Flute / Guitar Duet

rondo · 09-11-2010, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

I wouldn't think many average non-flute or non-guitar people would be able to come up with some flute/guitar songs like you did so quickly!

Hi

No not really. I can play the guitar to a certain extent, but its more-so a hobby. Never really tried anything professional. Having said that, most of my information comes from books - and I do have a compulsive behavior to buy many classical cds at a time.

Anyways, here's a Rodrigo piece as well

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YouTube - Rodrigo: Serenata al Alba del DÃ*a

Not the best recording though (I suppose it was recorded by one in the audience).

VEGANGELICA · 09-11-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rondo

Villa-lobos composed many a guitar piece (of course!), but there are a couple of ones with flutes as well -

YouTube - Kaori Fujii & Eric Cecil: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, H. Villa-Lobos

Pavane (op. 50) by Gabriel Faure can feature a guitar/flute too -

YouTube - Pavane op. 50 Gabriel FaurÃ©

A beautiful, restful piece, this first one! And the second flute-guitar duet is gentle and somber.

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Originally Posted by rondo

Hi
...most of my information comes from books - and I do have a compulsive behavior to buy many classical cds at a time.

Being a compulsive classical cd buyer would explain your familiarity with this lovely music!

I had heard none of it before, so I enjoyed listening, especially since I have a flute and have been meaning to practice to learn to play better.

rondo · 09-12-2010, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

so I enjoyed listening, especially since I have a flute and have been meaning to practice to learn to play better.

What would be your favorite flute piece/passage amongst all of classical music? (sorry for the sidebar, but thought I'd take a moment since the original poster hasn't replied back yet

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VEGANGELICA · 09-12-2010, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rondo

What would be your favorite flute piece/passage amongst all of classical music? (sorry for the sidebar, but thought I'd take a moment since the original poster hasn't replied back yet

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Oh rondo, I'm afraid I can't answer that because my familiarity with classical flute pieces is so limited...and I can't remember names of pieces or composers well, either.

My knowledge of classical music is mostly limited to music I play in an orchestra as a violin player. I have shreds of flute passages floating through my head, but I can't remember what piece they were in or who composed them!

I hope Burning Down or someone else who is very knowledgeable about classical music will be able to give you a good opinion, because I wish I could! Your question is an interesting one.

I do like the flute (and violin!) passages in Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun very much, though!

(I *had* actually heard that piece before listening to it again in your Impressionistic music thread.)

Maybe I'll cheat and ask my dad what HIS favorite flute pieces/passages are...he may remember many more than I do! I'll also try listening to some of the ones Burning Down mentions earlier.