Until about 1960, Francois Devienne was one of the best-kept secrets of French music history. Celebrated in late-eighteenth-century France as a bassoonist, flautist and composer, his legacy was overshadowed by his Austrian contemporaries Haydn and Mozart. Forgotten to time were no less than seven symphonies, nineteen concertos, forty-six trios, sixty-seven sonatas, a dozen comic operas and fifty songs - all composed before the age of forty-three. On this release, the ensemble Musica Reale performs a selection of Devienne's Flute Quartets and Bassoon Quartets.

Tracklist:

Quartet For Flute & String Trio In A Minor Op. 66, No. 1: I. Allegro Amabile
Quartet For Flute & String Trio In A Minor Op. 66, No. 1: II. Adagio
Quartet For Flute & String Trio In A Minor Op. 66, No. 1: III. Presto
Quartet For Flute & String Trio In A Minor Op. 66, No. 1: I. Allegro Risoluto
Quartet For Flute & String Trio In A Minor Op. 66, No. 1: II. Adagio
Quartet For Flute & String Trio In A Minor Op. 66, No. 1: III. Rondo Allegretto
Quartet For Bassoon, Violin, Viola & Cello In C Major, Op. 73, No. 1: I. Allegro Spiritoso
Quartet For Bassoon, Violin, Viola & Cello In C Major, Op. 73, No. 1: II. Adagio Cantabile
Quartet For Bassoon, Violin, Viola & Cello In C Major, Op. 73, No. 1: III. Rondo; Allegro Moderato
Quartet For Bassoon, Violin, Viola & Cello In G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3: I. Allegro Con Espressione
Quartet For Bassoon, Violin, Viola & Cello In G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3: II. Adagio Non Troppo
Quartet For Bassoon, Violin, Viola & Cello In G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3: III. Rondo - Allegretto, Poco Moderato

UPC: 723385354154
Label: Channel Classics
Release Date: 11.13.15
Format: CD

F Devienne / Musica Reale - Flute Quartets Op.66 Nos.1 & 3 - Bassoon Quartets (CD)