Malcolm Arnold wrote this little fantasy in the early 1960s as a present for his children Katharine and Robert to play together. Even as a miniature it has many of the hallmarks of the Arnold style: the evocative melodic writing together with the occasional dark dissonance. It was written at a time when Arnold was deeply into film music; indeed in the famous film 'Whistle Down the Wind' the m…

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Composed in 1966, Arnold's Fantasy For Flute was commissioned by the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the Birmingham International Wind Competition of 1966. It is a challenging piece, but one that reveals Arnold at his best. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Flûte Traversière