It's a fundamental misunderstanding to place the flutist in the center, conducting even, since the piece is unmistakeable entitled "for string orchestra and flute or solo sextet". It's a pity that there are no recordings of the orchestral version, as far as I can see. It's a chamber orchestra piece with the flute as only wind instrument. Addition: I learn from the video description here the astonishing information that the work was comissioned by a sextet... Nevertheless, I think that the score makes clear that the flute his not handled as a soloist like in a concerto (even in a Mozart flute quartet the flutist wouldn't sit in the center but as part of the half-circle). I would love to do the experiment to perform it with 6-8 first violins... 3 cellos, 2 double basses, and the flute seated behind the string orchestra as "one-man-wind-section". With your well-weighted tempos it should work marvellous... Thanks for the information again. Great performance (tempi, agogic) anyway!
Amazing! The 3. Movement is my favourite.
Delightful. Heinrich Hoffmann is always great fun.
I so enjoyed playing this - and your performance!
Bravo!
Allegro 0:54
Andante tranquillo 10:15
Allegro vivace 17:51
Allegro vivo 22:47
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Why do people with coughs and colds insist on going to concerts of classical music ?
It's a fundamental misunderstanding to place the flutist in the center, conducting even, since the piece is unmistakeable entitled "for string orchestra and flute or solo sextet". It's a pity that there are no recordings of the orchestral version, as far as I can see. It's a chamber orchestra piece with the flute as only wind instrument.
Addition: I learn from the video description here the astonishing information that the work was comissioned by a sextet... Nevertheless, I think that the score makes clear that the flute his not handled as a soloist like in a concerto (even in a Mozart flute quartet the flutist wouldn't sit in the center but as part of the half-circle). I would love to do the experiment to perform it with 6-8 first violins... 3 cellos, 2 double basses, and the flute seated behind the string orchestra as "one-man-wind-section". With your well-weighted tempos it should work marvellous... Thanks for the information again.
Great performance (tempi, agogic) anyway!