preludes (3), for flute, Op 18: 1. Allegro
19. Preludes (3), for flute, Op 18: 2. Andante molto
20. Preludes (3), for flute, Op 18: 3. Allegro molto
21. Movements for wind quintet, Op. 16: 1. Allegro con spirito
22. Movements for wind quintet, Op. 16: 2. Molto moderato
23. Movements for wind quintet, Op. 16: 3. Allegro
24. Movements for wind quintet, Op. 16: 4. Adagio
25. Movements for wind quintet, Op. 16: 5. Allegro risoluto
26. Duos for flute & clarinet: 1. Andante sostenuto
27. Duos for flute & clarinet: 2. Allegro risoluto
28. Duos for flute & clarinet: 3. Moderato
29. Duos for flute & clarinet: 4. Allegro ma non troppo
30. Duos for flute & clarinet: 5. Andante molto
31. Duos for flute & clarinet: 6. Allegro
32. Sonata for flute & piano, Op 14: 1. Allegro deciso
33. Sonata for flute & piano, Op 14: 2. Scherzo - Vivace
34. Sonata for flute & piano, Op 14: 3. Andante
35. Sonata for flute & piano, Op 14: 4. Allegro con moto

CD Details

All Artists: Robert Muczynski
Title: Robert Muczynski: Complete Works for Flute
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Naxos American
Release Date: 10/27/1998
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Instruments, Reeds & Winds, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 636943900123

Synopsis

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Robert Muczynski, born in 1929, has been sparsely represented on recordings since the early days of the LP. The 35 movements of various works on the disc average under two minutes each; he is obviously terse--he tosses an attractive idea out and then goes on to the next thing. His mid-20th-century idiom is consistently engaging, and he writes very well for winds. The brief Movements for Wind Quintet is gorgeous. Hawley plays strongly in every work (joined briefly by her former teacher Rampal in a work for duets), and the composer is still a very adept pianist. Naxos's sound is too resonant, but not enough to spoil an attractive disc. --Leslie Gerber

CD Reviews

For Flute Majors and Teachers Alike!

MelissaBarrow | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10/19/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This cd helped in interpretation of 'Three Preludes for Unaccompanied Flute' for a recital. The liner notes even list the publishing info as a guide for students or a teacher wanting to purchase an edition to use along with the cd for lessons.Alexandra Hawley and the late Jean-Pierre Rampal are terrific! It was wonderful to hear a composer on the cd as well. Muczynski on piano demonstrates to future performers of his works on how he wants it and makes the cd a true classic. I see this becoming a staple of our flute recording library!"

More rhythmic integrity please!

Robert P. Pherigo | Kansas City | 04/14/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"My wife and I listened to this performance of Muczynski's Flute Sonata today while driving. My wife is a professional flutist and I am a professional pianist and we played this sonata for the first time in 1980(!) for her Junior recital as a flute performance major. We played it many times after that and I have accompanied numerous other flutists in performances of it. So we are both very familiar with it and were looking forward to listening to this recording since it's been a few years since we have heard or performed it. Well, what a disappointment! The numerous small rhythmic inaccuracies; syncopations not placed quite right or the fluctuations of tempo; speeding up or slowing down for a few bars and then resuming tempo was very distracting and ruined the rhythmic integrity of the music, which in this piece is so vitally important! To be fair, this is not a review of the whole cd but rather just the sonata. For a good recording of that try the Alexis Still recording. It's very good!"

Essential for music library!

Cassidy Rose Pratt | Logan, UT United States | 07/04/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I found this an excellent recording. It is notable that the composer is also the pianist - it gives the listener a little something extra not found on every CD. The music on this CD is light, fun and beautiful. Jean-Pierre Rampal and Alexandra Hawley give terrific performance. I would recommend it to flutists and music lovers alike. Every song on this CD is wonderful. I think it is a necessity for a complete music library!"