Sunday 26 April 2026
Traditional Irish jig
This jig appears to be unique to Chicago Police captain Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in 1907.
Castle Oliver (also known as Clonodfoy) is a Victorian castle-style country house in the southern part of County Limerick, Ireland.
Saturday 25 April 2026
from “30 Caprices for Flute Solo”
This is the fifteenth étude from Sigfried Karg-Elert's 30 Caprices: a “Gradus ad Parnassum” of the modern technique for flute solo. It is marked “mosso e leggerissimo”, which translates as “agitated and very light”.
Friday 24 April 2026
Flute duet by J.B. de Boismortier
This is the last duet in E minor from the 55 Easy Pieces collection by French Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier.
Thursday 23 April 2026
by Émile Waldteufel, arranged for Flute solo
“Les Patineurs” is a waltz by French composer Émile Waldteufel. Known in English as “The Skaters' Waltz”, it was composed in 1882 and was inspired by the Cercle des Patineurs (“Ring of Skaters”) at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. His introduction to the waltz can be likened to the poise of a skater and the glissando notes invoke scenes of a wintry atmosphere. The other themes that follow are graceful and swirling, as if to depict a ring of skaters in their glory.
Extremely simple and catchy, Waldteufel's Waltz once enjoyed a popularity rivaling that of the works of his near contemporary, Johann Strauss, Jr. It has featured in dozens of films, from the earliest talkies to the present, including the Academy Award-winning Chariots of Fire.
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Traditional Irish jig
This jig is unique to Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907. It is however very similar to another jig, “Palm Sunday”, which had appeared in O'Neill's Music or Ireland in 1903.
Tuesday 21 April 2026
from “24 Etudes for Flute”
Here is another étude by Danish flutist Joachim Andersen. This 3/4-time Pastorale in G-flat major is study No. 13 from his Twenty-Four Etudes for Flute, Op. 21.
Thanks to Elizabeth for suggesting this piece!
Monday 20 April 2026
from “20 Easy and Melodic Studies”
This is duet No. 7 from the first volume of Twenty Easy Melodic Progressive Studies by Ernesto Köhler. It is composed of three parts: a Moderato marziale in C major, a livelier Allegretto in G major, and a final restatement of the opening theme.