Platti: Flute Sonatas, Op. 3 Alexa Raine-Wright

• Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697 - 1763): Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 3 No. 1:
• 1 Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 3 No. 1: I. Adagio 03:57
• 2 Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 3 No. 1: II. Allegro 02:25
• 3 Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 3 No. 1: III. Andantino 04:00
• 4 Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 3 No. 1: IV. Tempo di minuet 03:12
• Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 2:
• 5 Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 2: I. Grave 03:47
• 6 Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 2: II. Allegro 03:47
• 7 Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 2: III. Largo 04:18
• 8 Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto 02:44
• Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 3:
• 9 Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 3: I. Allegro mà non molto 02:06
• 10 Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 3: II. Larghetto 04:17
• 11 Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 3: III. Minuet - Trio alternat. Amoroso 03:32
• 12 Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 3: IV. Giga 02:45
• Flute Sonata in A Major, Op. 3 No. 4:
• 13 Flute Sonata in A Major, Op. 3 No. 4: I. Grave e cantabile 03:26
• 14 Flute Sonata in A Major, Op. 3 No. 4: II. Allegro 02:48
• 15 Flute Sonata in A Major, Op. 3 No. 4: III. Larghetto 04:21
• 16 Flute Sonata in A Major, Op. 3 No. 4: IV. Allegro moderato 03:08
• Flute Sonata in C Major, Op. 3 No. 5:
• 17 Flute Sonata in C Major, Op. 3 No. 5: I. Pastorale. Allegro 04:02
• 18 Flute Sonata in C Major, Op. 3 No. 5: II. Non tanto adagio 03:21
• 19 Flute Sonata in C Major, Op. 3 No. 5: III. Allegro assai. Alla breve 03:28
• Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 6:
• 20 Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 6: I. Siciliana. Adagio 03:14
• 21 Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 6: II. Allegro 02:34
• 22 Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 6: III. Non tanto adagio mà cantabile 03:54
• 23 Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 3 No. 6: IV. Arietta con variazioni. Non tanto allegro 04:21
• Total Runtime 01:19:27

Info for Platti: Flute Sonatas, Op. 3

Known for her spirited and luminous sound, Baroque flute player Alexa Raine-Wright shares her eloquent interpretations with audiences across North America in solo, chamber and orchestral performances. This debut solo recording brings to light a collection of rarely heard works by Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697–1763), a composer with one foot planted firmly in the Baroque, and the other foot pointed toward the Classical style. Equally at ease on the Baroque flute and recorder, American/Canadian Alexa Raine-Wright has shared her passion and talent for early music with audiences across the United States and Canada in solo, chamber and orchestral performances. Winner of several national and international competitions, Alexa was awarded the $10,000 Devonna & Amos Gerber Grand Prize as well as the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra Prize at the 2016 Indianapolis International Baroque Competition. ?Alexa is a founding member of the ensemble Infusion Baroque, winner of the Grand Prize and Audience Prize in the 2014 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition in Chicago. She is also a member of the celebrated recorder quartet Flûte Alors!, Canada’s only recorder quartet.

Alexa Raine-Wright, baroque flute
Camille Paquette-Roy, baroque cello
Sylvain Bergeron, baroque guitar & archlute
Rona Nadler, harpsichord

Alexa Raine-Wright
Known for her spirited and luminous sound, Baroque flute and recorder player Alexa Raine-Wright shares her eloquent interpretations with audiences across North America in solo, chamber and orchestral performances. Born in Ithaca, NY (USA), Alexa maintains an active career based in Montreal, QC (Canada).

Winner of several national and international competitions, Alexa was most recently awarded the Grand Prize as well as the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra Prize at the 2016 Indianapolis International Baroque Competition. She also won First Prize at the 2015 National Flute Association's Baroque Flute Artist Competition (Washington, DC), Second Prize at the 2015 Mathieu-Duguay Early Music Competition (Lamèque, NB), the Most Touching Performance Award at the 2009 Montreal International Recorder Competition, and First Prize in the 2007 Piffaro Competition for Young Recorder Players (Philadelphia, PA).

Alexa is a founding member of the ensemble Infusion Baroque, winner of the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2014 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition in Chicago. She is also a member of the celebrated recorder quartet Flûte Alors!, and has performed with ensembles such as Arion Baroque Orchestra , Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, Les Boréades, Clavecin en concert, Apollo's Fire, Ensemble Caprice, I Musici and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She has performed in music festivals across North America including the Montreal Baroque Festival, Montreal Bach Festival, Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Boston Early Music Festival, and Berkeley Festival & Exhibition. Alexa can be heard on recordings with Arion Baroque Orchestra, Infusion Baroque, Flûte Alors! and La Bande Montréal Baroque. Her debut album, “Platti: Flute Sonatas Op. 3” was released in 2019.

Alexa is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, where she studied with Claire Guimond (baroque flute) and Matthias Maute (recorder). She also studied with Cléa Galhano and Barbara Kaufmann (recorder), as well as Immanuel Davis and Beth Kelly (baroque flute).

Teaching: I have over thirteen years of experience teaching private lessons, masterclasses and workshops to music lovers of all ages. In my lessons, I tailor to each student’s personal goals and unique strengths and weaknesses. As an instructor, I am committed to helping my students discover their musical intuition, improve their technique, and better understand a variety of musical styles (such as Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, jazz, and contemporary).

I offer private lessons at my studio in Montreal, QC. I'm pleased to offer lessons over Skype, as well.

Please contact me for more information about online or in-studio lessons.​ Proudly powered by Weebly

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