Staff Pick
“Imaginative writing.”
This imaginative Sonata, weighty and varied, has a structure that really works. Jonathan Slade uses this effectively so that each movement connects to the next, and uses different instrumental colours to add the texture. Both flute and piano have much to do, technically and in the ensemble so it's great to play. The first movement is rhythmic and powerful, the heart-rending Adagio is so sad, and the energy of the Scherzo is followed by another expressive Lento bringing a sense of calm and order to the end of the work. There is real creativity on show here and this Sonata will certainly add an extra touch of class to any recital.
From the Publisher
A virtuosic new sonata for flute and piano. The composer writes: "There is struggle at the heart of this sonata and in the way its story develops. The first movement, a fierce battle between flute and piano, depicts some kind of trauma, the echoes of which reverberate through the rest of the work. Almost every theme is in some way a transformation of another, none more so than the chorale, first heard as a mysterious, increasingly menacing chant in the piano, then reappearing in a different guise in each movement. Once the old ghosts are finally banished, the chorale returns for a final time, transformed into a hymn of hope and redemption."
Movements
- Allegro deciso
- Adagio ma non tanto
- Scherzo
- Poco lento
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute
- Part 2: Piano
Publisher: AureaCapra Editions
Publisher's reference: AC 2501
Our Stock Code: 1698466
Media Type: Paperback (37 pages [score])
