Nathanael Carr (flute)

Ensemble Nuance

Fauré: Fantaisie for flute & orchestra (or flute & piano), Op. 79
Hüe: Fantaisie
Taffanel: Andantino & Andante, I. Andantino (Arr. for Flute & String Sextet)
Taffanel: Allegretto grazioso & Allegretto scherzando, I. Allegretto grazioso (Arr. for Flute & String Sextet)
Jolivet: Fantaisie-Caprice (1953) for flute and piano
Françaix: Divertimento (Arr. for Flute & String Sextet)
Bozza: Aria
Godard, B: Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116 (Arr. for Flute & String Sextet)
Ibert: Aria
Borne: Fantaisie Brillante sur des airs de Carmen
Hahn, R: 2 Pièces

“Theobald Bohm revolutionised the flute in the middle of the 19th century. He changed its form and mechanics and constructed it from metals, which gave the flute a more flexible sound and new tone colours while enabling a more brilliant technique. This new flute inspired many composers, particularly in France at the beginning of the era of Modernism, which brought with it a variety of new compositional styles. With this album, I first and foremost wanted to draw attention to the panoply of compositional styles and to demonstrate how profound and full of character this music is. I would like to transcend the limits of the original instrumentation for flute and piano with my own arrangements. I want to create an entirely new sound experience and, by using the expressive capabilities of string instruments, reveal the repertoire’s full potential of colours. As such, the album offers a rich palette of styles and colours.” (Nathanael Carré)