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1. MARCH 9, 1977
Friends Meeting House, Cambridge, Massachusetts
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Caitríona Yeats, Harp
 
Sonata in B-flat major, K.V. 15 (1764)
    Andante maestoso
    Allegro grazioso
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791)
 
Intermezzo (1950)
    Poco largo, con fantasia
Hendrik Andriessen
(b1892)
 
Serenade no. 10 (1960)
    Larghetto
    Allegro comodo
    Andante grazioso
    Andante cantabile
    Allegretto
    Adagietto
    Scherzando
Vincent Persichetti
(b1915)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonatine (1920)
    Préambule: Calme et modéré
    Sicilienne: Andantino
    Rondes: Vivace
Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht
(1880-1965)
 
Sonata Concertante in D major, op. 113  (1806)
    Allegro brillante
    Adagio
    Allegretto
Ludwig Spohr
(1784-1859)
 
Entr'acte (1954)
    Allegro vivo
Jacques Ibert
(1890-1962)

 

 
2. SEPTEMBER 22, 1978
Pickman Auditorium, Longy School of Music
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Randall Hodgkinson, Piano
Bruce Coppock, Cello
Robert Stallman, Flute
Dean Anderson, Percussion
 
First Sonata for Flute and Piano (1945)
    Allegro moderato
    Adagio
    Allegro poco moderato
Bohuslav Martinu
(1890-1959)
 
London Trio no. 3 in G major, for two flutes and cello (1794)
    Spiritoso
    Andante
    Allegro
Franz Josef Haydn
(173-1809)
 
Rune, for flute and percussion (1977)
Joyce Mekeel
(b1931)
 
- Intermission -
 
Partita in A minor BWV 1013, for flute alone (c1718)
    Allemande
    Corrente
    Sarabande
    Bourrée anglaise
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
 
Andante and Rondo op. 25, for two flutes and piano
Franz Doppler
(1821-1883)
 
Sequenza per flauto solo (1958)
Luciano Berio
(b1925)

 

 
3. OCTOBER 11, 1979: BAROQUE PROGRAM
First Parish Church in Watertown, Massachusetts
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
John Gibbons, Harpsichord
 
Cinquième concert, from the Nouveaux concerts (1724)
    Prélude: Gracieusement
    Allemande: Gayèment, et les croches égales
    Sarabande: Grave
    Gavotte: Coulamment, et les croches égales
    Muséte dans le gout de Carillon
François Couperin
(1668-1733)
 
Suite in D from the Pièces de clavecin, Book I (1744)
    Allemande
    Courante
    La Vanlo
    Rondeau
    La Cazamajor
Jaques Duphly
(1715-1789)
Mr. Gibbons, Harpsichord
 
Suite in E minor, op. 2 no. 3 (1708)
    Prélude: Lentement
    Allemande "La Fontainebleau"
    Air "La Fleuri"
    Gavotte "La Mitilde"
    Menuet "Le Beaulieu"
    Branle de village "L'Auteuil"
Jacques Hotteterre le Romain
(1674-1763)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata in A minor for flute alone W. 132 (1747)
    Allegro
    Poco adagio
    Allegro
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
(1714-1788)
Mr. Smith, Flute
 
Sonata in E major, W. 84 (1749)
    Allegretto
    Adagio di molto
    Allegro assai
C. P. E. Bach

 

 
4. OCTOBER 12, 1980
Pickman Auditorium, Longy School of Music
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Randall Hodgkinson, Piano
John Gibbons, Harpsichord
 
Sonata after the Wind Quintet op. 26 (1924)
Transcribed 1924 by Felix Greissle
    Schwungvoll
    Anmutig und heiter; scherzando
    Etwas langsam
    Rondo
Arnold Schoenberg
(1874-1951)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata for flute and obbligato harpsichord BWV 1030
    Andante
    Largo e dolce
    Presto
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)

 

 
5. SEPTEMBER 27, 1981: A ROMANTIC MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
Pickman Auditorium, Longy School of Music
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Leslie Amper, Piano
Randolph Bowman, Flute
 
Suite, op. 116
    Allegretto
    Idylle: Quasi adagio, molto tranquillo
    Valse
Benjamin Godard
(1849-1895)
 
Der Lindenbaum
First Boston Performance
    Am Meer
    Das Fischermädchen
Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)
arranged by Theobald Böhm
 
