Fuga Libera FUG612

Origins
Fuga Libera FUG612
Toon Fret, flûte
Veronika Iltchenko, piano
30 juillet-1er août 2018, Blue Hall of deSingel, Anvers
1:02:50

Charles Koechlin (1867-1950) : Quatorze pièces pour flûte et piano, Op. 157b

1. I. Vieille chanson (Andante con moto) 0:38
2. II. Gai, assez animé 0:21
3. III. Andante espressivo 0:56
4. IV. Moderato con moto 0:51
5. V. Allegro moderato 0:25 V
6. VI. Andante quasi adagio 1:21
7. VII. Beau soir (Large) 1:48
8. VIII. Andantino 0:46
9. IX. Allegretto con moto 0:50
10. X. Allegretto quasi andantino 0:41
11. XI. Allegretto 0:40
12. XII. Danse printanière (Allegretto) 0:54
13. XIII. Marche funèbre (Andante) 2:39
14. XIV. Allegro moderato 0:54

Ervín Schulhoff (1894-1942) : Sonata for Flute and Piano

15. I. Allegro moderato 5:42
16. II. Scherzo (Allegro giocoso) 1:27
17. III. Aria (Andante) 3:26
18. IV. Rondo - Finale (Allegro molto gajo) 2:34

Arno Babadjanian (1921-1983)

19. Vagharshapat Dance 2:36
20. Impromptu 5:00

Fikret Amirov (1922-1984) : Six pieces for Flute and Piano

21. I. Song of the Ashugi 2:09
22. II. Lullaby 4:10
23. III. Dance 2:02
24. IV. In the Azerbaijan Mountains 2:56
25. V. At the Spring 2:00
26. VI. Nocturne 2:59

Béla Bartók (1881-1945) / Paul Arma (1904-1987) : Suite paysanne hongroise for Flute and Piano

27. I. Chants populaires tristes (Rubato) 1:05
28. II. Chants populaires tristes (Andante) 2:06
29. III. Chants populaires tristes (Poco rubato) 0:41
30. IV. Chants populaires tristes (Andante) 0:45
31. V. Scherzo (Allegro) 0:49
32. VI. Vieilles danses (Allegro) 0:47
33. VII. Vieilles danses (Allegretto) 0:50
34. VIII. Vieilles danses (Allegretto) 0:14
35. IX. Vieilles danses (L'istesso tempo) 0:49
36. X. Vieilles danses (Assai moderato) 0:48
37. XI. Vieilles danses (Allegretto) 0:29
38. XII. Vieilles danses (Poco più vivo - Allegretto) 0:31
39. XIII. Vieilles danses (Allegro) 0:33
40. XIV. Vieilles danses (Allegro) 1:38

Under the title ‘Origins’, this disc brings together works by composers of the first half of the twentieth century who frequently found inspiration in the musical traditions of their country. This musical journey travels across Europe from France to the borders of Asia. If Béla Bartók’s role in this field of the integration of popular traditions into classical language is indisputable, the personalities of the other composers assembled here deserve to be discovered. The Jewish composer Erwin Schulhoff was one of those whose works were relegated by the Nazi regime to this category of ‘degenerate music’. The Azerbaijani Fikret Amirov and the Armenian Arno Babajanian were victims of the constraints of the Soviet regime. And although Charles Koechlin produced an imposing catalogue of works, he suffered throughout his life from the fact that his career as a composer was eclipsed by his reputation as a theorist. All these works inspired by national music are contemporary with the political turbulence that agitated Europe between the two world wars, but also with the numerous movements that caused major upheavals in every artistic field during the same period.