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J S Bach – Partita in A Minor BWV 1013 Bourree

Partita in A minor for Solo Flute BWV 1013 “BourrEE Anglaise” by J. S. Bach Bourée started as a folk dance in the mid 17th century, upon its adoption by the Academie of Dance at the French court, it entered the world of society.One of the characteristics...

Christoph Gluck – Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Dance of the Blessed Spirits by Christoph Gluck Gluck’s “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” from his opera Orfeo ed Euridice is one of the most enchanting melodies ever written. It depicts the sorrowful song of Orpheus, a legendary musician in Greek mythology who journeyed...

Ennio Morricone – Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone Eileen Gilligan Flute,  Daniel Le – Cinema Paradiso Why choose Cinema Paradiso to play and record.? I believe to find one’s musical voice as a player or to teach a student to find their musical voice, melodies have to be...

J S Bach – Partita in A Minor BWV 1013 Corrente

Partita in A minor for Solo Flute BWV 1013 “Corrente” by J. S. Bach Eileen Gilligan Flute A Partita in the Baroque period consists usually of Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and Gigue making it different from the four movement Sonata slow-fast-slow-fast....

Jules Massenet – Meditation from the opera Thais

Meditation from the Opera “Thais” by Jules Massenet Eileen Gilligan Flute, Daniel Le Piano The opera Thais was written by French composer Jules Massenet in 1894. Based on a novel by the French author Anatole France, it tells of a fourth-century Egyptian...