Eugène Bozza (1905-1991)
Agrestide, op. 44

André Caplet (1878-1925)
Rêverie et Petite valse pour flûte et piano

Rika Suzuki (1960-)
Réminiscence de… II, pour flûte et piano

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Morceau de concours pour flûte et piano
Sonate pour flûte et piano n° 1 en la majeur, op. 13

Fuminori Tanada (1961-)
Echoing Forest III, pour flûte et piano

Atsuko Koga, flûte
Fuminori Tanada, piano

What could be more French than the silvery sound, dreamy arpeggios, and airy elegance of the flute? All the works on Atsuko Koga's new GENUIN CD were composed in France and represent more than a century of flute history. All are also directly or indirectly connected to the tradition-rich Paris Conservatoire, where Eugène Bozza, André Caplet, and Gabriel Fauré studied and taught, as well as our two contemporaries, Fuminori Tanada and Rika Suzuki from Japan. The highly virtuosic pieces of these latter two composers – recorded here in world premiere recordings – were written for Atsuko Koga. They are as much a testament to her skill as the other Impressionist and early modern works.