Joséphine Olech, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Anna Skryleva – Nielsen, Verhey & Françaix: Flute Concertos (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

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Joséphine Olech, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Anna Skryleva – Nielsen, Verhey & Françaix: Flute Concertos (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 58:14 minutes | 925 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Orchid Classics

Orchid Classics presents one of two releases showcasing winners of the Carl Nielsen Competition 2019 (see the parallel programme of clarinettist Blaz Sparovec). Praised by Bachtrack for the “subtle elegance” and “luminous joy” of her performances, French flautist Jos’ephine Olech trained with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Academy and is currently principal flute of the Rotterdam Philharmonic. For her first concerto recording with the Odense Symphony Orchestra and conductor Anna Skryleva, Jos’ephine Olech chose a trio of 20th-century works reflecting countries with which she feels a personal connection as an artist: Nielsen’s beautiful, witty Flute Concerto (1926); the scintillating Flute Concerto No. 1 (1902) by Dutch composer Theodor Verhey, and Jean Francaix’s dazzling Flute Concerto of 1966.
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Joséphine Olech – Reconnect (Nature and the Modern Man) (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Joséphine Olech - Reconnect (Nature and the Modern Man) (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz] Download

Joséphine Olech – Reconnect (Nature and the Modern Man) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:09:29 minutes | 615 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Es-Dur

In her debut album, the flutist emphasizes this contrast between the mystical, at times even religious connection to nature and the modern age, which is characterized by technology. For Joséphine Olech, the musical sounds of nature are depicted in the works of Debussy, Takemitsu, and Crumb. Introduced by the mystical dimension of Claude Debussy’s Six Épigraphes antiques, her debut album features Toru Takemitsu’s Toward the Sea III, commissioned by Greenpeace in 1981 for a campaign to protect whales, and Vox Balaenae, inspired by George Crumb’s recordings of humpback whale songs. Both works are masterpieces of the 20th century.

At the other end of the sound spectrum lies man-made modernism and technology, represented by two pieces that use electronic or minimal music processes. With Rekindle by Michel von der Aa, Joséphine Olech dares to make the first recording of a flute’s combative dialogue with a playback. Steve Reich’s Vermont Counterpoint also presents a special challenge: It is a typical work of minimal music, which overlays a total of 12 voices, all played by the French flutist. At the end of the contrasting program, Toru Takemitsu’s Le fils des étoiles, based on the music of Eric Satie, is a thoughtful-meditative piece that serves as a question mark: Is man becoming aware of the need to reconnect with nature?
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