Saturday 11 July 2026
Traditional Irish slip jig
Many versions of this old slip jig exist, with the earliest record being in Hime's Collection of Favorite Country Dances for the Present Year 1799 (Dublin, 1799). The version we present today is taken from Francis O'Neill's The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907.
Friday 10 July 2026
from “32 Etudes amusantes et instructives”
This is the very first study from German flutist and composer Caspar Kummer's 32 Etudes amusantes et instructives, Op. 129, first published in 1858.
Thursday 9 July 2026
from Flute Trio No. 2
This Allegro in E minor is the third movement of the second Sonata for three flutes by Johann Scherer.
Thanks to Joyce Kai for contributing this piece!
Wednesday 8 July 2026
from Sonata in C major by George Frideric Handel
The second movement of Handel's Sonata in C major for recorder and continuo is in 3/8 time. With its 132 bars, it is among the longest movements of the Opus 1 sonatas.
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Traditional Irish slip jig
This 9/8-time jig is taken from O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907. “Aisy” is just an old form of the word “easy”, still used by a lot of people in Ireland.
The tune is almost certainly a descendant of a Scottish air and dance tune known as “Woo'd and Married and a'”, dating back to the early 18th century.
Monday 6 July 2026
from “30 Caprices for Flute Solo”
This piece, to be played “a little bit agitated, but well-phrased”, is the twenty-seventh étude from Sigfried Karg-Elert's 30 Caprices: a “Gradus ad Parnassum” of the modern technique for flute solo.
Sunday 5 July 2026
from “School of Flute”
This is the fourth duet from La scuola del flauto (The School of the Flute) by Italian composer and arranger Luigi Hugues.
Thanks to Paolo for contributing this piece!