Grand Sonata in E minor, op. 51 no. 2 (1822)
    Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro agitato
    Minuetto: Allegro assai
    Andante
    Finale: Allegro
Friedrich Kuhlau
(1786-1832)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata "Undine" in E minor, op. 167
    Allegro
    Intermezzo: Allegretto vivace
    Andante tranquillo
    Finale: Allegro molto
Carl Reinecke
(1824-1910)
 
Grand Concert Fantasy on Verdi's Ballo in Maschera, op. 5 Luigi Hugues
(1836-1913)
Randolph Bowman, Flute
 
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6. OCTOBER 8, 1982
Pickman Auditorium, Longy School of Music
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Randall Hodgkinson, Piano
James Maddalena, Baritone
 
The performers dedicate this concert to the memory of Felix Greissle, who died April 26, 1982 in his 83rd year
 
Sonata after the Wind Quintet op. 26 (Vienna, 1924)
    Schwungvoll
    Anmutig und heiter; scherzando
    Etwas langsam
    Rondo
Arnold Schoenberg
(1874-1951)
transcribed by Felix Greissle
 
- Intermission -
 
Trockne Blumen, from Die Schöne Müllerin (Vienna, 1823) Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)
Mr. Maddalena
 
Introduction and Variations on Trockne Blumen (Vienna, 1824)
    Introduction: Andante
    Theme; Variations I-VI: Andantino
    Variation VII: Allegro
Schubert
 
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7. OCTOBER 30, 1983: ALL-BACH PROGRAM
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
James David Christie, Harpsichord and Organ
 
Sonata for flute and basso continuo in E major, BWV 1035
    Adagio ma non tanto
    Allegro
    Siciliano
    Allegro assai
J. S. Bach
 
Sonata in C minor from the Musical Offering, BWV 1079/8
    Largo
    Allegro
    Andante
    Allegro
J. S. Bach
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata for flute and basso continuo in E minor, BWV 1034
    Adagio ma non tanto
    Allegro
    Andante
    Allegro
J. S. Bach
 
Sonata for flute and obbligato harpsichord in B minor, BWV 1030
    Andante
    Largo e dolce
    Presto
J. S. Bach

 

 
8. NOVEMBER 11, 1984: FOUR TWENTIETH-CENTURY SONATAS
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Martin Amlin, Piano
 
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1956)
    Allegro malinconico
    Cantilena: Assez lent
    Presto giocoso
Francis Poulenc
(1899-1963)
 
Sonata Appassionata in F-sharp minor, op. 140 (1917)
    Sehr lebhaft und mit starker Leidenschaft
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
(1877-1933)
 
Sonata for Piano and Flute (1913)
    Adagio molto tranquillo
    Allegretto trés modéré mais sans traîner
    Animé et gai
Charles Koechlin
(1867-1950)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major, op. 94 (1943)
    Moderato
    Allegretto scherzando
    Andante
    Allegro con brio
Serge Prokofiev
(1891-1953)
 
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9. SEPTEMBER 22, 1985
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute and Baroque Flute
Martin Amlin, Piano
James David Christie, Harpsichord
Karen Kaderavek, Cello
Christopher Krueger, Flute and Baroque Flute
Sanford Sylvan, Baritone
 
Chant de Linos (1944) André Jolivet
(1905-1974)
 
Sonata for two flutes, op. 75 (1920)
    Molto tranquillo
    Allegretto
    Allegro con moto
Charles Koechlin
(1867-1950)
 
Third Sonata (1934)
    Allegretto
    Interm de pastorale
    Final: Joyeux - Allegretto
Philippe Gaubert
(1879-1941)
 
Chansons madécasses (1926)
    Nahandove
    Aoua!
    Il est doux
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata in E minor, op. 1 no. 1A
    Larghetto
    Andante
    Largo
    Allegro
    Presto
George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)
 
Triosonata in G major for two flutes and continuo, BWV 1039
    Adagio
    Allegro ma non tanto
    Adagio e piano
    Allegro moderato
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
 
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10. SEPTEMBER 12, 1986: FRENCH PROGRAM
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute and Baroque Flute
Randall Hodgkinson, Piano
James David Christie, Ondes Martenot
The Boston Museum Trio:
Daniel Stepner, Violin
Laura Jeppesen, Viola da Gamba
John Gibbons, Harpsichord
 
Syrinx (1913) Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)
 
