Recorded in St. Bartholemew's Church, 19-20 March 1996. With 5 sonatas for flute & harpsichord dating from when Bach was employed by Crown Prince of Prussia, the future Frederick II.
Since the clavecinistes of the 17th century French music has excelled in sensibilite, where style, delicacy and refinements take priority over passion. The existence therefore of a strong and abiding tradition of French music for that most delicate of wind instruments, the flute, is no surprise.
Recorded at Christchurch, Sutton in June 1986 this disc starts with JS Bach Suite in C minor and ends with his Sonata in B minor "the finest flute Sonata in existence" (Spitta) with Sonatas by Teleman and Handel either side of Bach's Partita for unaccompanied flute complete this first recording by the duo of Christopher Hyde-Smith & Jane Dodd.
Recorded at Christchurch Sutton in June 1986, Christopher Hyde-Smith and the Cummings String Trio perform The Flute Quartets. D major Kv285, G major Kv285a, A major KV 298 and C major Kv285b.