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Martinu:
Chamber Music with Flute
Flutist Fenwick Smith has a bright, penetrating tone that
is never harsh or shrill, and has a sure rapport with his
various collegues...this is a top-drawer recommendation..
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Phillipe Gaubert:
Complete Works for Flute : 1
I cannot imagine more satisfying performances of these convincing miniature delights.
Online review by Colin Touchin
This is captivating music, splendidly played.
Ensemble - Magazin fuer Kammermusik
. . . the playing is astounding.
American Record Guide
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Phillipe Gaubert:
Complete Works for Flute : 2
[Smith] plays Gaubert with finesse and enviable control.
American Record Guide
The way [Smith] shapes phrases, flexibly yet without distortion, is a joy and a lesson in itself.
Online review by Gwyn Parry-Jones
The whole disc is entertaining and uninhibited.
BBC Music Magazine
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Phillipe Gaubert:
Complete Works for Flute : 3
Smith plays with remarkable grace and control . . . This is a real treat; I wish more flutists used this as a model.
American Record Guide
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Charles Koechlin:
Music For Flute
I shall not part with my copy until the sheriff
knocks at the door, and then only grudgingly!
American Record Guide
Imperatively desirable.
Gramophone
An absolute classic, not only for Koechlin enthusiasts but for lovers of the flute and deft artistry.
Fanfare Magazine
This recording has been reissued on Hyperion's lower-priced label, Helios.
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Ned Rorem:
Chamber Music with Flute
This is a wonderful recording of excellent flute
music.
American Record Guide
. . . expertly recorded and brilliantly
performed. This music has much to say to those
willing to listen, and may be recommended without
qualification to the composer's admirers.
Fanfare Magazine
. . . Fenwick Smith is a Faun and a Daphnis both
in one, and I am honored to be so dazzlingly
represented as by him and his
colleagues.
Ned Rorem
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Aaron Copland and Arthur Foote:
Chamber Music with Flute
. . . a model program of chamber music for flute.
. . well-engineered recording. The performances
are exemplary, exhibiting clean, stylish
playing.
American Music
Smith's playing is skillful and eloquent, and he
has superb assistance from pianist Randall
Hodgkinson and other friends from the Boston
Chamber Music Society.
Boston Globe
This is a most attractive release in every
way.
Gramophone
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Daniel Pinkham
Miracles: five chamber works with flute
Koch Records dropped this CD from its catalog without having done any advertising or promotion that Dan or I are aware of. . . |
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Carl Reinecke
Three Premiere Recordings:
Sextet and Octet for winds;
From the Cradle to the Grave for flute and piano
Almost as rare as the literature is the quality of
the performances by wind players of the Boston
Symphony. They are charming accounts, delivered
with virtuoso playing and style. . . Strongly
recommended.
American Record Guide
. . . impeccable virtuosity and impressive
technical infallibility.
Diapason (France)
They play chamber music as if they have been
involved in it all their lives . . .
Fanfare
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C.P.E. Bach:
The five sonatas for flute and obbligato
harpsichord
(Because this recording was never distributed in
the conventional retail system, it has never been
reviewed.)
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Ervin Schulhoff:
Silenced Voices
The standards of performance and recording are
exceptionally
high.
Gramophone
The performances are brisk and idiomatic. . .
The fascinating and moving CD Silenced Voices
offers poignant witness to what was--and what
might have been.
Time Magazine
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John Harbison:
Duo for Flute and Piano
with other works by Harbison
The Duo . . overflow[s] with delightful melodic
invention and youthful high spirits.
Performances of all four works are excellent.
American Record Guide
Smith is . . . the least monotonous of flutists,
playing with long breath, imaginative variety of
tonal color, and distinction of phrase.
Hodgkinson's razor-sharp collaborative playing
sets an astonishingly high standard.
Boston Globe
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Arnold Schoenberg:
Sonata after the Wind Quintet Op. 26
transcribed by Felix Greissle
If I was filled with admiration for you for playing [the Schoenberg], I am astonished at what a spectacular performance you gave. I am not often lost for words. This is amazing.
Robert Bigio, Editor of Pan, the Journal of the British Flute Society
Dear Mr. Smith,
a very fine performance. I am delighted but sorry that I am too sick to write more. I could cover pages and pages. Many thanks.
best, Felix Greissle*
After a triumphant premiere at the Longy School
Smith and Hodgkinson recorded the work for
Northeastern, and now it is possible, thanks to
their transcendental virtuosity and probing
musicianship, to hear he music there is in this
piece . . .
Boston Globe
*Arnold Schoenberg's son-in-law, who worked with Schoenberg on the transcription of the Wind Quintet |
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Here is a further list of solo and chamber-music recordings in
which I appear as a guest on the CDs of other artists and
ensembles, followed by a list of Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston
Pops Orchestra recordings in which I played first flute:
Mezzo-soprano D'Anna Fortunato, with the Melisande Trio (F.S., flute,
Burton Fine, viola and violin, and Susan Miron, Harp): "Harp Songs and
Interludes." Works including flute are Faure, Sicilienne, op. 78;
Ibert, Two Interludes; Nielsen, Three Pieces op. 41; and Ginastera,
Cantos del Tucuman. Northeastern 231-CD (1986)
Virgil Thomson: "Portraits and Self Portraits." Works including flute
are: Serenade for Flute and Violin, Rapsodico for solo flute, and
Northeastern Suite (arr. Scott
Wheeler).
Northeastern 240-CD (1990)
"The Girl with Orange Lips"—instrumental song cycles with Dawn Upshaw,
soprano. Winner of the l99l Grammy Award. Works including flute are
Stravinsky, Two Poems of Konstantin Bal'mont and Three Japanese Lyrics;
Ravel, Trois poemes de Stephane Mallarme; de Falla, Psyche; and Delage,
Quatre poemes hindous.
Nonesuch CD 979262-2 (1991)
"The Sky's the Limit"—recital album by flutist Leone Buyse, including
three flute duets with F.S.: John Cage, Three Pieces for Flute Duet
(1935); Ingolf Dahl, Variations on a Swedish Folk Tune, arranged by the
composer (1970) for flute and alto flute; and Gregory Tucker, Idle
Conversation for two flutes (1986).
Crystal CD 317 (1993)
Conrad Susa: A Winter Serenade, for men's chorus and solo flute. With
other works for men's chorus. Boston Gay Men's
Chorus. AFKA CD SK-426 (1994)
John Cage: Cage Orchestral Works I. Includes Ryoanji, version for 4
soloists (flute, bass, oboe, and trombone) and orchestra. Avant-Garde
Ensemble of New England Conservatory, Stephen Drury,
conductor. Mode Records CD 41 (1994)
"Divinations"—recital album by percussionist Dean Anderson, including
Peter Child: Duo for flute and
percussion. Neuma Records 450-93 (1996)
City of Gold for solo flute, with other chamber works by Martin Boykan.
Composers Recordings, Inc. CD 841 (1999)
Orchestral Recordings
As first flute, Boston Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich, Schumann violin
concerti (DG). "Dvorak in Prague:" Romance for violin and orchestra,
Klid (Silent Woods) for cello and orchestra, etc. (Philips).
As first flute, Boston Pops Orchestra: Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf;
Swing, Swing, Swing; Pops on Stage (Philips). The Green Album, Joy to
the World, Music for Stage and Screen, I Love a Parade, Night and Day,
Unforgettable (Sony Classical).
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