Density 21.5 (1936) Edgard Varèse
(1883-1965)
 
Le merle noir (1951) Olivier Messiaen
(b1908)
 
L'Album de Lilian, Book Two, op. 149 (1935)
American Premiere
    Suite pour piano
        Habañera créole
        Barcarolle monégasque
        La prière de l'homme
    Quatre pièces pour flûte et piano
        Sérénade à l'étoile errante
        Swimming
        Les jeux du clown
        Le voyage chimérique
    Sicilienne de rève, for ondes martenot and harpsichord
Charles Koechlin
(1867-1950)
 
Sonatine (1946) Pierre Boulez
(b1925)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata for flute and continuo in E minor, op. 1 no. 6 (1723)
    Adagio
    Vivace
    Aria: Affettuoso
    Allegro
Jean-Marie Leclair
(1697-1764)
 
Sonade "l'Imperiale" (1725)
    Gravement
    Vivement
    Gravement, et marqué
    Rondeau: légérement
    Rondement
    Vivement
François Couperin
(1668-1733)
 
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11. OCTOBER 17, 1987
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Randall Hodgkinson, Piano
 
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1936)
    Heiter bewegt
    Sehr langsam
    Sehr lebhaft
Paul Hindemith
(1895-1963)
 
Les chansons de Bilitis (1901) Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)
Martha Moor, Speaker
Leone Buyse, Flute
Susan Miron and Richard Hunter, Harp
Rodney Lister, Celesta
 
- Intermission -
 
Duo for Flute and Piano (1961)
First Boston Performance
    Fanfare: Allegro
    Lullaby: Adagio
    Intermezzo: Presto
    Dithyramb: Andante con fuoco
    Sonata and Coda: Allegro scherzando
John Harbison
(b1938)
 
Grand Quartet in E minor, op. 103 (1829)
    Andante maestoso - Allegro assai con molto fuoco
    Scherzo: Allegro assai
    Adagio molto con espressione
    Rondo: Allegro assai
Friederich Kuhlau
(1786-1832)
Randolph Bowman, Leone Buyse, and Robert Stallman, Flute
 
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12. SEPTEMBER 18, 1988: SIX AMERICAN DUOS
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Martin Amlin, Piano
 
Duettino concertante (1966)
    Alla marcia
    Arioso accompagnato
    Fughetta
    Finale: Presto
Ingolf Dahl
(1912-1970)
Dean Anderson, Percussion
 
Three Pieces for Flute and Piano, op. 31B (1893)
    Aubade villageoise
    Mélodie
    Pastorale
Arthur Foote
(1853-1937)
 
Esprit rude/esprit doux (1984) Elliott Carter
(b1908)
William Wrzesien, Clarinet
 
Duo for Flute and Piano (1971)
    Flowing
    Poetic, somewhat mournful
    Lively, with bounce
Aaron Copland
(b1900)
 
- Intermission -
 
Divertimento, op. 119 (1943)
    Allegretto grazioso
    Tempo di Siciliana
    Molto vivace e ritmico
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
(1895-1968)
Leone Buyse, Flute
 
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1987)
    Very Fast
    Lyric moments: Gently rocking
    Scherzo-Intermezzo
    The Sky's the Limit
Martin Amlin
(b1953)
 
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13. SEPTEMBER 15, 1989
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
Leone Buyse, Flute
John Gibbons, Harpsichord
Laura Blustein, Cello
 
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1930)
    Allegro moderato e con grazia
    Adagio
    Allegro vivace
Walter Piston
(1894-1976)
 
Idle Conversation for two flutes (1986) Greg Tucker
(b1953)
 
Introduction and Variations on Ihr Blümlein alle (1824)
    Introduction: Andante
    Theme; Variations I-VI: Andantino
    Variation VII: Allegro
Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata in G major for flute and continuo, op. 9 no. 7 (1743)
    Dolce: Andante
    Allegro ma non troppo
    Aria: Affettuoso
    Giga: Allegro moderato
Jean-Marie Leclair
(1697-1764)
 
Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749)
in an 18th-century arrangement for flute and keyboard
    Ouverture
    Bourrée
    La paix
    Minuets I and II
    La réjouissance
George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)
 
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14. SEPTEMBER 16, 1990
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Judith Gordon, Piano
Leone Buyse, Flute
 
