USEFUL CHAMBER MUSIC
This List contains music casually encountered over a number of years and which has proved useful.
ORGANISING CHAMBER MUSIC IN GENERAL: Smaller combinations are commercially better. Diversity of sound is very important. The Wind quintet can be boring because the sound is so much the same. Tonal variety using smaller groupings would help toward success. Remember that five players are always going to be more difficult to schedule for a rehearsal-let alone a concert-so that smaller combinations are more practical. A smaller group costs the organisers less money, too!
GOOD COMBINATIONS: flute, oboe, and keyboard; or 2 flutes and piano (less interesting, but still good). Flute, oboe & piano has the best repertoire and includes over 100 pieces for two instruments and continuo from the 18th century. Examples: 2 flutes, flute and violin, 2 violins, flute and oboe, 2 recorders, etc. Basic repertoire would include 18th century Trio Sonatas (and these can be quite varied in style); jolly 19th cent bravura duos, Doppler &c. and some 20th cent pieces. Many late 16th and 17th cent. pieces for 2 instruments can be a rewarding. The keyboard is the anchor. * Useful Chamber Music is divided into:
Two flutes and piano,(or flute, oboe and piano)
Three flutes and piano
Four flutes and piano
Five flutes and piano
Trio sonatas
Other chamber music with keyboard
Other chamber music without piano
Flute and strings, with or without piano
Duets, Trios, Quartets, for Flutes, and more.
TWO FLUTES AND PIANO: (or FLUTE, OBOE & PIANO) * = fl, ob, pno
ADDISON, JOHN rio AUGENER
BACH, C.P.E. Trio in Bb PETERS
Trio in E ZIMMERMANN
BACH, P.D.Q . Trio Sic. SMC
BACH, W.F. Trios Nos. 1-4 IMC
BERLIOZ Trio of the Young Ishmaelites,
from "L'Enfance du Christ" IMC
BUSONI, F. Duo MUSICA RARA
DAMASE * Trio LEMOINE
de FESCH, W. Concerto in G SCHOTT
DELIUS Intermezzo EMERSON
DOPPLER La Sonnambula BILLAUDOT
Rigoletto Andante and Rondo "
Hungarian Fantaisie "
FAURE Fantaisie, Op. 79, arr L Moyse SCHIRMER
FURSTENAU L'Union MUSICA RARA
GAUBERT *Tarantelle ENOCH
GOOSSENS,E. *Pastorale & Harliquinade CURWEN
HOFFMEISTER *Concerto No. 1 KUNZELMANN
HOLST *A Fugal Concerto NOVELLO
HUGUES Grand Concert Fantasy IMC
JACOB G. *Trio (&picc.), H,chord OUP
KOHLER Valse des Fleurs EMERSON
KRONKE, EMIL Deux Papillons ZIMMERMANN
KUHLAU G Major Trio, Op. 119 COSTELLAT
MOZART Last 6 Symphonies (arr by Clementi) UNPUBLISHED
MUSGRAVE T *Trio CHESTER
PITFIELD T. Trio AUGENER
*Variations CHAPPEL
QUANTZ Concerto No. 1. 2 flts & Orch. (piano) MUSICA RARA
REIZENSTEIN *Trio in A LENGNICK
RICCIO 2 Canzonas LONDON PROMUSICA
SMYTHE, ETHEL *Two Interlinked French Folk Melodies OUP
SULLIVAN Twilight EMERSON
TELEMANN Trio in E minor BREITKOPF
" 3 Trietti e Scherzi BREITKOPF
VIVALDI Concerto in G minor (fl,ob,bsn) RICORDI
THREE FLUTES AND PIANO:
ANON Sonada SCHOTT
BOISMORTIER Sonata in G Min. BÄRENREITER
CORRETTE Concerto Comique AMADEUS
DROSTE-HULSHOFF Symphonie Concertante BILLAUDOT
(3 fl, orch)
KREBS Trio-Sonata SCHOTT
MARCELLO Concerto di Flauti NOVA
SCARLATTI Sonata in F MOECK
SCHICKHARDT Sonata in D OUP
TELEMANN Quartet in D minor (rec/vcl, 2 fl) BREITKOPF
VIVALDI Concerto in D (fl.,2 vls) MUSICA RARA
FOUR FLUTES AND PIANO: * = Suitable for massed flutes
BONNEAU Divertissement LEDUC
CAMPIONI Sonata Pastorale ZIMMERMANN
FAURE *Cantique de Jean Racine ALRY/WYE
GUILLEMAIN Sonate a 4 BREIT. & H.
