The Variations and the Duetto, though written almost 20 years apart, are very similar in style.
The Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano was written in 1992 specifically for Ransom Wilson. The Trio for flute, oboe and piano (1962) opens with dissonance between flute and oboe, sounding almost like bi-tonal, but is otherwise light-hearted and mostly diatonic, save for a return of the opening dissonance in the last movement. The Scherzo for flute and piano dates from 1957. The pieces featured here span almost half a century. Jean-Michel Damase’s musical style was much more tonal than many of his contemporaries, and largely remained so till the end of his life. It is therefore quite fitting that their works for flute are coupled on this Nimbus album. Like many 20 th century French composers, both wrote a fair number of pieces for wind instruments. There are lots in common between Jean-Michel Damase and Jean Françaix – both were pianists-composers who wrote generally light-hearted music that is more accessible than that of many of their contemporaries.
10 Etudes faciles et progressives Ref: UM0019 10 easy and progressive studies for the harp Jean-Michel Damase View more info at Damase Flute Etudes Violin
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