Emmanuel Pahud (flute)

Takemitsu: Air
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 1 in A major, TWV 40:2
Karg-Elert: Flute Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 140
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 2 in A minor, TWV 40:3
Widmann, J: Petite Suite
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 3 in B minor, TWV 40:4
Takemitsu: Voice
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 4 in B flat major, TWV 40:5
Helps: Second Thoughts
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 5 in C major, TWV 40:6
Honegger: Danse de la chèvre
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 6 in D minor, TWV 40:7
Pintscher: Beyond (a system of passing)
Ferroud: Pièces (3): Bergère Captive
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 7 in D major, TWV 40:8
Ferroud: Pièces (3): Jade
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 8 in E minor, TWV 40:9
Nielsen: Børnene leger
Telemann: Fantasia in E major for recorder, TWV 40:10
Ferroud: Pièces (3): Toan-Yan
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 10 in F sharp minor, TWV 40:11
Berio: Sequenza I for flute
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 11 in G major, TWV 40:12
Pärt: Estländler
Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute No. 12 in G minor, TWV 40:13
Varèse: Density 21.5
Marais, M: Les Folies d'Espagne, 32 Variations pour flûte seule

Interweaving the Baroque era and the 20th and 21st centuries, the newest addition to Emmanuel Pahud's Warner Classics catalogue is an imaginative 2-CD collection of music for unaccompanied flute. Among the composers are Telemann, Nielsen, Honegger, Varèse, Berio, Takemitsu, Pärt, Pintscher and Widmann. "Most of the pieces are about exploring new paths," says Pahud. "The power of this music often lies in the contrast between a simple line and the most refined complexities, between a note so quiet as to be barely perceptible and the loudest, most extreme notes playable on the instrument."