
There is absolutely nothing here to criticize. Sharon Bezaly is one of the world’s top flutists; the repertoire has been chosen with her usual intelligence
On the evidence of this sensational disc, it seems clear that Sharon Bezaly is a flutist virtually without peer in the world today. The only
Sofia Gubaidulina takes herself terribly seriously. Neither of her two most-admired composers, Webern and Shostakovich, are exactly laugh-a-minute types, although Shostakovich might have suggested some
Naxos’ recent issue of Mozart flute concertos featuring Patrick Gallois (type Q7136 in Search Reviews) represents a well-nigh unbeatable bargain, but then so does this
I didn’t listen to all 78 minutes of solo flute music on this disc at once, but so varied is the repertoire and so characterful
Yes, Paul Kletzki was yet another conductor who also composed (or a composer turned conductor, depending on how you look at it) and the tragic
This recording of largely French works for flute represents a reminiscence of sorts for Sharon Bezaly–perhaps a break from (or supplement to) her projected 20-CD
For interesting repertoire, excellently played and gorgeously recorded, this disc will be hard to beat. Once again I feel compelled to express my wonder that
Cannes Classical Award-winning Young Artist of the Year Sharon Bezaly really struts her stuff in this charming, intelligently chosen selection of French gems for flute
Sharon Bezaly’s second volume of solo flute works (covering B and C in her monumental alphabetic survey) is less a recital than it is a