Reflections

This CD features classical and ethnic music for flute with piano or harp. These pieces reflect many moods; from the dreaminess of Barber’s famous Canzone to the excitement of the Latin American El Quintapesares. These songs are some of my favorites, small gems I never get tired of playing. The feelings they evoke have caused me to reflect about my life. So… Reflections.

Adagio, from the Sonata in F Major: Franz Benda (3:17)
Stefanie Kowalski, piano

El Quintarpesares  (2:22)
“The Consolation”
Therese Wunrow, harp

Canzone: Samuel Barber (3:33)
Stefanie Kowalski, piano

Brian Boru’s March (2:48)
Played on the wooden piccolo.
Leslie Stratton Norris, harp

Acrostic Song: David Del Tredici (5.56)
From “Final Alice” for soprano and orchestra. Inspired by the book Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. The final poem is an acrostic; the initial letters of each line spell out the name of the real-life Alice Pleasance Liddell.
Therese Wunrow, harp

Rumanian Folk Dances: Ferenc Farkas (5:23)
Stefanie Kowalski, piano

Sonata in C Major: J.S. Bach
Leslie Stratton Norris, harp

Haru no Umi: Michio Miyagi (6:18)
“The Sea in Spring”
Leslie Stratton Norris, harp

Berceuse: Gabriel Faure (3:15)
Therese Wunrow, harp

Carmen Fantasy: Francois Borne (10:50)
Stefanie Kowalski, piano