French Works for Flute Adam Walker, Timothy Ridout, James Baillieu

• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921):
• 1 Saint-Saëns: Romance in D-Flat Major, Op. 37, R. 192 (Arr. for Flute & Piano) 06:50
• César Franck (1822 - 1890): Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8 (Arr. for Flute & Piano):
• 2 Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8 (Arr. for Flute & Piano): I. Allegro ben moderato 06:24
• 3 Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8 (Arr. for Flute & Piano): II. Allegro 08:21
• 4 Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8 (Arr. for Flute & Piano): III. Recitativo-Fantasia 07:33
• 5 Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8 (Arr. for Flute & Piano): IV. Allegretto poco mosso 06:38
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Airs de ballet d'Ascanio (After Saint-Saëns's R. 293):
• 6 Barrère: Airs de ballet d'Ascanio (After Saint-Saëns's R. 293): Poco adagio 02:32
• 7 Barrère: Airs de ballet d'Ascanio (After Saint-Saëns's R. 293): Andantino 01:36
• Charles-Marie Widor (1844 - 1937): Suite in C Minor, Op. 34:
• 8 Widor: Suite in C Minor, Op. 34: I. Moderato 04:16
• 9 Widor: Suite in C Minor, Op. 34: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 02:53
• 10 Widor: Suite in C Minor, Op. 34: III. Romance. Andantino 05:41
• 11 Widor: Suite in C Minor, Op. 34: IV. Final. Vivace 05:31
• Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986): Prélude, récitatif et variations, Op. 3:
• 12 Duruflé: Prélude, récitatif et variations, Op. 3: I. Prélude 03:51
• 13 Duruflé: Prélude, récitatif et variations, Op. 3: II. Récitatif 01:38
• 14 Duruflé: Prélude, récitatif et variations, Op. 3: III. Thème et variations 06:45
• Total Runtime 01:10:29

Info for French Works for Flute

French Works for Flute is the Chandos début of Adam Walker, ably accompanied by James Baillieu. The pair is joined by the violist Timothy Ridout in Duruflé’s Prélude, récitatif et variations.

At the forefront of a new generation of wind soloists, Adam Walker was appointed principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2009 at the age of twenty-one. In 2010 he won a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award and was shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Outstanding Young Artist Award. He is visiting professor at the Royal College of Music.

Judged by The Daily Telegraph to be ‘in a class of his own’, James Baillieu is one of the leading chamber pianists and accompanists of his generation.

Built around three major works (Widor’s Suite, Jean-Pierre Rampal’s edition of Franck’s Violin Sonata, and Duruflé’s flute trio), the programme proves an excellent showcase for Walker’s prodigious talent – effortless virtuosity, ethereal sound, and above all outstanding musical expression.

Adam Walker, flute
James Baillieu, piano

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