Description
Rabboni Sonatas Book 2 for Flute and Piano
Rabboni Sonatas Book 2 for Flute and Piano
Edited by Paul Edmund Davies & John Alley
Bk 2 13-24
About
Many years ago, in a second-hand shop in Hungerford (UK), I discovered a tattered old book containing much of the flute music of Giuseppe Rabboni and was immediately fascinated as to why this music was no longer readily available. It transpired that his original publishers (Lucca Press) were taken over by Ricordi. After a major fire at their main warehouse in Milan in the second world war, a vast quantity of music was destroyed, including some works by Rabboni. These Sonate are delightful musical ‘postcards’ reflecting the glorious world of Opera that existed in Italy, throughout the 19th Century.
Giuseppe Rabboni
Throughout his 30-year career as principal flautist of the opera orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Rabboni came in close contact with opera repertoire and singers of the time and thereby gained a privileged insight into the bel canto style. It is clear that Rabboni composed his Sonatas to explore different sonorities and phrasing and establish a better overall technique for the flute. Although at first, they appear to be straightforward, these sonatas encourage the flautist to look beyond merely playing the notes and to strive towards creating shapes and lines within the music. This approach is often disregarded in favour of developing technique.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Rabboni
Flautist-Paul Edmund-Davies
Paul Edmund-Davies established his international reputation as a flautist and soloist in the 20 years he was Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra and then the five years in the same position at the Philharmonia Orchestra.
He has edited and published more than 25 books on flute music. His ‘The 28 Day Warm up Book for all Flautists…eventually!’ is a best seller and has been translated into Japanese, Spanish and Russian.
In 2015 Paul launched his online flute education resource, Simply Flute. The site provides free and subscription materials to help flute players and teachers on their respective journeys.
https://pauledmund-davies.com/
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