Artist: Schneider

Title: Flute Stories

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Format: CD

Release Date: 2020

Label: Wergo Germany

UPC: 4010228512724

Genre: Classical

Album Tracks

1. Water - Element of Infinity Concerto for two flutes and orchestra~I. Water Is the Way of Dao
2. Water - Element of Infinity Concerto for two flutes and orchestra~II. Garden of Pearly Fountains
3. Water - Element of Infinity Concerto for two flutes and orchestra~III. Secret of Lowest Places
4. Water - Element of Infinity Concerto for two flutes and orchestra~IV. Moon Over Erquan Springs
5. Water - Element of Infinity Concerto for two flutes and orchestra~V. Water - the Hidden Shape of Power
6. Baumwelten - Worlds of Tree for flute, strings and harp~I. Birke - Birch
7. Baumwelten - Worlds of Tree for flute, strings and harp~II. Apfelbaum - Apple Tree
8. Baumwelten - Worlds of Tree for flute, strings and harp~III. Kastanie - Chestnut Tree
9. Baumwelten - Worlds of Tree for flute, strings and harp~IV. Hainbuche - Hornbeam
10. Pictures of Yang Guifei for flute and symphonic orchestra~I. Dark Mysteries of an Ancient Beauty
11. Pictures of Yang Guifei for flute and symphonic orchestra~II. The Rainbow Feather Dance
12. Pictures of Yang Guifei for flute and symphonic orchestra~III. Scent of Pink-Red Lychees
13. Pictures of Yang Guifei for flute and symphonic orchestra~IV. Revolt and Death

Enjott Schneider is one of the most productive and successful composers of our time. Instead of chasing after the elusive goal of progressivity like many of his colleagues, he looks for common ground with people of different cultures, for universal musical values that transcend geography and history. Schneider first achieved international fame as the composer of hundreds of scores for films such as "Herbstmilch" (1989), "Schlafes Bruder" (1995), or "Bibi Blocksberg und das Geheimnis der blauen Eulen" (2004), but his orchestral works also have a richly varied narrative quality that is documented in WERGO' s series of recordings dedicated to his music. Featuring internationally acclaimed soloists Lukasz Dlugosz and - in the double concerto - Agata Kielar-Dlugosz, this newest recording presents multi-faceted compositions for flute and orchestra. Common to all of them is a narrative tone that evokes the spirit of forests and water as well as the legendary ancient Chinese concubine and Imperial consort Yang Guifei, who is credited with the cultivation and popularization of flute playing in courtly circles. The Asian atmosphere of the final work on the recording creates a bridge to the double concerto at the beginning, where "water" is explicitly used as a metaphor for Daoism. Western symphonic music is united here with Chinese harmonies and melodic shapes.