Benjamin Godard : Suite de trois morceaux for flute and small orchestra Op. 116

[dhibbard]

Such a sweet and light piece of music to enjoy from Godard.   The French composer has been discussed here previously, but not this "flute concerto" .    Enjoyable!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmrtinmWmiU&feature=em-uploademail

[eschiss1]

I was absolutely sure it had been but I cannot find the thread now- odd! (I agree I'm not as competent as I am I think.) Google, Google Books and IMSLP turn up a small amount of interesting material about it.

[rosflute]

to flute players and their audiences, these pieces are far from 'unsung' and frequently performed. They have been included in the Exam syllabus (grade 6 & 7) for many years.

[Alan Howe]

to flute players and their audiences, these pieces are far from 'unsung' and frequently performed

But to us non-flautists, they're completely unknown. How ignorant we are!

[TerraEpon]

I've had recordings of both the orchestral and piano versions for quite a number of years now. Indeed some nice stuff, but I'm a sucker for late romantic character pieces after all.

[dhibbard]

Yes  so am I.  Glad you enjoyed that one.