6 Divertissements for Flute

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Johann Georg Wunderlich was born in Bayreuth in 1755 and was initially taught by his father, an oboist in the chapel of the Margrave of Ansbach. In 1776, at the age of 21, he went to Paris to take flute lessons from Félix Rault. His success brought him into contact with the French school. From 1778 to 1783, Wunderlich was a member of the Orchestra of the Concerts spirituels, the leading Parisian series of events which performed mainly French music and which took place in the concert hall of the Tuileries Palace. From 1781 he was first second and then first flutist at the Paris Opera (until 1813). He also taught at the Conservatoire de Paris, founded in 1795, and held the sole professorship for flute there from 1803 to 1816. His many students included Jean-Louis Tulou, Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier and Joseph Guillou.

In 1804, based on preliminary work by his deceased colleague Antoine Hugot, Wunderlich published the textbook Méthode de Flûte du Conservatoire par M.M. Hugot et Wunderlich / Members of the Conservatoire. In addition, he composed chamber music for flute in various instrumentations. He died in Paris in 1819.

Wunderlich's compositions bear witness to a complete technical mastery of the instrument and seem to have had no other goal than to put his special talent and the skills of his performers in the right light (MGG).

The 6 Divertissements for flute are well-proportioned, good-sounding flute pieces worth playing again and give a good taste of French flute music at the turn of the century.

Contents

1. No 1 in C major
2. No 2 in E minor
3. No 3 in E flat major
4. No 4 in B minor
5. No 5 in A major
6. No 6 in F major

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Instrumentation

• Part 1: Flute