Since you are interested in Flute Concerto / Symphony No. 2 / Rapture, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
AHO / ANDRIESSEN / ARNOLD / BACH / BERIO / BOZZA
Solo Flute - From A to Z Volume 1 Sharon Bezaly (flute) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2001 ] "To those who love the sound of the modern flute, flawlessly played, this admirably recorded collection will be very satisfying" (Gramophone) |
CALDINI / BACK / CARTER / BOISMORTIER / BRAUN / COATES / von CALL / BORTZ
Solo Flute - From A to Z Volume 2 Sharon Bezaly (flute) [ BIS / CD - released 15/Jul/2003 ] Sharon Bezaly, recently named the Cannes Classical Award Young Artist of the Year, returns with the second volume in what the American Record Guide has described as "one of the most interesting series going". |
ULJAS PULKKIS
Enchanted Garden Sharon Bezaly (flute) Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) / Stavanger Symphony Orchestra / Susanna Malkki [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2007 ] In spite of his youth, Uljas Pulkkis (b. 1975) is firmly established in Finnish music. A number of his compositions have won prizes in competitions, such as the Queen Elisabeth competition in Brussels (for 'Tears for Ludovico') and the Gustav Mahler... |
AHO / TOMASSON / LINDBERG
Nordic Spell - Concertos for Flute and Orchestra Sharon Bezaly (flute) Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Svenska Kammarorkestern, Christian Lindberg (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] "Tómasson’s concerto is a joy to listen to, as is the entire disc." (Gramophone) |
GODARD / WIDOR / ROUSSEL / MILHAUD / SANCAN
French Delights: Suites & Sonatas Sharon Bezaly (flute) Love Derwinger (piano) with Barbara Hendricks (soprano) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "The thing that strikes you first when you hear Sharon Bezaly play is the quality of the sound. It is distinctive, rich and overwhelmingly beautiful. Add to that a flawless technique and one would be hard pushed to find any fault with her playing.... |
W.A. MOZART
Flute Concertos Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Feb/2008 ] "I was immediately struck by the dynamic shading the conductor was extracting from the orchestra, each phrase sharply chiselled. A remarkable and fascinating achievement." (MusicWeb Oct 2005) |
BUSONI / FAURE / TAFFANEL / POULENC / DOPPLER / RHENE-BATON / etc
Cafa au lait - Music for Flute and Piano Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Roland Pantinen (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2001 ] Sharon Bezaly was chosen as ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ by the prestigious Klassik Echo in Germany in 2002, and in 2003 received the Cannes Classical Award as ‘Young Artist of the Year’. |
PROKOFIEV / SCHUBERT / DUTILLEUX / JOLIVET
Masterworks for Flute and Piano Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Ronald Brautigam (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "On the evidence of this sensational disc, it seems clear that Sharon Bezaly is a flutist virtually without peer in the world today. Here we have four genuine masterpieces that make a lovely program together, all really written for flute and piano,... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Flute Quartets Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Salzburger Solisten [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "Bezaly plays with sparkling tone and an incredible ease that belies some of the technically difficult passages that Mozart tucked into these works." ClassicsToday |
RODRIGO / BORNE / IBERT
Flute Concertos - Bridge across the Pyrenees Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra / John Neschling [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "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 and imagination; she plays the living daylights out of all of three pieces; the... |
GUBAIDULINA / TAKANO / BEAMISH
Spellbound Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Svenska Kammarorkestern / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Gateborgs Symfoniker [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] Sharon Bezaly has been recognized not only for her superb gifts as a musician, but also for her commitment to her instrument and its repertoire. She has inspired numerous composers to compose directly for her, and makes it a priority to perform these... |
GOUNOD / SAINT-SAENS / DEVIENNE / FAURE
Aperitif Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Tapiola Sinfonietta conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] Sharon Bezaly is a treat! |
GUBAIDULINA
The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair: concerto for flute and large orchestra / etc Sharon Bezaly (flute) Torleif Thedeen (cello) Mie Miki (accordion) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] "Overall, this is a technically superior disc in which an interesting new concerto, outstandingly performed by its dedicatee, is paired with an up to date edition of one of the composer’s most frequently recorded works. Duplication may limit its... |