Classical Music | Music for Flute

Franz Schubert

Introduction and Variations on Trockne Blumen, D.802 for Flute and Piano   Play

Emi Ferguson Flute
Yingying Su Piano

Recorded on 09/02/2015, uploaded on 05/11/2016

Musician's or Publisher's Notes

Just a few months after he wrote Die schöne Müllerin, Schubert wrote his only piece for flute and piano, an extensive theme and variations on the tune from Trockne Blumen.  It was written for a friend, and flute player, who commissioned the piece after having heard the song cycle. A tour de force, each variation bounces back and forth between e minor and e major, highlighting the conflicting emotions of the young miller over the seven variations that showcase the virtuosity of both the flute and the piano. Written four years before Schubert died, the piece was not published until 1850.       Emi Ferguson