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J.S. Bach: Complete Flute Sonatas, Vols 1 & 2 occupy a special place in the record market. The recordings concentrate almost exclusively on the hybrid, modern flute and harpsichord (continuo) instrumental combination, with the exception of course of recordings on historical flutes. There is a certain contradiction here, since flutists rarely get to try out this instrumental combination during their studies.

There are perhaps no two instruments in the history of music that have undergone as many technical changes in the 19th century as the flute and the piano. The tonal range, articulation and dynamic variety of these two instruments have changed over the entire register range to an extent that was unimaginable in Bach’s time. At the same time, however, the musical community later adopted both the modern flute and the modern piano to interpret Baroque music.

This series is nothing less than an immense challenge, with the noblest of intentions, to nurture the legacy of the greatest musical genius in a dimension that is no longer accessible to him.

Szabolcs Szilágyi, Flute
Laszlo Borbely, Piano