Carnevale di Venezia: Flute Fantasies & Duets (CD, Album)

UPC: 4006408108313

Overview

“Carnevale di Venezia” showcases virtuosic flute works and duets from the Romantic era, featuring János Bálint and Imre Kovács Jr. with the Budapest Strings. Recorded in Budapest’s historic Scottish Mission Church in early 1996, this Capriccio release presents sparkling variations on opera themes, Hungarian folk melodies, and dazzling showpieces—ideal for lovers of 19th‑century flute repertoire and chamber orchestral color.

Product Features

• Format & Packaging: CD, Album; Jewel case with full-color booklet
• Label & Catalog: Capriccio – 10 831 (DDD; 58:00)
• Release Date: 1996
• Country: Europe (recorded in Hungary)
• Genre: Classical / Flute & Chamber Orchestra
• Recording: Digital recording (DDD) at Church of the Scottish Mission, Budapest, 17–19 Feb & 2–4 Mar 1996
• Duration: Approx. 58 minutes
• Producer: Tibor Alpár
• Engineers: Zoltán László, László Süto
• Cover Design: Pankratz Design

Track Listing

1. Fantasie Brillante (Carmen) – Fernand de Borne – 11:38
2. Duettino sur des Motifs Hongrois, Op. 36 – Albert Franz Doppler (for two flutes & orchestra) – 7:33
3. Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise, Op. 26 – Albert Franz Doppler – 10:24
4. Fantaisie et Variations sur des Motifs de l’Opéra Rigoletto – Albert & Karl Doppler (for two flutes & chamber orchestra) – 11:22
5. Il Carnevale di Venezia, Op. 78 – Giulio Briccialdi – 6:26
6. Ungarische Fantasie / Hungarian Fantasy – Albert Franz Doppler – 10:02

Publishers and Artists

• Label & Publisher: Capriccio (Delta Music GmbH, Frechen, Germany)

• Soloists:

  • Flute I: János Bálint
  • Flute II: Imre Kovács Jr.
• Orchestra: Budapest Strings

• Instrumentation & Orchestration:

  • Tracks 1–3, 5–6: István Bogár
  • Track 4: Claudio Scimone
• Producer: Tibor Alpár
• Recording Engineers: Zoltán László, László Süto

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