Project Description
Program
DISC I
·Astor Piazzolla – Six Tango Etudes
·Marin Marais – Les Folies d’Espagne
·Francis Poulenc – Un Joueur de Flute Berce les Ruines
·Robert Baksa – Soliloquy (Krishna’s Song)
·Toru Takemitsu – Itinerant
·Alec Wilder – The Geiger Suite
DISC II
·Ingolf Dahl – Variations on a Swedish Folk Tune and Eight Variations
·Daniel Akiva – Three Pieces for Flute Solo
·Andres Jolivet – Incantation pour flute en ut Pour que l’image devienne symbole
·Lowell Liebermann – Eight Pieces for Flute
·Gary Schocker – Solosuite
·Philip Glass-Serenade for Solo Flute
·Jennifer Higdon – Song
·Oliver Knussen – Masks for flute
Reviews
The Flute Network June 2003 recommends…
“Oh! she’s done it again – another brilliant two CD set of some of the best and most interesting works for solo flute. zucker brings to this collection of solos the kind of variety of intensity, high level musicality, and just plain perfect technique and intonation that makes it all a joy to listen to. These performances are so clear, open, direct and from the heart that it all seems so simple and easy, which belies the incredible work and accomplishment that goes into all of her many and diverse recordings. This collection of works for flute alone is a worthy successor to her earlier Inflorecence solo compilation.
The 14 works presented have a varied style and pace, shaping the individual pieces into a very satifisfying whole that includes a dazzling array of brilliant compositions and extraordinary flute playing. Her rapturous tone, rhythmic drive, and creative musicianship will inspire you. Inflorescence, indeed, this recording is WHITE HOT AND INCANDESCENT!
“I can not resist the urge to write wonderful things about her CD and about her. Zucker’s superior technique and tone are evident from start to finish….She and recording engineer, Don Ososke, did a masterful job of highlighting the textures of the individual pieces, while minimizing the pitfalls that typically befall solo recordings.