![Claude Ballif, Sonate pour flûte et piano Op. 23 [1958] - 2 of 2 @LendallPitts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_LQ2MxF9Wuo/hqdefault.jpg)
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The work establishes an even dialogue between the two protagonists, giving rise to a very light pianistic discourse. The sonata is in one movement, in the form of an arc, with a return to the beginning. The central part is a virtuoso piece for the flute, with nervous sputterings and impressions of counterpoint for two voices, which recall a preliminary draft for violin and piano. In the score, a line by Dante prolongs the impressionof the last bars with a diamond-like purity: "Quanto grazia e dolcezza si vede il loro". He allows the resonance to die down in an atrosphere of perfect serentiy.
The work establishes an even dialogue between the two protagonists, giving rise to a very light pianistic discourse. The sonata is in one movement, in the form of an arc, with a return to the beginning. The central part is a virtuoso piece for the flute, with nervous sputterings and impressions of counterpoint for two voices, which recall a preliminary draft for violin and piano. In the score, a line by Dante prolongs the impressionof the last bars with a diamond-like purity: "Quanto grazia e dolcezza si vede il loro". He allows the resonance to die down in an atrosphere of perfect serentiy.
![Claude Ballif, Sonate pour flûte et piano Op. 23 [1958] - 2 of 2](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_LQ2MxF9Wuo/mqdefault.jpg "Claude Ballif, Sonate pour flûte et piano Op. 23 [1958] - 2 of 2
The work establishes an even dialogue between the two protagonists, giving rise to a very light pianistic discourse. The sonata is in one movement, in the form of an arc, with a return to the beginning. The central part is a virtuoso piece for the flute, with nervous sputterings and impressions of counterpoint for two voices, which recall a preliminary draft for violin and piano. In the score, a line by Dante prolongs the impressionof the last bars with a diamond-like purity: Quanto grazia e dolcezza si vede il loro. He allows the resonance to die down in an atrosphere of perfect serentiy.")
