Credits:

Gabrielle Rubio

Description:

Music by the earliest French composers who established the flute (flute traversire) as a distinct instrumentA poetic album by Gabriel Rubio, a member of Les Arts FlorissantsThis is the first solo album on Harmonia Mundi by flutist Gabriel Rubio. Rubio serves as principal flutist with Les Arts Florissants, Ensemble Correspondances, and other ensembles. On this album, he transports us to France from the late 17th to the early 18th century, presenting the music of the earliest French composers who established the flute (flute traversire)then still a relatively new instrumentas a major voice in the musical landscape.My heartfelt wish is that this album evokes a sense of calm and poetic reverie. May this world of sound, full of contrasts between light and shadow, transport the listener to an evening concert at the Palace of Versailles and immerse them in the gentle intimacy of the Kings chamberse