Variations on a Swedish Folk Tune (1945)
Arranged for flute and alto flute by the composer, 1970
First Boston Performance
Ingolf Dahl
(1912-1970)
 
Fantaisie pastorale hongroise, op. 26 Franz Doppler
(1821-1883)
 
Suite paysanne hongroise (1914-18)
Transcribed for flute and piano by Paul Arma, 1920
    Chants populaires tristes
    Vieilles danses
Béla Bartók
(1881-1945)
 
Vermont Counterpoint for flute and tape (1982)
First Boston Performance
Steve Reich
(b1936)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata for violin and piano in A major (1886)
Transcribed for flute and piano by Jean-Pierre Rampal, 1971
    Allegretto ben moderato
    Allegro
    Recitativo-fantasia: Ben moderato
    Allegretto poco mosso
César Franck
(1822-1890)

 

 
15. SEPTEMBER 22, 1991
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Randall Hodgkinson, Piano
 
Fourteen Pieces for flute and piano, op. 157b (1936)
    Vieille chanson: Andante con moto
    Gai, assez animé
    Andante espressivo
    Moderato con moto
    Allegro moderato
    Andante quasi adagio
    Beau soir: Largo
    Andantino
    Allegretto con moto
    Allegretto quasi andantino
    Allegretto
    Danse printanière: Allegretto
    Marche funèbre: Andante
    Allegro moderato
Charles Koechlin
(1867-1950)
 
Sonata for flute and piano (1991)
First Boston Performance
    Allegro deciso
    Variations
Kyle Hoepner
(b1962)
 
William Tell Overture (1829)
Arranged 1830 for flute and string trio by J. Küffner
Gioacchino Rossini
(1792-1868)
Laura Park, Violin
Patricia McCarty, Viola
Martha Babcock, Cello
 
- Intermission -
 
Études tanguistiques (1987)
First Boston Performance
    Molto marcato ed energico
    Avec anxiété
    Lento meditativo
    Décidé
Astor Piazzolla
(b1914)
 
Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 23 (1987)
First Boston Performance
    Lento
    Presto energico
Lowell Liebermann
(b1961)
 
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16. SEPTEMBER 20, 1992
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
Ann Hobson Pilot, Harp
 
Variations on Les Folies d'Espagne (1711) Marin Marais
(1656-1728)
 
Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 14 (1975)
    Allegro deciso
    Scherzo: Vivace
    Andante
    Allegro con moto
Robert Muczynski
(b1929)
 
Book of Hours for flute and harp (1975)
    Matins (Nocturne)
    Lauds (Sunrise)
    Prime (6 a.m.)
    Terce (Midmorning)
    Sext (Noon)
    None (Midafternoon)
    Vespers (Evensong)
    Compline (Nightfall)
Ned Rorem
(b1923)
 
- Intermission -
 
Scrivo in Vento for flute alone (1991)
Boston premiere
Elliott Carter
(b1908)
 
Sonata, op. 36 (1900)
    Allegretto
    Allegretto tranquillo
    Andante non troppo - Allegretto un poco agitato
Gabriel Pierné
(1869-1937)
 
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17. SEPTEMBER 19, 1993
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
D'Anna Fortunato, Mezzo-soprano
John Gibbons, Harpsichord
Laura Blustein, Cello
Daniel Pinkham, Handbell
 
Sonata in C major for flute and continuo, op. 1 no. 2 (1723)
    Adagio
    Corrente: Allegro
    Gavotta: Grazioso
    Giga: Allegro
Jean-Marie Leclair
(1697-1764)
 
Quodlibets for Flute (1954)
    Studio: Adagio - Allegretto
    Arietta: Larghetto
    Burla: Allegro
Donald Martino
(b1931)
 
Arias from the sacred cantatas, for alto, flute, and continuo
Cantata no. 45: Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist (1726)
    Aria: Wer Gott bekennt
> Cantata no. 94: Was frag ich nach der Welt (1724)
    Aria: Bethörte Welt!
Cantata no. 79: Gott der Herr ist Sonn' und Schild (1725)
    Aria: Gott der Herr ist Sonn' und Schild
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata in B-flat major, op. 121 (1918)
    Idyllisch, nicht schleppend - Rasch
    Äußerst langsam
    Sehr geschwind und leichthin
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
(1877-1933)
 
Vowels for mezzo-soprano, alto flute, and handbell (1993)
Premiere Performance
    Ah
    Eh
    Ee
    Aw
    Oo
Daniel Pinkham
(b1923)
 
