In this album Clara Andrada, solo flutist of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, performs three 20th century flute concertos together with the orchestra conducted by Jaime MartÃn. Malcolm Arnold's delightful Flute Concerto No. 1 makes a pleasant addition alongside Nielsen's andÂ Ibert'sÂ flute concertos. Jaime MartÃn, himself an excellent flutist, is a perfect companion to these works. This is the orchestra's second album forÂ Ondine, and continues the fruitful collaboration between Jaime MartÃn andÂ OndineÂ that has already produced three albums previously. Clara Andrada de laÂ CalleisÂ one of the leading Flute players of her generation currently holding Solo Flute positions of both the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Born in Salamanca, she commenced her musical studies with Pablo Sagredo and Magdalena MartÃnez at the Syrinx School of Music. Scholarships from the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the London Wall Trust Foundation enabled her to continue her studies at the Geneva Conservatory of Music under Prof. EmmanuelÂ PahudÂ and Prof. J.D. Castellon as well as the London Royal College of Music under the guidance of Jaime MartÃn. As a Principal FluteÂ player,Â she has worked with many leading orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Swedish Radio, Rotterdam Philharmonic, and NDRÂ ElbphilharmonieÂ Orchestra under esteemed conductors including Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Valery Gergiev, Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Myung-whunÂ Chung, andÂ LorinÂ Maazel.

Tracklist:

Flute Concerto, FS 119~Allegro moderato
Flute Concerto, FS 119~Allegretto un poco - Adagio ma non troppo - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Tempo di marcia
Flute Concerto~Allegro
Flute Concerto~Andante
Flute Concerto~Allegro scherzando
Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 45 for flute and string orchestra~Allegro
Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 45 for flute and string orchestra~Andante
Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 45 for flute and string orchestra~Con fuoco

UPC: 761195134023
Label: Ondine
Release Date: 1.3.20
Format: CD

Arnold / Andrada / Martin - Flute Concertos (CD)