Filippo Ruge (c.1725-c.1767) (attributed)
- Sonata (D Major) for flauto traverso
Performers: Luis Martínez Pueyo (flute); La Guirlande ensemble
Further info: Filippo Ruge (c.1725-c.1767)
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Italian composer and flautist. Nothing is known about his early life or
training; he first appears around 1751 in London, where he performed at
the public concerts. In 1753 he arrived in Paris, where he made a
successful debut performing his own flute concertos as a soloist at the
Concerts spirituels. At this time he and his wife, a singer, performed
in the famous musical salon of La Pouplinière. After 1755 he organized a
series of concerts at his home in the rue Plâtrière, where he also
taught music. In July 1755 he published 'Au dessert', a set of six vocal
duos, and in August of the same year he took out a 'privilege général'
of ten years for instrumental compositions. It is possible that between
1757 and 1761 he entered the service of the Marquis of Seignelay, but
his trace disappears from records in 1767, presumably the date of his
death. His music, little studied, includes 12 symphonies, six flute
concertos, two vocal duets, six canzonetts, 35 flute sonatas, 18 trio
sonatas, and 12 duo sonatas. He was an important agent in the diffusion
and popularization of Italian music and musical style in 18th-century
France.
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