Music Recordings

The following selected list of performances recorded in the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium includes historically significant flutists and premieres of flute repertoire. Although the performances are not available online, patrons may listen to the recordings in the Recorded Sound Research Center at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Selected Recordings of Flute Repertoire

Library of Congress Music Division concert, 1940-04-14
April 14, 1940 concert features flutist John Wummer performing Divertimenti for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon by Arnold Bax.
Library of Congress Music Division concert, 1950-10-29
October 29, 1950 concert features flutist Julius Baker performing Quartet in D major for flute, violin, viola, and violoncello by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Library of Congress Music Division concert, 1954-02-19
February 19, 1954 world premiere performance of Concerto for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, op. 53 by Wallingford Riegger by the New York Woodwind Quintet (Samuel Baron, flute) with pianist Rosalyn Tureck in the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium.
Library of Congress Music Division concert, 1958-02-14
February 14, 1958 U.S. premiere of Sonata for Flute and Piano by Francis Poulenc performed by Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) and Robert Veyron-La Croix (piano) in the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium.
Library of Congress Music Division concert, 1960-02-05
February 5, 1960 concert featuring flutist William Kincaid performing Sonata in E-flat major attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach and Concertino for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano by Henri Barraud.
Library of Congress Music Division concert, 1966-03-11
March 11, 1966 world premiere performance of Madrigals Books 1 and 2 by George Crumb (Book 2: mezzo-soprano, flute/alto flute/piccolo, percussion) by mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani with the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble conducted by Arthur Weisburg in the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium.
Library of Congress Music Division concert, 1966-11-25
November 25, 1966 performance by the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble conducted by Arthur Weisberg in the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium of Septet by Arthur Berger (flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, violincello, and piano).
Library of Congress Music Division concert, 1972-03-17
March 17, 1972 world premiere performance by members of the New York Camerata of Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for amplified flute, cello, and piano by George Crumb.
Library of Congress Music Division concert, 1973-11-16
November 16, 1973 concert featuring flutist Samuel Baron performing baroque chamber music by Johann Joachim Quantz, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and Georg Philipp Telemann.

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Music Recordings

Selected Recordings of Flute Repertoire