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The Sonate concertante in G major for piano and flute was published posthumously, as the composer's Âœuvre dernier, by S. A. Steiner in Vienna in 1810. The present edition is based on the printed copy...

In Sonata 3 in F major the opening Largo is styled as a 'Siciliana', an especially common type of movement in the flute repertory on account of the instrument's pastoral associations. The following Sp...

Sonata 7 in D major opens with a sunny Andante that nevertheless has a poignant moment just before the end. The technically challenging Allegro moderato that follows bounces along airily, throwing out...

Sonata 1 in D major opens with a Larghetto full of the rhetorical kind of expression one associates with Handel. It is followed by a busy Allegro and a concise Tempo di Minuetto movement that celebrat...

The Andante opening Sonata 3, in D minor, demonstrates Balicourt's mastery of a lyricism that is entirely natural and elegant without ever becoming bland. The vivacious Allegro that follows has an end...

Sonata 5, in A major, is the only work in the set to feature the classic three-movement design in its symmetrical fast-slow-fast configuration. The opening Vivace makes considerable demands on the fla...

In Sonata 7, in D major, Balicourt opens with a suave, intricately rhythmic Adagio. The following Presto, with its delightful interplay between flute and bass, including both octave doubling and stret...