Donald Satz wrote: >[...about an inability to] handle more >than 10 minutes of solo flute, never mind 3 hours. > >I do have interest in Koechlin based on his cello works on an Hyperion disc >coupled with cello works of Pierne. I might try a new CPO disc of his >chamber works with oboe. I'm not a big fan of flute music to begin with, and I also find the thought of 3 CDs filled with nothing but solo flute music, no matter how well-composed or-played, far from enticing. Even so, I'd recommend you not overlook the 66+ min. Hyperion disc of Koechlin's Music for Flute (CDA 66414). It hasn't got a single piece for solo flute ...not even three minutes worth. There's a Sonata and several other pieces for flute and piano, a delightful Sonata for two flutes, and something called L'Album de Lilian, in nine movements for piano solo or accompanied by soprano and/or flute. Bert Bailey