The Sonatine for Flute and Piano is an early work by the 20th-century French composer Henri Dutilleux, composed and published in 1943.[1] It lasts about 9 minutes and consists of three movements, played without break.
| Sonatine for Flute and Piano | |
|---|---|
| by Henri Dutilleux | |
| Composed | 1943 |
| Published | 1943 |
| Movements | three |
Overview
editThe Sonatine for Flute and Piano is one of a series of four test pieces for the Paris Conservatoire that Dutilleux wrote between 1942 and 1951. They were commissioned by then-director Claude Delvincourt. These pieces were intended both to test the technique of the students and provide them with new scores.[2]
Dutilleux was notoriously critical of his early works, including the Sonatine. He once stated that he had never been completely happy that it was played so often[3] but he never withdrew it.
... the flute piece is the Sonatine for Flute and Piano, which has been recorded many times abroad, although I have never wanted it to be recorded in France because it doesn’t yet sound really like my music. But I haven’t put any embargo on that.[2][4]
The work has become a standard of the flute repertoire[2] and has been performed many times by flautists such as Sharon Bezaly, James Strauss and Emmanuel Pahud. As of 2014, it is Dutilleux's most often recorded work.[5]
Music
editThe sonatine is structured in 3 sections played without a break.[6]
The first section features a mysterious theme in 7
8 contrasting with jagged piano figures. It concludes with a cadenza that provides a transition to the lyrical second section. The last section features rapid exchanges between the flute and the piano before another short but difficult cadenza recalls the themes heard before. A frenzied accelerando played by both instruments concludes the piece.[6]
Structure
edit- Allegretto
- Andante
- Animé
References
edit- ^ "Sonatina for flute & piano". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Remembering Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)". 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Henri Dutilleux se raconte". Archived from the original on 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- ^ Interview with author Claude Glayman (1977)
- ^ "Store closed | Classical Music | ArkivMusic".
- ^ a b http://www.eclassical.com/shop/17115/art10/4940010-9eda5e-809730512629.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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