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HAYDN & STAMITZ: MUSIC FOR FLUTES
Lesley Holliday & Peter Harrison (flutes),
Rachel Gray (cello)

Haydn's four "London" trios are very well known but rarely played, as here, on authentic period instruments. The baroque one-keyed flutes give a homely sound resonant of the drawing rooms of Europe at the height of the English Regnecy period. The pieces by Stamitz receive their first, and long-overdue,modern recording.

playing time:  58:56
direct sale price:  £8.50 
audio  sample:  Stamitz: Trio in G (beginning)
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tracks:

HAYDN:  "London" Trios,  Hob.IV nos. 1 - 4
STAMITZ: Duetto no. 1 in D major
STAMITZ: Trio no. 6 in G major

 review extracts: for full reviews click here
“another delightful period-instrument performance. These pieces sparkle and sing…Holliday and Harrison play with accuracy and elegance. I do not think I can go back to playing this music on modern instruments. This recording has convinced me that the one-keyed flute is ideal” - Chaffee (American Record Guide)
“The trios by Haydn get a good performance… The main interest of this disc is in the pieces by Stamitz, which - as far as I know - have never been recorded before, certainly not on period instruments. And considering their qualities, which are eloquently demonstrated by the interpreters, they are well worth listening to.”- Johan van Veen (Musicweb)
“Well worth hearing… these performances have a gentility and modesty about them… perfectly matched to the music. The flutes are well balanced…the acoustic is suited to the repertoire… a perfectly pleasant disc… most diverting. – Warwick Cole (International Record Review)