Cobus Du Toit - Jacques Cast?r?de: Complete Works for Flute, Vol.2 - Ombres et clart?s, Sonate en forme de Suite, Musique, Quintette, La

Jacques Cast�r�de was one of many composers who refused to abandon tonality and traditional forms amid the stormy avant-garde of the 20th century. The Quintette for winds was written in 1953, the same year that Cast�r�de won the Prix de Rome, and touches of Gershwin appear among its witty colours. Neo-Classical restraint in the Sonate en forme de Suite contrasts with the grittier and more modernist Musique for flute, harp and string trio, and La Belle �poque takes us on a whistle-stop tour of Classical repertoire, parodying famous tunes by Haydn and Mozart.