Ballade for Flute and Piano (1939) Frank Martin
(1890-1974)
 
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18. SEPTEMBER 25, 1994
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
 
Sonatine (1942)
    Allegretto - Animé
Henri Dutilleux
(b1916)
 
Sonata for Flute Alone
    Adagio - Allegro
    Adagio
    Vivace
Virgil Thomson
(1896-1989)
 
Night Soliloquy (1936)
    Larghetto
Kent Kennan
(b1913)
 
Sonatine (1937)
    Moderato
    Allegretto
    Vivace
Walter Gieseking
(1895-1956)
 
- Intermission -
 
Fantasia Appassionata for Flute Solo (1994)
First Boston Performance
John Heiss
(b1938)
 
Concerto in G major, W. 169 (1755?)
    Allegro di molto
    Largo
    Presto
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
(1714-1788)
Glen Cherry and Kanako Ito, Violin
Lisa Suslowicz, Viola
Katie Schlaikjer, Cello
Tony D'Amico, Double bass
Peter Sykes, Harpsichord
 
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19. SEPTEMBER 10, 1995
Edward Pickman Recital Hall, Longy School of Music
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
D'Anna Fortunato, Mezzo-soprano
David Leisner, Guitar
Sally Pinkas, Piano
 
Ten National Airs with Variations, op. 107 (1818)
    2. Scottish air, Bonnie Laddie, Highland Laddie
    7. Russian air, Schöne Minke
    8. Scottish air, Oh Mary, By the Window Be
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)
 
Deux poèmes de Ronsard for voice and flute (1924)
    Rossignol, mon mignon
    Ciel aer et vens
Albert Roussel
(1869-1937)
 
Histoire du tango for flute and guitar (1986)
    Bordel 1900: Molto giocoso
    Café 1930: Ad lib. (Romantica)
    Nightclub 1960: Deciso
Astor Piazzolla
(1921-1992)
 
Missa Domestica for medium voice, flute, and guitar (1993)
    Kyrie eleison
    Sanctus
    Benedictus
    Agnus Dei
Daniel Pinkham
(b1923)
 
- Intermission -
 
Variations on a Tonal Theme, for flute solo (1961) Robert DiDomenica
(b1927)
 
Variations on a Theme of Grieg, for flute and piano (1938) Walter Gieseking
(1895-1956)
 
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20. SEPTEMBER 15, 1996
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
Craig McNutt, Glockenspiel
John Gibbons, Harpsichord
Laura Blustein, Cello
 
Mei (1962) Kazuo Fukushima
(b1930)
 
Why Patterns? (1979) Morton Feldman
(1926-1987)
 
- Intermission -
 
Les goûts-réünis (1724): neuvième concert intitulé Ritratto dell'Amore
    Le Charme: Gracieusement, et gravement
    L'enjoüement: Gayèment
    Les Graces
    Courante françoise
    Le je-ne-scay-quoi: Gayèment
    La Vivacité
    La Noble Fierté, Sarabande: Gravement
    L'et Coetera ou Menuets
François Couperin
(1668-1733)
 
Sonata in A major, BWV 1032
    Vivace
    Largo e dolce
    Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
 
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21. SEPTEMBER 14, 1997
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
Frank Kelley, Tenor
John Gibbons, Harpsichord
Laura Blustein, Cello
 
Sonata in C major, op. 1 no. 7, for flute and continuo (c1730)
    Larghetto
    Allegro
    Larghetto
    A tempo di Gavotti
    Allegro
George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)
 
Elegy for Alto Flute (1995)
Premiere Performance
Daniel Pinkham
(b1923)
 
Arias from the sacred cantatas, for tenor, flute, and continuo
Cantata 78: Jesu, der du meiner Seele (1724)
    Aria: Das Blut, so meine Schuld durchstreicht
> Cantata 99: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (1724)
    Aria: Erschüttre dich nur nicht, verzagte Seele
> Canata 180: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
    Aria: Ermunt're dich, dein Heiland klopft
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 21 (1986)
    Lento cantabile
    Cadenza
    Presto
Salvador Brotons
(b1931)
 
Sonatina for flute alone (1978)
Boston Premiere
Sofia Gubaidulina
(b1931)
 
Fantaisie Brillante on themes from Bizet's Carmen (1900) François Borne
(1840-1920)
 