KELLER, G Sonata in C NOVA
LOEILLET Quintet in B minor HORTUS MUSICUS
MARCELLO Concerto KUNZELMANN
MOLTER Three Concertos UE
PAISIBLE Sonata SCHOTT
PEPUSCH, J.C. Six Concertos MUSICA RARA
SCARLATTI, A. Sonata in A MOECK
SCHICKHARDT Musica Da Camera BREIT. & HARTEL
SCHICKHARDT *Six Concertos HORTUS MUSICUS
FIVE OR MORE FLUTES: with keyboard
BERTALI, A *Sonatella SCHOTT
BOISMORTIER, *6 Concertos (4 fl, bass fl) HOFFMEISTER
TRIO SONATAS
PEPUSCH *Quintet in F SCHOTT
SCARLATTI, A. *Sonata in A Major MOECK
SCHMELZER, J *Sonata for 7 Recorders SCHOTT
TELEMANN Concerto for 6 instruments SCHOTT
BACH, C.P.E. Trio in E (2 fl, bc) ZIMMERMANN
Trio Sonata in Bb PETERS
Trio Sonata in G (fl, vln, bc) MUSICA RARA
BACH, J.S. Trio Sonata in Bb PETERS
Trio in G UE
BACH J.C.F. Sonata in D NAGELS
BACH,W.F. 3 Trio Sonatas AMADEUS
CORELLI Six Trio Sonatas AMADEUS
Six Trio Sonatas UE
Three Sonatas PETERS
CORRETTE Concerto SCHOTT
HANDEL Trio Sonata in g (2 fl, bc) OUP
Trio Sonata in c (fl, ob/vln, pno) SCHOTT
HASSE Trio Sonata in G SCHOTT
HOFFMEISTER Concerto No.1 Op.64 KUNZELMANN
HOTTETERRE Numerous
KLEINKNECHT Trio Sonata in Bb NOVA
LECLAIR Numerous SCHOTT
LOCATELLI Trio Sonata in E LOCATELLI
LOEILLET Trio Sonatas SCHOTT
" Trio Sonata in F AMADEUS
" Trio Sonara in e SCHOTT
Trio Sonata in e min.` SCHOTT
LOTTI Sonata (fl, vc., pno) ZIMMERMANN
MARAIS Suite (2 fl, bc) UE
PURCELL, D Trio Sonatas SCHOTT
Chaconne SCHOTT
QUANTZ Sonatas (2 fl, bc) SCHOTT
" Trio Sonatas AMADEUS
SCHICKHARDT Variations on La Follia NOVA
SCHAFFRATH Trio in d min. PAN 861
SIMONETTI 6 Sonatas for 2 Rec and Cont. AMADEUS
TELEMANN Trietti Methodiche e Scherzi BREITKOPF
Trio Sonata in g minor SCHOTT
Trio Sonata in g min SCHOTT
Trio Sonata in F (Fl, ob) AMADEUS
Trio Sonata in F (fl, vl or fl) SCHOTT
Concerto di Camera SCHOTT
VALENTINE Chacone UE
VIVALDI Trio in a minor (fl, bsn, bc) MUSICA RARA
Concerto in G minor
(fl, fl/ob, vcl/bsn) RICORDI
OTHER CHAMBER MUSIC WITH KEYBOARD:
BOISMORTIER Concerto in E min
(fl, vln,ob, bsn, bc) RICORDI
BOZZA Trio en Pieces (fl, ob) LEDUC
BACH, C.P.E. Trio in F (bass fl, vla, hpchd SCHOTT
BACH, W.F. Trio in G Dur (2 fl, vla/bsn) HORTUS .MUSICUS
BRITTEN Gemini Variations, Op. 73 B & H
(fl, vln; both play pno)
CUI, C 5 Petite Duos BELAIR
DAMASE Trio,fl, vcl, harp (could be pno) LEMOINE
DEMERSSEMANN Trio, fl, ob., pno ENOCH
DONIZETTI Trio (fl, bsn, pno) PETERS
FRANCAIX Musique de Coeur fl., vln., pf SCHOTT
GOOSSENS E 5 Impress. of a Holiday fl, vc, pf. CHESTER
4 Sketches fl. vln. pf. CHESTER
Suite fl, vln, hp CHESTER
HAHN R. Romance fl, vla, pf. HEUGEL
HAYDN Trio, No. 29, 30, 31. Pf, fl, vc BR. & H.
