Discography

SOLO

20th century American music for flute featuring works of Martin Amlin, Theodore Antoniou, Samuel Barber, John Cage, Ingolf Dahl, Vivian Fine, Juli Nunlist, and Greg Tucker; assisted by Fenwick Smith, flute and Martin Amlin, piano. (Crystal 317)

Rivier Revisited

Chamber works for flute by Jean Rivier, with Logan Skelton, piano; Michael Webster, clarinet; Freda Herseth, soprano; Kristen Beene, oboe; Richard Beene, bassoon; Bryan Kennedy, horn; Penelope Fischer, Claudia Anderson, and Julie Stone, flute. (Crystal 319)

Dedicated to Barrère

Works by André Caplet, Eugène Damaré, Philippe Gaubert, Eugène Lacroix, Augustin Lefort, Albert Seitz, and Henry Wollett, composed to honor the celebrated Franco-American flutist Georges Barrère, with Martin Amlin, piano. (Crystal 715)

Dedicated to Barrère, Vol. 2

Works by Marion Bauer, Leonardo de Lorenzo, Philippe Gaubert, Richard Franko Goldman, Charles T. Griffes, H. Maurice Jacquet, Christiaan Kriens, Albert Roussel, and Edgard Varese, composed to honor the celebrated Franco-American flutist Georges Barrere, with Martin Amlin, piano and Paula Page, harp. (Crystal 716)

This is the second installment in Leone Buyse’s Dedicated to Barrere series. I absolutely gushed about the first (Jan/Feb 2007). This is just as fabulous. As I said in the previous review, simply put, this is how the flute should sound. Buyse and Amlin clearly have a natural musical connection; their balance and ensemble are flawless. There are 11 works here–far too many to describe in detail–but all have a connection to Georges Barrere, some well known (Griffes), others a pleasant surprise (Goldman, Kriens). Program notes by Nancy Toff are scholarly and readable. Another must-buy from great artists.
— Chaffee, American Record Guide, March/April 2008

American Vistas

American music for voice and flute with soprano Mimmi Fulmer featuring works by Martin Amlin, Braxton Blake, Maura Bosch, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Kenneth Gaburo, Scott Gendel, Ralph Shapey, and Kurt Stallmann. Assisting artists include Michael Webster, Martin Amlin, and Scott Gendel. (Albany Records/Troy 10970)

Contrasts

20th century American music for flute and harp with Ann Hobson Pilot, harp featuring works of Joseph Castaldo, John Heiss, Geoffrey Dana Hicks, Katherine Hoover, David Noon, Vincent Persichetti, Bernard Rogers, and Charles Rochester Young. (Boston Records 1011)

Hindemith Sonatas

A centennial tribute recording by members of the University of Michigan School of Music faculty. (Equilibrium Records 9)

Of Angels and Shepherds

Flute concerti of Richard Toensing with Theodore Kuchar and the National Symphony of Ukraine. Now distributed by Berkshire Music Outlet. New World Records. (CRI 883)

Vivaldi

Piccolo Concerto in C Major, P.79 (New Hampshire Music Festival, Sonar)

CHAMBER

American Webster

Works for flute, clarinet, and piano performed by the Webster Trio (Michael Webster, clarinet; Robert Moeling, piano) featuring the music of Libby Larsen, Robert Sirota, Anthony Brandt, Richard Toensing, and Paul Schoenfeld. (Crystal 717)

Tour de France

Works for flute, clarinet, and piano performed by the Webster Trio (Michael Webster, clarinet; Katherine Collier, piano) featuring music of Bizet, Debussy, Fauré, and St. Saëns. (Crystal Records 356)

World Wide Webster

Works for flute, clarinet, and piano performed by the Webster Trio (Michael Webster, clarinet; Robert Moeling, piano) featuring music of Brahms, Debussy, Dvorak, and Louis Moreau Gottschalk. (Crystal Records 357)

From Vienna to Budapest

Works transcribed for flute, clarinet, and piano performed by the Webster Trio Japan (Leone Buyse, flute; Michael Webster, clarinet; Chizuko Sawa, piano) featuring the music of Brahms, Schubert, and Bartok/Arma. (Camerata Tokyo 38001)

Sonata Cho-Cho San

Works for flute, clarinet, and piano performed by the Webster Trio Japan (Michael Webster, clarinet; Chizuko Sawa, piano) featuring operatic music by Puccini, Mozart, and Bizet. (Nami/Live Notes WWCC-7302)

About Time: 20th Century Vocal Music

Fred Cohen’s That Which Binds Us, with soprano Mimmi Fulmer Centaur Records. (Centaur 2510)

Apparitions and Whimsies

Muczynski: Duos for Flutes, Op. 34 (with Andrea Loewy, Centaur 2689)

Fleeting Visions

Arthur Gottschalk’s Sonatina Casada with Michael Webster, clarinet. (Beauport Classical 1804)

Harbison Simple Daylight — Words from Paterson

Boston Symphony Chamber Players with baritone Sanford Sylvan. (Elektra/Nonesuch 79189-2)

Koechlin: Music for Flute

Sonata for Two Flutes, Op. 75 (with Fenwick Smith, Hyperion A66414)

Martin Amlin: Music for Flute, Clarinet & Piano

Featured on four works: Intrada for two flutes and piano (with Fenwick Smith), Morceau de Concours for flute and piano, Sonata No. 2 for flute and piano, and Trio Sonatina for flute, clarinet and piano (with Michael Webster). Composer Martin Amlin is pianist for all works. (Albany Records/Troy 1567)

Performances herein are stellar and make a wonderful case for the music; having the composer at the piano keyboard, of course, lends an authenticity to the entire production. — David DeBoor Canfield
Fanfare Magazine, Issue 39:1
The flute is treated in a virtuoso fashion, but the overriding feel is of reflection, not display, and once more Leone Buyse is a most expressive voice (Morceau de Concours).The close rapport enjoyed by Buyse and Amlin is once again a key factor in the performance’s success (Sonata No. 2 for flute and piano). –Colin Clarke
Fanfare Magazine, Issue 39:1

Ponchielli: Il Covegno - Solo Works for Winds

Premiere Recording of Amilcare Ponchielli’s Solo Works for Winds. With Fred Ormand, Harry Sargous, Deborah Chodacki, Anton Nel, Andrew Jennings, Martin Katz, and the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, Juozas Domarkas conducting Danacord Records. (Danacord 471)

Returning Souls

Works of composer Shih-Hui Chen. Featured on three works: Sweet Rice Pie, Our Names, and Returnings (with Bion Tsang, cello and Robert Schulz, percussion). Among the other artist collaborators on this CD are Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman Fischer, piano; Michael Webster, clarinet; and Timothy Jones, baritone. (New World Records/80745)

Songs of Logan Skelton, Vol. 1

“Interlude: The Song of Somer” from Chaucer Songs, assisted by Logan Skelton Centaur Records. (Centaur 2669)