COMPOSERS: Gaubert
LABELS: Deux-Elles
WORKS: Flute Sonata No. 1; Flute Sonata No. 2; Flute Sonata No. 3; Pièce romantique; Madrigal
PERFORMER: Kathryn Thomas (flute), Richard Shaw (piano), Phoebe Scott (cello)
CATALOGUE NO: DXL 923
The French flautist and conductor Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) composed in a conservative style owing most to his mentor Fauré. Kathryn Thomas, with beautifully focused if somewhat unvaried tone, leads fluent, assured performances of his mellifluously anodyne flute sonatas and trios. Anthony Burton
Gaubert
The French flautist and conductor Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) composed in a conservative style owing most to his mentor Fauré. Kathryn Thomas, with beautifully focused if somewhat unvaried tone, leads fluent, assured performances of his mellifluously anodyne flute sonatas and trios. Anthony Burton
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:19 pm