American Classics - Muczynski: Complete Works For Flute

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
October 1, 1999
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MUCZYNSKI
    • PERFORMER
      Jean-Pierre, Stanfor, Rufus, Rampal, Robert, Olivier, Alexandra, Muczynski, Gregory, Hawley, Dufford
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 01, 1999
    • UPC
      636943900123
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8559001
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Quintet for Winds, Op. 45

      Composer: Robert Muczynski

      Ensemble: Stanford Woodwind Quintet

    2. Duos (6) for 2 Flutes, Op. 34

      Composer: Robert Muczynski

      Performer: Alexandra Hawley (Flute), Jean-Pierre Rampal (Flute)

    3. Moments for Flute and Piano, Op. 47

      Composer: Robert Muczynski

      Performer: Alexandra Hawley (Flute), Robert Muczynski (Piano)

    4. Fragments for Woodwind Trio

      Composer: Robert Muczynski

      Performer: Gregory Dufford (Clarinet), Alexandra Hawley (Flute), Rufus Olivier (Bassoon)

    5. Preludes (3) for Flute solo, Op. 18

      Composer: Robert Muczynski

      Performer: Alexandra Hawley (Flute)

    6. Moments for Wind Quintet, Op. 16

      Composer: Robert Muczynski

      Ensemble: Stanford Woodwind Quintet

    7. Duos (6) for Flute and Clarinet

      Composer: Robert Muczynski

      Performer: Gregory Dufford (Clarinet), Alexandra Hawley (Flute)

    8. Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 14

      Composer: Robert Muczynski

      Performer: Alexandra Hawley (Flute), Robert Muczynski (Piano)


Robert Muczynski, born in 1929, has been sparsely represented on recordings since the early days of the LP. The 35 movements of various works on the disc average under two minutes each; he is obviously terse-he tosses an attractive idea out and then goes on to the next thing. His mid-20th-century idiom is consistently engaging, and he writes very well for winds. The brief Movements for Wind Quintet is gorgeous. Hawley plays strongly in every work (joined briefly by her former teacher Rampal in a work for duets), and the composer is still a very adept pianist.