Transcriptions for four flutes

• Manfred Hilger:
  
  • Variationen über das berühmte Menuett von Luigi Boccherini, Bärenreiter, BA 6888
    
  Though the menuet is popular, the transcription is really bad.
• J. Pachelbel:
  • Canon and Gigue
    Rubank, 2808-10
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
  • Motette: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227, Choral Nr. 9: Gute Nacht, o Wesen, das die Welt erlesen
    Girard Billaudot, G 6198 B
• Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
  • Fünf Sonaten
    eingerichtet für vier Flöten von Gottfried Stein
    Möseler Verlag Wolfenbüttel, M 41.252
  Beautiful and with a score.
• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759):
  • Concerto D-Dur HWV 487/589
    edited by Doris Geller
    Zimmermann, ZM 32320
  • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
    Sinfonia on the 3rd Act of the Oratorio Solomon, HWV 67
    arranged by Hans Martin Zill
    Zimmermann, ZM 32710
  Beautiful both of them.
• François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829):
  • Gavotte
    edited by Emil Eck
    Belwin Instrumental Ensembles
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
  • Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV 525
    Zimmermann, ZM 29360
  Big praise to the editor, great solution for turning over the page.
  • Sinfonia zu Die Hochzeit des Figaro
    Bärenreiter, BA 6898
  Trying for all.
  • Minuetto F-Dur aus KV 43, Andante G-Dur aus KV 48, Andante F-Dur aus KV 73
    Zimmermann, 2962
  The fourth part is reading the score. Very easy!
  • The Art of Phrasing
    32 operatic arias by W. A. Mozart
    arranged for four flutes
    Volume 1: The magic flute
    Syrinx Verlag
  Another sampler. Very nice. Arranged by Richard Müller-Dombois.
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
  • Drei Stücke nach Kompositionen für ein mechanisches Laufwerk
    Zimmermann, ZM 2751
  The fourth has to play from score.
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
  • Scherzo op. 61/1, aus dem Sommernachtstraum
    Bärenreiter, BA 6882
• Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884):
  • Die Moldau
    Zimmermann, ZM 31480
  Nice edition, the third and and fourth parts are trying.
• Georges Bizet (1838-1875):
  • Carmen-Impressionen (3 Hefte),
    Zimmermann, ZM 28210, ZM 2822, ZM 28230
  Partly using two piccoli, nice transcription. Partly like the duets of same name.
• Peter I. Tschaikowsky (1840-1893):
  • Zwei Tänze aus der Nußknackersuite, op. 71a
    Zimmermann, 28470
  Very beautiful.
• Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904):
  • Zwei Walzer Opus 54, Nr. 1 + 4
    for three flutes and alto flute in G
    Zimmermann, ZM 2674
• Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff (1844-1908):
  • Song of India
    from Sadko
    Rubank, Hal Leonard
  Most beautiful melody.
• Joachim Andersen (1847-1909) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
  • Figaro-Fantasie
    Zimmermann, ZM 30410
• Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
  • Three pieces from Children's Corner for four flutes
    Hofmeister, FH 2226
  • Deux Arabesques arranged for four flutes
    Bärenreiter, BA 6896
• George Gershwin:
  • Fascinating Rhythm
    Power Music, Arrensdorff Edition PM-2454-113

Last update: 17.02.2010