3 Sonatas Op 11, fl, vln, vc. MUSICA RARA
HONEGGER Rapsodie (2 fl, cl, pno) SALABERT
Concerto da camera (fl, CA, och “”
Suite fl, vln, pf SENART
Petite Suite 2 Instr., pf. ED. SOC. INT.
IBERT Deux Interludes
(fl, vln, hchd/pno) LEDUC
Aria fl, vln, pf. LEDUC
D'INDY, V. Trio fl, vc, pf. ?
KROMMER, F. Concertante (fl, ob, vln, pno) HOFFMEISTER
KUMMER, C. Trio (fl, cl, bsn) AMADEUS
LOTTI, A. Trio Sonata (fl, vcl, hpschd) ZIMMERMANN
MARTINU Madrigal Sonata (fl, vln, pno) AMP
Sonata fl, vln, pf. BARENREITER
Promenades fl, vln, H.chd BARENREITER
Madrigal Sonata fl, vla, Pf. AMP
Madrigal Sonata fl, vc, pf. SCHOTT
Sonate for fl/ob/cl & pf ??
MELLERS, W. Trio (fl, vc, pno) NOVELLO
PIERNE Serenade Fl, vc, pf. LEDUC
Sonata da Camera Fl, vc, pf. LEDUC
PONCHIELLI Quartetto (fl, ob, Eb cl, Bb cl, pf) RICORDI
RIES, F. Trio in E-dur (pno, fl, vcl) KUNZELMANN
SAINT-SAENS Caprice on Danish and Russian
Airs, Op. 79 (fl, ob, cl, pno) DURAND
SCHMITT, F Sonatine en Trio (pno, fl, cl) DURAND
Minorites fl, vln, pf. DURAND
Pour Presque Tous les Temps
fl,vln pf DURAND
SHOSTAKOVICH Four Waltzes (picc & fl, cl, pno) MUSICA RARA
OTHER CHAMBER MUSIC WITHOUT PIANO:
SIMONETTI Trio Sonata for Fl., bass fl,
& cont. AMADEUS
SMYTHE E Var. on Bonny Sweet Robin
fl,va,pf. OUP
Concerto di Camera.
Fl., 2 Vls. & BC SCHOTT
WEBER Trio (fl, vcl, pno) IMC, SCHOTT
ARNOLD Divertimento (fl, ob, cl) PATERSON PUB
Trio (fl, vla, bsn) PATTERSON
BACH, J.S. (2 fl, vcl) FORBERG
BACH, W.F. Trio (2 fl, vla) H MUSICUS
BEETHOVEN Trio, Op. 38-39 (fl, bsn, pno) BREIT. & H.
BOZZA Three Pieces (fl, ob/fl) LEDUC
CALL, L.V. Duo Fl. & Fag (Vc.) AMADEUS
CAMBINI Sonatas, 2 vol. (fl, vcl/bsn) AMADEUS
CORELLI, A. Sonata for 4 melody instruments
fl/rec/vln, bsn, etc.) KUNZELMANN
DEBUSSY Sonata (fl, vla, harp) DURAND
FIALA Duo Concertante (fl/ob, bsn/vcl) NOVA
GIORDANI Trio in G (fl, vla, vcl) AMADEUS
GINASTERA Duo (fl, ob) MERCURY MUS.
KUMMER Trio (fl, cl, bsn) AMADEUS