¡Christos Hatzis: Flute Concertos
¡Patrick Gallois (flute), Alexandre Myrat (conductor), Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
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[Machine Translation] Christos Hatzis ( 1953- ) is recognized as "one of the most important" of contemporary composers. When Gallois knocked on his office door at the University of Toronto in 2000, he asked him straightforwardly, "Have you ever composed anything for the flute? He asked, "Have you ever composed anything for the flute? The 2011 piece "Departures" was written in memory of the many lives lost in the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, as well as in memory of his own friends. It is a unique piece that incorporates elements of traditional Japanese music while utilizing a variety of techniques. Although "Overscript" is based on Bach's work, its melody is treated in fragments, sometimes stretched out and strangely shaped. It has the beauty of an indefinite form, like an apparition seen when floating in a fever.
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