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Barthold Kuijken, Marc Hantaï, Frank Theuns - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Six Concertos for five Flutes (2004)

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Barthold Kuijken, Marc Hantaï, Frank Theuns - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Six Concertos for five Flutes (2004)

Barthold Kuijken, Marc Hantaï, Frank Theuns - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Six Concertos for five Flutes (2004)
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Classical | Label: Accent | # ACC 24161 | Recorded: 1995

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was perhaps the very first free-lance composer in history. Being born in Thionville in Lorraine as the son of a confectioner, he went to Perpignan in 1713 and established himself there as a collector for the Royal Tobacco Excise Office, a position he held the next ten years. He must have received some musical training, though, since in 1721 a drinking song by a 'M. Boismortier de Metz' was published. His musical activities increased and he went to Paris, where he received his first permission to publish music in 1724. He published duos for transverse flute and cantatas, which was the start of a career as France's most prolific composer in the 18th century, whose oeuvre consists of more than 100 opus numbers with instrumental music, and in addition to that cantatas, motets and some stage works. He also was active as a theorist, writing treatises on the transverse flute and the 'pardessus de viole'.
But Boismortier was also the victim of sharp criticism. According to some the size of his musical output went at the cost of its quality. He was specifically accused of writing easy stuff, which could be played by amateurs with limited technical skills. The theorist Jean-Benjamin de La Borde wrote that "Boismortier appeared at a time when people only liked music that was simple and very graceful. This clever musician profited all too much from this fashionable taste …". Boismortier wasn't making any excuses, as de La Borde writes: "Boismortier, in reply to these criticisms, said: I make money." One has to assume, though, that he also had didactic motifs, as the writing of the above-mentioned treatises suggests. And this can be directly linked to the spirit of the Enlightenment, gaining ground at Boismortier's time.
Boismortier may have written a whole lot of music in response to the growing demand of music which was not too difficult to play, he was breaking new grounds in several ways, and some of his music is very original in concept. The Concertos for 5 transverse flutes opus 15, which are recorded here, are a good example. Never before had any composer written any music for 5 instruments of the same range without a bass. And in addition to that, Boismortier was one of the first French composers to use the Italian form of 'concerto'. And indeed there isn't much French in these concertos. All movements have Italian titles: allegro, adagio, largo and affettuoso. Boismortier also abandoned any prescription of the ornamentation which was so characteristic for French music. The title of 'concerto' suggests a contrast between 'soli' and 'tutti', and that is indeed the distinctive feature of these concertos. The five transverse flutes are not treated as equals: in most concertos one or two play the leading role, whereas the others play the 'tutti'. And although the concertos don't have a part for basso continuo, one of the flutes is in fact acting like a bass. One could compare these concertos with the 'concerti da camera' by Vivaldi.
It isn't in the concertos for five flutes only that the parts are treated differently. Even in the Sonata for two flutes from opus 38 the two flutes are no equals: the first flute is dominating, although both instruments are in dialogue in some passages.
The sonata for flute solo which opens this disc is one of the most typically French pieces of the programme: it starts with a 'prélude', like so many suites by French composers, and this is followed by four dance movements. This sonata can be played with or without basso continuo. Also French in style is the Sonata for three transverse flutes from opus 7, in four movements with French titles. Sometimes the three flutes imitate each other, in other instances they follow their own route.
This disc shows Boismortier at his best. All pieces on the programme are delightful and entertaining, and they get the best possible performance here. The ensemble playing is immaculate, and the sound is delicate and refined. The tempi are well chosen, and phrasing and articulation are clear. Of course, the dynamic differentiation is very important in these concertos, and this is dealt with very convincingly. I especially enjoyed the Concerto no. 3, which is one of the most Vivaldian, and whose fast movements are played with great panache. And Barthold Kuijken gives a very sensitive performance of the solo sonata.
The above-mentioned theorist Jean-Benjamin de La Borde, in spite of his criticism, acknowledged that one may find some grains of gold in the mine of Boismortier's oeuvre. This disc presents nine of them in sparkling performances.
–Johan van Veen

Performer:
Barthold Kuijken, flute
Marc Hantaï, flute
Frank Theuns, flute
Serge Saïtta, flute
Danielle Etienne, flute

Track List:
Suite in B minor for solo flute, Op. 35 No. 5
01. Prelude
02. Bourrée en Rondeau
03. Rondeau
04. Fantaisie
05. Gigue
Concerto for 5 flutes in G major. Op. 15 No. 1
06. Adagio
07. Largo
08. Allegro
Concerto for 5 flutes in A minor, Op. 15 No. 2
09. Allegro
10. Largo
11. Allegro
Sonata en trio in D minor, Op. 7 No. 4
12. Doucement
13. Courante
14. Allemande
15. Menuets I et II
Concerto for 5 flutes in D major, Op. 15 No. 3
16. Allegro
17. Adagio
18. Allegro
Concerto for 5 flutes in B minor, Op. 15 No. 4
19. Adagio
20. Allegro
21. Allegro
Flute Concerto in G major, Op. 38 No. 3
22. Vivace
23. Largo
24. Allegro
Concerto for 5 flutes in A major, Op. 15 No. 5
25. Allegro
26. Affetuoso (Andante)
27. Allegro (Vivace)
Concerto for 5 flutes in E minor, Op. 15 No. 6
28. Adagio
29. Allegro
30. Allegro


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Barthold Kuijken, Marc Hantaï, Frank Theuns - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Six Concertos for five Flutes (2004)

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