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Sonate in E minor, Op. 8, No. 4
Sonate in E minor, Op. 8, No. 4
Antoine Hugot: Sonate in E minor, Op. 8, No. 4 for flute and basso continuo was written and published in the late 1790s as part of the "6 Flute Sonatas, Op. 8" collection. The Op. 8 set is dedicated to M. Rossari.
Around the 1790s, Hugot was serving as one of the first four flute professors at the newly founded Paris Conservatoire (established in 1795). As one of the leaders of the French Flute School, Hugot’s style emphasizes the transition from aristocratic Baroque forms to the "Enlightenment" Classical style. His writing is characterized by precise intonation and a brilliant "coup de langue" (articulation/tonguing), which were hallmarks of his own virtuosic playing. These sonatas reflect the technical standards Hugot established, which were later codified in his posthumous Méthode de Flûte du Conservatoire (1804).
Since Hugot was a frequent soloist at the Théâtre Feydeau and the Concert Spirituel in the late 1790s, most likely this Sonate was premiered at one of these venues.
Gregor Hollmann (harpsichord), 2022, ambitus / Kontor New Media GmbH
1. Allegro com exprezione
Gregor Hollmann (harpsichord), 2022, ambitus / Kontor New Media GmbH
2. Adagio
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3. Polonaise
Hugot Antoine
Antoine Hugot (1761–1803) was a renowned French flutist and pedagogue known as one of the "founding fathers" of modern flute instruction.
Born in Paris, he studied with the flutist Atys, a Creole musician who was a prominent musician in 18th-century France. Under Atys's instruction, Hugot developed the "beautiful quality of sound" and "brilliant articulation" that eventually led to Hugot's appointment as one of the first flute professors at the Paris Conservatoire.
Hugot rose to fame in the 1780s at the Concert Spirituel and later became principal flutist of the Bouffons italiens under Giovanni Battista Viotti. In 1795, he was appointed professor at the Paris Conservatoire.
In addition to the Sonatas, Op. 8, Antoine Hugot composed a significant number of works for the flute, ranging from orchestral concertos to pedagogical studies. Overall, he composed 6 flute concertos, three sets of chamber music works, various opera arrangements, as well as 25 Grandes études, Op. 13, and Méthode de Flûte du Conservatoire (1804).
He died by suicide in 1803 during a fit of "nervous fever". His unfinished method book was completed and published by his colleague Johann Georg Wunderlich in 1804.