Works for Flute & Piano : Grodd(Fl)M.Napoli(P)

FERDINAND RIES (1784-1838) : Works for Flute and Piano

Sonate sentimentale, Op. 169
Introduction and Polonaise, Op. 119
Sonata for Flute and Piano in G major, Op. 87
Variations on a Portuguese Hymn, Op. 152, No. 1

Uwe Grodd (flute)
Matteo Napoli (piano)

Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK, 16.17 May 2008

Like most of his contemporaries, Ferdinand Ries was a prolific composer of variations, polonaises and other small-scale works for piano or piano and solo instrument. Intended primarily for the cultivated amateur, these works were composed with the care one would expect from a former pupil of Beethoven and abound in attractive melodic ideas and brilliant instrumental writing. His works for flute and piano include sparkling gems such as the Variations on a Portuguese Hymn (Adeste fideles) and the impressive Sonate Sentimentale, Op. 169, one of the finest works for flute of its time. ( NAXOS )