François Devienne (1759-1803)

François Devienne, one of the leading flute virtuosi of his generation, was also a prolific and successful composer particularly of works for wind instruments. Unsurprisingly, he wrote an important corpus of music for flute including a dozen flute concertos all of which were published in his lifetime. The six works offered here are characteristic of Devienne's style, elegant and approachable yet challenging enough technically to be rewarding to the most experienced player.