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22. SEPTEMBER 13, 1998
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
 
Concertino, op. 107 (1902) Cécile Chaminade
(1857-1944)
 
Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 (c1731)
version for flute alone
    Andante - Presto
    Allegro
    Adagio
    Menuet I and II
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
 
Sonata-Duo (1994)
    I. Tempi 2
    II. Moderato
    III. Toccata
    IV. Elegy in memory of Friedelind Wagner
    V. Moderate, expansive
Charles Fussell
(b1938)
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1957)
    Allegro moderato - Adagio - Rondo (and Cadenzas)
Robert DiDomenica
(b1927)
This performance is dedicated to the memory of
Leona DiDomenica (1928-1998)
 
Fantasy no. 4 in B-flat (1732-3)
    Andante - Allegro - Presto
Georg Philipp Telemann
(1681-1757)
 
Suite, op. 34 (1898)
    Moderato
    Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Romance: Andantino
    Finale: Vivace
Charles-Marie Widor
(1844-1937)
 
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23. SEPTEMBER 12, 1999
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
Andrew Pearce, Cello
 
Walk (1976) Jo Kondo
(b1947)
 
Sonata for flute and piano (1918)
    Modéré (sans lenteur)
    Lent
    Allegro moderato
Philippe Gaubert
(1879-1941)
 
Trio in D for piano, flute, and cello H. XV:16 (1790)
    Allegro
    Andantino più tosto Allegretto
    Vivace assai
Joseph Haydn
(1732-1809)
 
- Intermission -
 
Assobio a Játo (The Jet Whistle) (1950)
    Allegro ma non troppo
    Adagio
    Vivo
Heitor Villa-Lobos
(1887-1959)
 
Memo 4 for solo flute (1997)
Boston Premiere
Bernard Rands
(b1934)
 
Sonata (1927)
    Allegro moderato
    Scherzo: Allegro giocoso
    Aria: Andante
    Rondo-finale: Allegro molto gaio
Erwin Schulhoff
(1897-1942)
 
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24. SEPTEMBER 10, 2000
Jordan Hall
 
Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
Peter Watchorn, Harpsichord
Karen Kaderavek, Cello
 
 

Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1030 (c 1732)
    Allegro moderato
    Siciliano
    Allegro 

Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685 - 1750)
 

Eight Pieces for flute alone (1927)
    Gemächlich, leicht bewegt
    Scherzando
    Sehr langsam, frei im Zeitmaß
    Gemächlich
    Sehr lebhaft
    Lied, leicht bewegt
    Rezitativ
    Finale
   

Paul Hindemith
(1895 -1963)
 

Quatrième concert royal (1722)
    Prélude: gravement
    Allemande: legerement
    Courante Françoise: galament
    Courante A l'italienne: gayement;
        Pointé-Coulé
    Sarabande: très tendrement
    Rigaudon: legerement, et marqué
    Forlane en rondeau: gayement

François Couperin
(1668 - 1733)
 
- Intermission -
 
Trio for flute, cello and piano (1944)
    Poco allegretto
    Adagio
    Andante - Allegretto scherzando
Bohuslav Martinu
(1890 -1959)
 
Emily's Images (1987)
    A Spider Sewed at Night
    A Clock stopped - not the Mantel's
    Exultation is the going
    After great pain, a formal feeling comes
    The Leaves like Women interchange
    A Day! Help! Help! Another Day
Boston Premiere
Vivian Fine
(1913 - 2000)
 
Cantabile and Presto (1904)

Georges Enesco
(1881 - 1955)
 

 
25th Annual Recital
Sunday, September 16, 2001 at 3:00 pm

Jordan Hall

Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
Jayne West, Soprano
John Gibbons, Harpsichord
Laura Blustein, Cello



Joueurs de flûte (1924)
   Pan: Lent
   Tityre: Vif
   Krishna: Lent
   Monsieur de la Péjaudie: Modéré
Albert Roussel
(1869 - 1937)
 
Pan trauert um Syrinx (1916)
Joseph Marx
(1882 - 1964)
 
Whimsies (2001)
   I.     Clustered
   II.    Diatonic-canonic
   III.   Enharmonic
   IV.   Octatonic
   V.    Lyric
   VI.   Stuck
   VII.  Free
   VIII. Homeward bound
John Heiss
(b. 1938)
 
Poem (1918) Charles Griffes
(1884 - 1920)
 
