Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Introduction et Variations sur Trockne Blumen, op. 160, D 802 (arr. R. Schottstädt)
Gute Nacht, extrait de "Winterreise", op. 89, D 911 (arr. F. Piguet-Ruinet)
Ständchen, extrait de "Schwanengesang", D 957 (arr. F. Piguet-Ruinet)
Sonate Arpeggione en la mineur, D 821 (arr. G. Bessonov)

Robert Kaczka, flûte
Membres du Met Orchestra

Amy Kauffman, violon
Sarah Vonsattel, violon
Shmuel Katz, alto
Jerry Grossman, violoncelle
Rex Surany, contrebasse

From the song cycle Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795 (“The Fair Maid of the Mill"), the eighteenth lied titled Trockne Blumen (“Withered Flowers”) served as inspiration for Schubert to compose ??ntroduction and Variations, D. 802 for flute and piano. This piece was written in 1824 for Ferdinand Bogner, a flute professor at the Vienna Conservatory and one of Schubert’s friends. Eventually, Bogner became head of the Gesellschaft der Österreichischen Musikfreunde (Austrian Philharmonic Society) and helped organize the premiere of several of Schubert’s works. Deeply expressive and lyrical, the version for flute and string quintet in this recording was arranged by Rainer Schottstädt and is a technical tour de force for every flutist.