Comments on: On Music: the flute solo in Debussy’s L’après-midi d’un faune

By: Bridget

Bridget — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:44:28 +0000

As a young and hopeful player, this is one of my favorite pieces. One of the best recordings is done by Jeanne Baxtresser, former first flutist of the New York Philharmonic.

By: hannah

hannah — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:23:29 +0000

Thanks for posting this! As a flute performance major, I’m often haunted by this excerpt, as it’s one of the hardest orchestral excerpts flutists have to learn. Now I can chuckle through while I think of the Faun’s “vile movements of erotic bestiality and gestures of heavy shamelessness.”

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:23:05 +0000

That was wonderful! Thanks for another music ‘fix’. Keep it coming.

By: David

David — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:56:40 +0000

Thanks Molly! Glad you’ve been enjoying them. We’ll take you up on that suggestion ASAP!

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:12:21 +0000

That’s beautiful – a prime example of a piece that’s slow, but still has intensity and interest. I tend to automatically dismiss slow music, so this has definitely encouraged me to broaden my horizons!

There should be a tab for this column on the left side of the page, along with Tuesday Turnip, etc!