- Intermission -
 
Pièces de clavecin en concerts: Concert no. 2 in G (1741)
   La Laborde: Rondement
   La Boucon: Air, gracieux
   L’Agaçante: Rondement
   Premier Menuet; Deuxième Menuet (en rondeau)
Jean-Philippe Rameau
(1683 - 1764)
 
Arias from the cantatas
   Cantata 82a: Ich habe genug (1727)
      Aria: Ich habe genug
   Cantata 204: Ich bin in mir vergnügt (1726 - 27)
      Aria: Meine Seele sei vergnügt
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685 - 1750)
 
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26th Annual Recital
Sunday, September 22, 2002 at 3:00 pm

Jordan Hall

Fenwick Smith, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano



Serenade in D major, Op. 41 (1803)
   Entrata: Allegro
   Tempo ordinario d’un Menuetto
   Allegro molto
   Andante con Variazioni
   Allegro scherzando e vivace
   Adagio
   Allegro vivace e disinvolto
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)
 
Third Sonata (1934)
   Allegretto
   Intermède pastorale
   Final: Joyeux – Allegretto
Philippe Gaubert
(1879 - 1941)
 
- Intermission -
 
Bagatelles (2000)
   Breathless, agitated
   Extremely slow, timeless
   Secco, delicato
   Calmo
   Intense!
Yinam Leef
(b 1953)
 
East Coast Premiere
 
First Sonata for Flute and Piano (1945)    Allegro moderato
   Adagio
   Allegro poco moderato
Bohuslav Martinu
(1890 - 1959)
 
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27th Annual Recital
Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 8:00 pm

Jordan Hall

Fenwick Smith, Flute
with
Robert Stallman, Flute
Sally Pinkas, Piano
Mark Kroll and John Gibbons, Harpsichord
Laura Blustein, Cello



Romance (1905)
   Moderato – Animato – A tempo
Philippe Gaubert
(1879–1941)
 
Canonic Sonatine for two flutes, op. 31 no. 3 (1923)
   Munter
   Capriccio
   Presto
Paul Hindemith
(1895–1963)
 
Yizkor (In Memoriam), for flute alone (1995)
   Slowly, sadly, but in a clear and defined voice
Yinam Leef
(b 1953)
 
Sonata "Undine" in E minor, op. 167 (c 1885)
   Allegro
   Intermezzo: Allegretto vivace
   Andante tranquillo
   Finale: Allegro molto
Carl Reinecke
(1824 – 1910)
 
- Intermission -
 
Fantasia Impromptu for flute and harpsichord (2000) Gunther Schuller
(b 1925)
 
American Premiere
 
Sonata in E minor, op. 9 no. 2 (1743)
   Dolce (andante)
   Allemanda: allegro ma non troppo
   Sarabande: adagio
   Minuetto: allegro ma non troppo
Jean-Marie Leclair
(1697 – 1764)
 
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28th Annual Recital
Sunday, September 26, 2004 at 3:00 pm

Jordan Hall

Fenwick Smith, Flute
with Sally Pinkas, Piano
Haldan Martinson, Violin



Between Two Worlds (Ukiyo-e III) – Five Images for Flute and Piano (1982)
   I. Fantasia
   II. Fast dance: Scherzoso
   III. Night Scene A: Sempre molto rubato
   IV. Slow dance (Sarabande): Grave; ma movendo
   V. Night Scene B: Fantastico
George Rochberg
(b. 1918)
 
Thirty Caprices "Gradus ad Parnassum" Op. 107 (1918 – 1919)
   1. Tempo giusto
   2. Un poco mosso, ma non brillante
   3. Allegro alla Händel
   4. Velocissimo e brillante
   5. Allegro giusto
   6. Appassionato e stretto
   7. Moto perpetuo
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
(1877 – 1933)
 
Duet for flute and violin (1748)
   Andante
   Allegro
   Allegretto
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
(1714 – 1788)
 
Sonatine Quasi Fantasia (1937)
   Allegretto, très allant
   Hommage à Schumann: Andante quasi adagio; variations
Philippe Gaubert
(1879 - 1941)
 
- Intermission -
 
Meditation (2003) Ellen Bender
(b. 1949)
 
Premiere performance
 
Sonata for flute, violin and piano (1937)
   Allegro poco moderato
   Adagio
   Allegretto
   Moderato (poco allegro)
Bohuslav Martinû
(1890 – 1959)
 
