Napolitan Flute Concertos : Ipata, Auser Musici

Neapolitan Flute Concertos
Carlo Ipata (flute), Auser Musici

Giuseppe de Majo (1697-1771) : Flute Concerto in G major
Gennaro Rava (d1779) : Flute Concerto in B minor
Tommaso Prota (?1727-after 1768) : Flute Concerto in C major
Niccolo Jommelli (1714-1774) : Flute Concerto in D major
Antonio Palella (1692-1761) : Flute Concerto No 2 in G major

Recording details: November 2008 Montemagno, Pisa, Italy
Produced by Sigrid Lee
Engineered by Roberto Meo

Auser Musici’s recordings for Hyperion have been praised for their stylish period-instrument charm and lithe, flexible, elegant sound. They have rediscovered many hidden gems of the Italian baroque repertoire. Works featuring the flute are something of a speciality of the ensemble and their disc of Boccherini Flute Quintets was highly acclaimed. The baroque flute virtuoso Carlo Ipata returns for this latest release.

Previously concentrating on music of Tuscan origin, Auser Musici now turns to 18th century Naples. The city at this period was an extraordinarily fecund artistic crucible, with many commissioning opportunities for young composers.

The composers recorded here are contemporaries of the great composers such as Porpora who were at the forefront of the achievements of Neapolitan music in the first half of the eighteenth century; and the startling quality of the music demonstrates the richness of the artistic life of the age. ( Hyperion )