Composed ofthree movements, it begins with a tempo_x005F_x001A_Allegretto, followed by a part more Andante_x005F_x001A_and finishes with a cadence Animé. Even though the composer was later quite critical about it, this Sonatine, which lasts 9 minutes, is the most recorded of his compositions and has become a standard in the flute repertoire.

Won the 2015 Grammy award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo.Created in 1943 as part of the four exam pieces for the Paris Conservatoire, this charming Sonatine for flute and piano is part of the early works of Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013), a French Composer following the paths of MauriceRavel and Claude Debussy. Augustin Hadelich (violin), Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Ludovic Morlot (cond.).Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin), Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (cond.).Olivier Charlier (violin), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Hans Graf (cond).Renaud Capuçon (violin), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung (cond.).Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Bambergen Symphoniker, Marc Soustrot (cond.).Olivier Charlier (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (cond.).Pierre Amoyal (violin), Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit (cond.).Isaac Stern (violin), Orchestre National de France, Lorin Maazel (cond.).He develops this continuity here with three interludes linking the movements, each in a very different style.Ī typical performance runs approximately 25 minutes. and the string quartet Ainsi la nuit, Dutilleux uses an unusual structure of several movements (four in this case) without any break between each movements. Form Īs in other of his works, notably the cello concerto Tout un monde lointain. The concerto is scored for piccolo, two flutes, three oboes (third doubling oboe d'amore), piccolo clarinet in E-flat, two clarinets in A, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, three horns, three trumpets in C (with normal and Robinson mutes), three trombones (with normal and Robinson mutes), tuba, five timpani, two suspended cymbals (high and medium), two tam-tams (medium and low), crotales, tubular bells, glockenspiel, vibraphone, three bongos, three tom-toms, snare drum, cymbalum, piano, celesta, harp, solo violin, sixteen first violins, fourteen second violins, twelve violas, ten cellos and eight double basses. Stern played the concerto at the premiere on November 5, 1985, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, with the Orchestre National de France conducted by Lorin Maazel. The concerto was commissioned by Radio France for Isaac Stern to whom it is dedicated.

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