Steve Schwartz writes:

>>I don't really expect much from a flute concerto, quite frankly,
>>so few capable ones not by Bach or Vivaldi seem to be out there ...

John Gallant replies:

>To this, I cannot resist pointing out two wonderfully evocative,
>modern flute concertos: those by Rautavaara and by Christopher Rouse.
>In addition, Jacques Ibert's flute concerto strikes me as quite attractive,
>and not disfigured by this composer's usual excessive cuteness.  Maybe
>other people have other favorites.

I'll second the opinion about Ibert's flute concerto.  I think it's a
fine piece.  I can find no fault with it.  I also like the slow movement
of Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis (the 3rd movement), which in some
ways is like a flute concerto.

Mike