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Piccolo

Baroque

Classical

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20th century

21st century

Solo repertoire

Piccolo

Alto flute

Bass flute

Andersen Joachim

Adler, Samuel

Andersen, Joachim

Auric, Georges

Baksa, Andreas

Beaser, Robert

Benshoof, Ken

Boisson, Felix

Bonnisseau, Frédéric

Chamberlain, Nicole

Damase, Jean-Michel

Daugherty, Michael

Dehnhard, Tilmann

Donatoni, Franco

Dorff, Daniel

Harberg, Amanda

Huylebroeck, Jan

Jacob, Gordon

Janáček, Leoš

Koechlin, Charles

Krek, Uroš

Lavista, Mario

Liebermann, Lowell

Loeb, David

Mălăncioiu, Gabriel

Martinů, Bohuslav

Meltzer, Harold

Morlacchi, Pietro

Mower, Mike

Musgrave, Thea

Papandopulo, Boris

Persichetti, Vincent

Poulenc, Francis

Reichert, Matthieu Andre

Rotaru, Doina

Schocker, Gary

Silva, Pattápio

Smith, Matt

Vivaldi, Antonio

Wilder, Alec

Yun, Isang

Moto Perpetuo for piccolo and orchestra, Op. 8

Concert Piece for flute and piano, Op. 3

Ballade et danse des Sylphes, Op. 5

"Solitude" salon piece for flute and piano Op. 6

"Désir" salon piece for flute and piano Op. 6

Impromptu No. 1, Op. 7 for flute and piano

Moto Perpetuo for flute and piano, Op. 8

Moto Perpetuo for piccolo and orchestra, Op. 8

"Au bord de la mer", Op. 9 for flute and piano

Tarantella for flute and piano Op. 10

"La resignation et polonaise", Op. 22 for flute and piano

Six Morceaux de Salon No. 1 "Chant Pastorale" Op. 24

Six Morceaux de Salon No. 2 "Rêverie" Op. 24

Six Morceaux de Salon No. 3 "Alla Mazurka" Op. 24

Six Morceaux de Salon No. 4 "Barcarolle" Op. 24

Six Morceaux de Salon No. 5 "Berceuse" Op. 24

Six Morceaux de Salon No. 6 "Babillard" Op. 24

"Variations drôlatiques sur un air suédois" Op. 26 for flute and orchestra

"Variations drôlatiques sur un air suédois" Op. 26 for piccolo and piano

Deux Morceaux for flute and piano, Op. 28

L'Hirondelle, Op. 44 for flute and piano

"Wiedersehen" for flute and piano, Op. 46

6 Schwedische Polska-Lieder, Op. 50 for flute and piano

7 Salon pieces for flute and piano, Op. 52

Canzone for flute and piano, Op. 53

Erinnerung for flute and piano, Op. 53

Elegie No. 1 for flute and piano, Op. 55

Walzer No. 2 for flute and piano, Op. 55

Notturno No. 3 for flute and piano, Op. 55

Die Mühle No. 4 for flute and piano, Op. 55

Legende No. 5 for flute and piano, Op. 55

Scherzino No. 6 for flute and piano, Op. 55

Albumblatt No. 7 for flute and piano, Op. 55

Tarantelle No. 8 for flute and piano, Op. 55

Die Blumen No. 2, Op. 56 for flute and piano

Le Calme No. 1, Op. 57 for flute and piano

Sérénade mélancolique No. 2, Op. 57 for flute and piano

Le Tourbillon No. 3, Op. 57 for flute and piano

Fantasies Nationales Op. 59 for flute and piano

"Quatre Morceaux" for flute and piano Op. 62

Moto Perpetuo for piccolo and orchestra, Op. 8

By Andersen Joachim

Joachim Andersen: Moto Perpetuo for piccolo and orchestra, Op. 8 was written in 1883 and is dedicated to the famous French flutist and pedagogue Paul Taffanel.
Originally written for flute and orchestra, this showpiece was composed during his time in Berlin, where he was a co-founder and a prominent flutist in the newly formed Berlin Philharmonic.
Andersen was clearly influenced by the "perpetual motion" style popularized by composers like Paganini. His Moto Perpetuo is a direct challenge to flutists to meet the same level of virtuosic display that violinists do with the Paganini version.

 

Jean-Louis Beaumadier

Vahan Mardirossian (conductor), Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, 2019, Skarbo / Naxos

Moto Perpetuo

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Andersen Joachim

Joachim Andersen (1847 – 1909) was a Danish flutist, conductor and composer. Born in Copenhagen, in a family of flutist, he received his musical training from his father, Christian Joachim Andersen and soon was acknowledged as flute virtuoso. In 1869 he joined the Royal Danish Orchestra but left after a year to seek more challenging work. For couple years he played in the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra in Russia but then moved to Berlin. There he appeared as a soloist as well as performed with Bilse Band and the Royal German Opera.
In 1882 he was one of the co-founders of the Berlin Philharmonic along with 53 other musicians of Bilse Band. Over period of 8 summers he conducted two daily concerts of the Scheveningen summer festival in Hague.
Due to his health problems he had to leave his position with Berlin Philharmonic in 1893 and moved to Copenhagen. There he founded and orchestra school as well as dedicated his time to composing.