Doppler, F: Duettino sur des motifs americains, Op. 37

After a first volume devoted to some of the Doppler brothers' most emblematic and spectacular scores - eight fantasies and diverse pieces for two flutes and piano - the following discs will allow the music lover to discover the richness and variety of their compositions.

As for flautists and lovers of this instrument, they will discover pieces that are less well known along with others that, up until now, have remained totally in the shadow. Even though the music of the Doppler brothers, Franz and Karl, has again been brought to light in the past forty years, it would be proper to stress that their name never really fell into oblivion. On the one hand their importance in the history of music and in European artistic life was substantial and, on the other hand, the famous 'Fantaisie pastorale hongroise' written by the elder, Franz, at no moment left the repertoire of flautists.

And even before the rediscovery of a large part of their output, this piece first saw its own success increase tenfold owing to two significant events that occurred in the musical world following the Second World War: the advent of a whole generation of virtuoso flautists, in the front ranks of whom was Jean-Pierre Rampal, gave him an appreciable role in the popularisation of the instrument and its literature; and, at the same time, the rapid development of the LP enabled him to win his place on numerous labels the world over.