Vanhal, J B - Flute Quartets - Grodd, Uwe (flute)

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• These three pieces are world première recordings.



• Composed around 1771, Vaňhal’s Flute Quartets, Op.7 Nos. 2, 3 and 6 are beautifully proportioned works, unfailingly elegant in their structural detail and above all masterly examples of this most urbane of genres. Their contemporary popularity rested less on their technical accomplishment than on their melodic freshness and air of quiet sophistication.



• Written shortly after their composer had committed himself irrevocably to living as a freelance musician, these quartets illustrate most eloquently the reasons why he enjoyed such lasting success.

Uwe Grodd, flute



Janaki String Trio:

Serena McKinney, violin

Katie Kadarauch, viola

Arnold Choi, cello

Johann Baptist Vanhal

Flute Quartet in B flat major, Op. 7, No. 2, Weinmann Vb:Bb1

1. I. Moderato

2. II. Cantabile

3. III. Menuetto

4. IV. Allegro



Flute Quartet in G major, Op. 7, No. 3, Weinmann Vb:G1

5. I. Allegro moderato

6. II. Adagio

7. III. Menuetto

8. IV. Allegro



Flute Quartet in C major, Op. 7, No. 6, Weinmann Vb:C1

9. I. Allegro

10. II. Andante

11. III. Menuetto

12. IV. Presto