Robert Stallman’s new album The Nightingale in Love is an exquisite collection of French Baroque music that centers on the flute. Whether you’re a classical aficionado or simply enjoy pretty instrumental music, this lovely album is definitely one to try.
Accompanied by harpsichord player Edwin Swanborn and cellist Karl Bennion, virtuoso flutist Robert Stallman tackles works from the late French Baroque period in the early 18th century.
The album’s liner notes contain background information on the music’s various composers, including Anne Danican Philidor and other chamber musicians for Louis XIV. But I really don’t think you need to know anything about the music’s history to appreciate its magnificence.
Simply put, The Nightingale in Love is beautiful. So very beautiful.
The following two mp3s are from Philidor’s five-part “Sonata in D Minor,” which is my personal favorite work on the album…
Robert Stallman – Fugue (mp3 expired) *
Robert Stallman – Courante (mp3 expired) *
*mp3s posted w/ permission of artist’s PR rep