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29th Annual Recital
Sunday, September 25, 2005 at 3:00 pm

NEC’s Jordan Hall

Fenwick Smith, Flute
with
Sally Pinkas, piano
Christopher Krueger, flute
John Gibbons, harpsichord
Laura Blustein, cello



Deuxième récréation de musique op. 8 (c 1737)
   Ouverture: Gravement – Légèrement – Lentement
   Forlane: Point trop vite
   Sarabande: Lentement
   Menuets I and II
   Badinage
   Chaconne
   Tambourin: Vite
Jean-Marie Leclair
(1697 – 1764)
 
Sonata Brevis (2004)
   Invocation: Andante con moto
   Quickstep: Vivo
   Aria: Andantino
   Finale: Con moto – Allegro
Daniel Pinkham
(b. 1923)
Premiere performance
 
- Intermission -
 
Thirty Caprices "Gradus ad Parnassum" op. 107 (1918 – 1919)
   8. Con molto brio
   10. Leggero e veloce
   11. Velocissimo e molto allegro
   12. Leggero, grazioso e veloce
   13. Leggerissimo e grazioso
   14. Moto perpetuo
   9. Rapido e brillante
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
(1877 – 1933)
 
Dialogo angelico (1948)
   Andantino sereno – Allegretto
Goffredo Petrassi
(1904–2003)
 
Sonata op. 36 (1900)
   Allegretto
   Allegretto tranquillo
   Andante non troppo – Allegretto un poco agitato
Gabriel Pierné
(1869 - 1937)
 
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30th Annual Recital
Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 3:00 pm

NEC’s Jordan Hall

Fenwick Smith, Flute
with
Sally Pinkas, piano; Linda Toote, piccolo
Frank Kelley, tenor
John Gibbons, harpsichord; Laura Blustein, cello



Sonata (1957)
   Allegro giocoso
   Grave
   Allegro vivace
Jindrich Feld
(b 1925)
 
Aerial Music (2005)
   Andante
   Grave
   Vivace
Daniel Pinkham
(b. 1923)
Premiere performance
 
La Plainte humaine (April 23, 1944)
   Adagio
Charles Koechlin
(1867 - 1950)
 
The Small Rain (2006)
   1. Western Wind – Moderato
   2. Christ, that my love were in my arms – Lento
   3. The Small Rain – Steadily driving
Scott Wheeler
(b 1952)
Premiere performance
 
- Intermission -
 
Sonata in G major, op. 2 no. 5 (1743)
   Andante
   Allegro ma poco
   Gavotta: Gratioso
   Allegro assai
Jean-Marie Leclair
(1697 – 1764)
 
Arias from the Cantatas
   Cantata 102: Lord, are not Thine eyes on unbelievers?
      Aria: Be afraid, over-confident soul!
   Cantata 114: Keep your courage, Christian folk
      Aria: Where, in this vale of tears
   Cantata 113: Lord Jesus Christ, thou fount of grace
      Aria: Jesus is the sinner’s friend
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685 - 1750)
 
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31st Annual Recital
Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 2:00 pm

NEC’s Jordan Hall

Fenwick Smith, Flute
with
Sally Pinkas, piano
John Gibbons, harpsichord
Rhonda Rider, cello
Laura Heinrichs and Robert Meyers, flute



Sonata in G major for flute and continuo, op. 2 no. 1 (1743)
   Adagio
   Allegro ma poco
   Sarabanda: Largo
   Allegro
Jean-Marie Leclair
(1697 – 1764)
 
Four Lyric Pieces for flute alone (1962)
   Andante rubato
   Allegro scherzando
   Lento rubato
   Animato
John Heiss
(b. 1938)
 
Sonata in D major for flute and harpsichord, W. 83 (1745)
   Allegro un poco
   Largo
   Allegro
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
(1714 – 1788)
 
- Intermission -
 
Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano op. 61 (1962)
   Fantasia: Andante sempre rubato
   Scherzo: Allegro
   Introduzione e Rondo: Adagio – Allegro
Karl Marx
(1897 – 1985)
 
Trio for Flutes (1982) Morton Feldman
(1926 – 1987)
 
Second Sonata for flute and piano (1924)
   Pastorale: A l’aise, mais sans lenteur
   Andante: Calme
   Assez vif
Philippe Gaubert
(1879 – 1941)
 
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