Various :: Paris Conservatory Flute Album

Paris Conservatory Flute Album

Various

For well over a century it has been the tradition at the Paris Conservatory to commission two pieces for each instrument for use at the annual examination of concours: a short sight-reading piece and a competition solo of six to eight minutes. Many of the competition solos have become repertoire standards, but the sight-reading pieces are less well known - with a notable exception for flute being Gabriel Faure's Morceau de concours.

The sixteen compositions in this collection were all written as sight-reading examination pieces, with several used for the concours itself in successive years and many later appearing on Conservatoire auditions. Though they typically test the musical accomplishments of the performer more than the technical prowess, they are not easy - being written, of course, to test the best conservatory students in the world.

Contents

• Allegretto — Colin, Charles
• Allegretto Scherzando — Guiraud, Ernest
• Allegretto moderato — Paladilhe, Emile
• Andantino — Cohen, Jules
• Allegretto — Dubois, Theodore
• Allegretto Moderato — Duprato, Jules
• Andante — Barthe, Adrien
• Moderato — Barthe, Adrien
• Allegretto — Barthe, Adrien
• Allegretto — Marty, Georges
• Allegro Moderato — Vidal, Paul
• Tres doux et tres tranquille — Pugno, Raoul
• Allegretto — Duvernoy, Alphonse
• Allegretto Moderato — Duvernoy, Alphonse
• Modere — Pierne, Gabriel
• Andantino — Mouquet, Jules