Solo Traverso

Prelude, fantasy, capriccio, folia, bizzaria, invention, toccata

— such free forms abound in Baroque music. Some may resemble an improvisation devoid of regular pulse while others adopt a structure totally departing from the strict form of the dance suite or of the Baroque sonata. This freedom of form gave free rein to the composer’s imagination for the benefit of a solo instrument, at last allowed to shine unimpeded. Indeed, large instrumental ensembles were ill-suited to such flights of fancy and quasi-improvisations.

The present solo album project offers fine examples of such frequently odd constructions, whose variety of guises are taken from the solo flute repertoire. In addition, the listener will hear a suite by Philidor transposed for the flûte d’amour, with guest lutenist Sylvain Bergeron contributing an improvised prelude.

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