Mazzoli/Dang - Chant Dans La Nuit - Flute Music in the Belle ?poque

This release features a collection of works for flute and piano written by a group of contrasting French composers during the exciting Belle �poque period, which occurred between the end of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. �Chant dans la nuit� is the outcome of a ten-year project which has involved flautist Filippo Mazzoli and pianist Nathalie Dang in intense, pioneering research conducted within the music section of the Paris Biblioth�que Nationale. Quite a number of these works are recorded here for the first time, including Fontbonne�s Chasse aux papillons Op. 30, Louis Masson�s Trois pi�ces, Xavier Leroux�s Le Nil, Moret�s Nuit de langueur, nuit de mensonge, Coed�s-Mongin�s Suite Op. 5, Lefort�s Sur l�Eau, and Guilmant�s Romance sans paroles Op. 85. To quote Filippo Mazzoli, these are �evocative titles, like the music they feature. They are positive sensations that precisely reflect the years in which they were composed [and they express] the desire for well-being, and the desire to always be proactive and positive.