Romantic visions. That is one of the slogans on which this flute program is attached. The choice of words is curious. After all, even the CD booklet admits that the actual romanticism of the 19th century did not produce many concertante masterpieces for the flute. The triumph of the flute (as a solo instrument) only started with French Impressionism. knew better than anyone else to link the unique
… sound character of the flute to ancient mythology (Pan) and the Far East. Takemitsu (from the Far East) was a late follower of this French school. His I Hear The Water Dreaming (1987) also refers to the mythological dreamtime of the Aboriginal people. The only true romantic here is Carl Reinecke. Romanticism was actually already a thing of the past when Reinecke composed a thoroughbred German-romantic flute concerto in 1908 that could compete with the great concerts of , and . Anyway. According to flutist Emmanuel Pahud, we should not limit the term romanticism to the 19th century. He is more concerned with fantasy and imagination, as they find their expression in the dreams of the night. Viewed that way, Busoni, Takemitsu and Penderecki are also included. (HJ)more