This website is using cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Find out more.

20th century

Baroque

Classical

Romantic

20th century

21st century

Solo repertoire

Piccolo

Alto flute

Bass flute

Holmboe Vagn

Aitken, Robert

Amirov, Fikret

Amlin, Martin

Amram, David

Andriessen, Jurriaan

Arnold, Malcolm

Arrieu, Claude

Auric, Georges

Babbit, Milton

Bacchus, Peter

Bacri, Nicolas

Baker, Michael Conway

Baksa, Robert

Barber, Samuel

Barrere, Georges

Bartók, Béla Viktor János

Baton, René-Emmanuel

Beaser, Robert

Bennet, Richard Rodney

Berg, Gunnar

Berio, Luciano

Bernofsky, Lauren

Bernstein, Leonard

Bloch, Ernest

Bolling, Claude

Bon, Maarten

Bonis, Mel

Boughton, Rutland

Boulanger, Marie-Juliette

Boulez, Pierre

Bourdin, Roger

Bournonville, Armand

Bowen, Edwin York

Bozza, Eugène Joseph

Bréville, Pierre

Brings, Allen

Brotons, Salvador

Brown, Elizabeth

Brun, Georges

Burkhard, Willy

Burton, Eldin

Büsser, Henri

Camus, Pierre

Carmichael, John

Carter, Elliott

Casella, Alfredo

Chaynes, Charles

Clarke, Ian

Colgrass, Michael

Colquhoun, Michael

Copland, Aaron

Corigliano, John

Cortese, Luigi

Currier, Sebastian

Dahl, Walter Ingolf Marcus

Damase, Jean-Michel

Davidovsky, Mario

De Lorenzo, Leonardo

Debussy, Claude

Del Tredici, David

DeLaney, Charles Oliver

Delerue, Georges

Denisov, Edison

Dèsbriere, Jacques

Dick, Robert

Dinicu, Grigoraș

Dodgson, Stephen

Dohnányi, Ernő

Dubois, Pierre Max

Dukas, Paul

Durey, Louis

Dutilleux, Henri

Enescu, George

Farkas, Ferenc

Feld, Jindřich

Ferroud, Pierre-Octave

Flothuis, Marius

Folio, Cynthia

Foote, Arthur

Foss, Lukas

Françaix, Jean

Fukushima, Kazuo

Gade, Jacob

Gál, Hans

Gaubert, Philippe

Genzmer, Harald

George, Thom Ritter

Ghidoni, Armando

Gieseking, Walter

Glass, Philip

Glière, Reinhold

Golovin, Andrei

Gordeli, Otar

Grier, Lita

Griffes, Charles Tomlinson

Grinblat, Romuald

Grovlez, Gabriel

Guarnieri, Mozart Camargo

Gubajdulina, Sofia

Hahn, Reynaldo

Hailstork, Adolphus

Halphen, Fernand

Hanson, Howard Harold

Harberg, Amanda

Harbison, John

Harsányi, Tibor

Harty, Hamilton

Heiss, John

Heith, David

Henze, Hans-Werner

Higdon, Jennifer

Hindemith, Paul

Holliger, Heinz

Holmboe, Vagn

Honegger, Arthur

Hoover, Katherine

Hosokawa, Toshio

Hovhaness, Alan

Hüe, Georges Adolphe

Hurel, Philippe

Ibert, Jacques

Ichiyanagi, Toshi

Ittzés, Gergely

Ives, Charles

Jacob, Gordon

James, Bob

Jemnitz, Sándor

Jirák, Karel Boleslav

Jóhannsson, Magnús Blöndal

Jolivet, André

Jongen, Joseph

Karg-Elert, Sigfrid

Kay, Ulysses

Kelterborn, Rudolf

Ķeniņš, Tālivaldis

Kennan, Kent Wheeler

Kennedy, Martin

Kernis, Aaron Jay

Khachaturian, Aram

Kocsár, Miklós

Kodaly, Zoltan

Koechlin, Charles

Kornauth, Egon

Kraft, Leo

Krzywicki, Jan

Kupferman, Meyer

La Montaine, John

Lauber, Joseph

Lavista, Mario

Lee, Eugene

Leeuwen, Ary van

Levinson, Gerald

Liebermann, Lowell

Loudova, Ivana

Mack, Dieter

Mahler, Gustav

Maresz, Yan

Martin, Frank

Martino, Donald

Martinů, Bohuslav

Meltzer, Harold

Messiaen, Olivier

Mihalovici, Marcel

Milhaud, Darius

Mouquet, Jules

Mower, Mike

Muczynski, Robert

Nielsen, Carl

Norby, Erik

Nordenstrom, Gladys

Offermans, Wil

Olsen, Carl Gustav Sparre

Paget, Daniel

Perle, George

Petrovics, Emil

Piazzolla, Astor

Piston, Walter

Poulenc, Francis

Prokofiev, Sergey

Rachmaninoff, Sergei

Ran, Shulamit

Raphael, Günter

Rautavaara, Einojuhani

Ravel, Maurice

Reynolds, Verne

