Cantilena
Odinn Baldvinnson (flute) & Patricia Romero (piano)
This debut disc from the duo of flautist Baldvinsson and pianist Romero is designed to showcase the breadth of their repertoire
From Bach's Flute Sonata No 6 in E major, BWV 1035 to more modern...
Cantilena
Odinn Baldvinnson (flute) & Patricia Romero (piano)
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This debut disc from the duo of flautist Baldvinsson and pianist Romero is designed to showcase the breadth of their repertoire
From Bach's Flute Sonata No 6 in E major, BWV 1035 to more modern...
About
The repertoire on this debut disc from Baldvinsson and Romero provide a marvellous vehicle to showcase their talent.
Odinn Baldvinsson began his formal music training at the junior department of Trinity College of Music. On completing his course, having been awarded the Hambourg award for improvisation, he went to London College of Music, where he graduated with Honours.
Odinn’s repertoire is wide and varied, ranging from Baroque to 20th. Century and contemporary, and includes most of the flute repertoire’s popular major works. He has attended several master classes with William Bennett and most recently studied with the international flautist Susan Milan. A winner of several competitions, Odinn has performed for music clubs, societies and festivals in England, Switzerland and France. He performed in a series of concerts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2006. For a number of years Odinn has performed regularly London, including St. Martin’s in the Fields and St. James’s Piccadilly. As a soloist, he has played with the Brent Symphony Orchestra, and was principal flute with the Millennium Sinfonia. In 2007 he started a duo with the pianist Patricia Romero and they have given several concerts in and around London, including St. James’s Piccadilly and St. John’s in Harrow on the Hill. This is their first recording.
Patricia Romero studied at Trinity College of Music in London with Joseph Weingarten. While a student there she won several prizes, and graduated with Honours. She subsequently made her London debut at the Wigmore Hall in a recital which was well received by the critics. She has taken Master Classes with Angélica Morales, Bernard Flavigny, Jörg Demus and John Lill. Patricia came to international prominence as the winner of the Yamaha International Piano Competition in Mexico City. Since then she has pursued a busy career, performing an extensive repertoire. She has performed widely in the British Isles, and her foreign travels have taken her to many parts of Europe, and also Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, & the Middle East.
Contents and tracklist
- Odinn Baldvinsson, Patricia Romero
- Odinn Baldvinsson, Patricia Romero
- Odinn Baldvinsson, Patricia Romero
- Odinn Baldvinsson, Patricia Romero
- Odinn Baldvinsson, Patricia Romero
Awards and reviews
13th February 2009
This debut disc from the duo of flautist Baldvinsson and pianist Romero is designed to showcase the breadth of their repertoire
From Bach's Flute Sonata No 6 in E major, BWV 1035 to more modern pieces by Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, Prokofiev and François Borne, the last better known for his innovations in flute design than for his "Fantaisie Brilliante sur Carmen", whose showy titivations the duo imbue with due brio.
Baldvinsson's work in Saint-Saëns's Romance in D flat major Op 37 is measured and calm, if a little lacking in lustre; characteristics that more agreeably suit Poulenc's Sonata for Flute and Piano, from 1957.