In the pieces united on this CD, Belgian composer Robert Groslot extracts all the possible characters from the flute. Whether one listens to the pleasantly tuned Four Dance Sketches with its bitter-sweet sound effects, the poetic melancholy in Three Night Pieces for flute and harp, or the Concerto for Piccolo - the darkest piece on this CD, the inventiveness with which Groslot involves flute and piccolo in a game of crossing colour combinations is fascinating. Robert Groslot’s interest in the soloist potential of the flute is no coincidence: exploring the borders of instrumental possibilities is a leitmotif in Groslot’s oeuvre. His work list boasts as many as sixteen concertos and numerous solo and ensemble pieces for all kinds of instruments. The way he goes about it is not subversive: his language is willingly modern and singable. Audiophile Audition wrote on this CD: "Always interesting music from this talented composer". The magazine Wa...