Riegger, Wallingford

Rivier, Jean

Rodrigo, Joaquin

Rota, Nino

Rotaru, Doina

Rouse, Christopher

Roussel, Albert

Rutter, John

Saariaho, Kaija

Sancan, Pierre

Schmidt, Ole

Schocker, Gary

Schulhoff, Erwin

Schwantner, Joseph

Sciarrino, Salvatore

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Sibelius, Jean

Smit, Leo

Tailleferre, Germaine

Takemitsu, Tōru

Taktakishvili, Otar

Tansman, Alexandre

Tomasi, Henri

Tower, Joan

Uébayashi, Yuko

Varèse, Edgar

Vasks, Pēteris

Weigl, Vally

Weinberg, Mieczysław

Wilder, Alec

Williams, Ralph Vaughan

Yi, Chen

Yun, Isang

Zgraja, Krystof

Sonatina Capricciosa for flute and piano, Op. 27b

By Holmboe Vagn

Vagn Holmboe: Sonatina Capricciosa for flute and piano, Op. 27b was written in 1942 during the difficult period of the German occupation of Denmark during World War II.
It is part of a pair of "Sonatinas" under the same opus number, which includes the Sonatina Briosa, Op. 27a (1941) for piano solo.
The title "Capricciosa" suggests a whimsical, slightly unpredictable character. The music is known for its rhythmic vitality, bright tones, and a playful, almost virtuosic quality, which contrasts sharply with the somber times in which it was written.
The piece has the clarity and logic of the Viennese Classical style but a distinctly modern, Nordic accent. Additionally, it shows influences of composers like Stravinsky and Bartók, whom Holmboe admired.
Holmboe and his wife, who was a pianist, struggled to get works performed during this time, often relying on the "Society for Young Composers" (DUT) concert series for rare opportunities. The premiere was likely a small, intimate event within this limited circle.
The situation in Copenhagen was difficult. There was high unemployment, and Holmboe and his wife, Meta, a pianist, could not secure steady work or private students. From 1941 to 1949, he worked as a teacher at the Royal Institute for the Blind to make ends meet.

András Adorján

Tove Lonskov (piano), 2018, Premiers Horizons

1. Allegretto grazioso

00:00
YouTube icon

András Adorján

Tove Lonskov (piano), 2018, Premiers Horizons

2. Poco lento

00:00
YouTube icon

András Adorján

Tove Lonskov (piano), 2018, Premiers Horizons

3. Allegretto giocoso

00:00
YouTube icon

Holmboe Vagn

Vagn Holmboe (1909–1996) was a major Danish composer and educator, widely considered one of Scandinavia's most significant voices in 20th-century classical music. He is best known for his "metamorphic" style and extensive output across numerous genres.
Born near Horsens in Jutland, Denmark, Holmboe showed musical promise early, studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. He was influenced by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen and later studied in Berlin. During his travels in Transylvania, he became interested in folk music, which he integrated into his own style.
Holmboe developed a unique compositional technique he called "metamorphosis," in which a simple thematic cell gradually transforms and evolves throughout a piece. This organic, constantly moving quality became his musical signature.
He held influential teaching positions, including Professor of Composition at the Royal Danish Academy of Music from 1955 to 1965. His impact as an educator was significant, nurturing a new generation of Danish composers.
Overall, he composed 13 symphonies, numerous concertos, 21 string quartets, choral music, and a cycle of 15 solo instrumental sonatas.