Chant dans la nuit: Flute Music in the Belle Époque Filippo Mazzoli & Nathalie Dang

• Albert Seitz (1872 - 1937):
• 1Chant dans la nuit, Op. 14 (Arr. for Flute & Violin)05:31
• Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918):
• 2Nocturne (Arr. for Flute & Piano)02:54
• Léon Fontbonne (1858 - 1940):
• 3Chasse aux Papillons, Op. 30 "Sérénade"02:20
• Philippe Gaubert (1879 - 1941): 2 Esquisses:
• 42 Esquisses: No. 1, Soir sur la plaine03:42
• 52 Esquisses: No. 2, Orientale03:15
• Hedwige Chrétien (1859 - 1944):
• 6Vision03:01
• Louis Masson (1878 - 1957): 3 Pieces:
• 73 Pieces: No. 1, Allegro vivace02:47
• 83 Pieces: No. 2, Andante03:15
• 93 Pieces: No. 3, Valse lente02:25
• Édouard Lalo (1823 - 1892):
• 10Introduction & Allegretto from the Ballet "Namouna" (Arr. for Flute & Piano)04:12
• Xavier Leroux (1863 - 1919):
• 11Le Nil (Arr. for Flute & Piano)04:17
• Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949):
• 12Nuit de langueur, nuit de mensonge (Arr. for Flute & Piano)02:38
• André Coedès-Mongin: Suite, Op. 5:
• 13Suite, Op. 5: I. Conte gris04:11
• 14Suite, Op. 5: II. Tarantelle04:25
• Augustin Lefort (1852 - 1933):
• 15Sur l’eau, barcarolle04:13
• Alexandre Guilmant (1837 - 1911):
• 16Romance sans paroles, Op. 85 (Version for Flute & Piano)03:37
• Paul Taffanel (1844 - 1908):
• 17Fantaisie (After A. Thomas' Francesca de Rimi)07:45
• Total Runtime01:04:28

Info for Chant dans la nuit: Flute Music in the Belle Époque

This release features a collection of works for flute and piano written by a group of contrasting French composers during the exciting Belle Époque period, which occurred between the end of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. ‘Chant dans la nuit’ is the outcome of a ten-year project which has involved flautist Filippo Mazzoli and pianist Nathalie Dang in intense, pioneering research conducted within the music section of the Paris Bibliothéque Nationale. Quite a number of these works are recorded here for the first time, including Fontbonne’s Chasse aux papillons Op. 30, Louis Masson’s Trois pièces, Xavier Leroux’s Le Nil, Moret’s Nuit de langueur, nuit de mensonge, Coedès-Mongin’s Suite Op. 5, Lefort’s Sur l’Eau, and Guilmant’s Romance sans paroles Op. 85. To quote Filippo Mazzoli, these are ‘evocative titles, like the music they feature. They are positive sensations that precisely reflect the years in which they were composed [and they express] the desire for well-being, and the desire to always be proactive and positive.’

Several musical associations flourished in the French capital between 1871 and 1939. They enthusiastically supported the dissemination of new works and promoted the presentation of original, unpublished ones, encouraged by musicians such as Saint-Saëns, Bussine, Duparc and Castillon. The works on this programme are dedicated to the great French flautists who were active in these music societies, not least in the Société de Musique de Chambre pour Instruments à Vent and the Société moderne pour Instruments à Vent. The entire programme is in the Belle Époque style and comprises a variety of the period's main genres: the morceau de salon, the fantasia on operatic themes, the song without words, and the melodies or album pages.

Filippo Mazzoli, flute
Nathalie Dang, piano

Filippo Mazzoli
Born in Ravenna, he studied in Bologna, in Verona and in his town where in july 1991 he got the diploma as flautist with full marks under G. Melli’s and G. Cambursano’s guidance.

Since he was very young, he has been attending specialization courses as permanent member in Italy, France and Switzerland, run by maestros such as A. Nicolet, A. Adorjàn, J. Balint, M. A. Epstein, P. L. Graf, M. Larrieu and T. Wye. Later on, he perfected himself at the International Academy “Incontri col Maestro” of Imola (Italy) where in June 2000 he obtained full marks for the Triennal Flute Course Diploma in the class of G. Cambursano (first flute of the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala-Milan). In october 1999, in the same academy, he also was awarded the Chamber Music diploma (Flute and Piano) in the class of P. N. Masi with “Excellent” marks. Since october 2002 he has attended as permanent member the high school specialization triennial course of flute at the “Accademia Musicale Muse di Firenze”, run by maestro Michele Marasco. There, Filippo was selected as his assistant-teacher for high specialization courses after summer 2003. In july 2007 he got the UE Laurea (Bachelor) in Flute (execution) with full marks (110 cum laude) at the University of Conservatorio “Francesco Venezze” Rovigo, Italy.

He won the highest price in several national and international contests, either as soloist or in chamber groups. In october 1998 he was selected as one of the six flautists to represent Italy in one of the most important flute international contest, the prestigious “Prix Jean Pierre Rampal” of Paris (France), where 100 candidates under thirty are admitted among more than 1000 applications sent from all over the world.

He has played in the most important Italian and international towns, in collaboration with several chamber music groups and orchestras such as the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Principal) Symphony Orchestra of San Remo & Liguria (Principal), the Orchestra of “C.Felice” Theatre of Genova (Flute), the Symphonic Orchestra of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Principal), Nextime Ensemble (Flute), Camerata Strumentale Città di Prato (Principal), Orchestra Bruno Maderna di Forlì (Principal), I Solisti Veneti (Principal), Parma Opera Ensemble (Principal), Accademia Bizantina (Principal), Orquesta Excelentia Santa Caecilia de Madrid (Principal).

Since January 2007 he has been soloist first flute at the Teatro Regio di Parma (music director: Yuri Temirkanov) with whom he played in the most prestigious theatres in Europe, South & North America and Asia (Carnegie Hall New York, Tchaikovsky Hall Moscow, National Opera Riga, NCPO Beijing, etc).

He has been conducted by many important maestros such as R. Muti, B. Bartoletti, M. Plasson, R. F De Burgos, L. Maazel and the flutist Philippe Bernold.

He has played as soloist with the “Deutsche Kammervirtuosen” of Mainz, with the “Chamber Musicians of New York” (members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra) the “Ravenna Chamber Orchestra” and with the “Camerata Strumentale Città di Prato”.

He recorded CDs and DVDs for Sony Classical, Decca, Genuin, Bongiovanni, Tactus and Cpo.

This album contains no booklet.