Davide Perez (1711–1778):
Flute Concerto in G major

Carlo Cecere (1706–1761):
Flute Concerto in G major

Francesco Papa (fl mid-1700s):
Flute Concerto in D major

Antonio Palella (1692–1761):
Flute Concerto in G major

Asecond volume of flute concertos from eighteenth-century Naples from period bandAuser Musici. Theirfirst album of this repertoire was particularly praised forthe impeccably stylish playing of flautist Carlo Ipata, and forthe discovery of the music itself, which despite its obscurity is delightfully appealing.

The works are placed in their historical context in the booklet note by StefanoAresi, who writes: ‘To listen to the flute concertos of these composers is to be transported to the atmosphere of everyday music-making in Naples, that of the private concerts in the aristocratic palaces. They give a good idea of the extremely high average quality of the compositions habitually consumed by the cream of Neapolitan society, perfectly representing the taste of an era and the outstanding virtuosity of the performers who were regularly employed there’.