Edition Schott

In Enjott Schneider's 'Rondo oscuro', an eye-twinkling naive rondo theme leads to more complex intermediate parts in which the soloist is faced with a flute ensemble demanding various degrees of rhythmic freedom or rhythmic involvement of him : In the first interlude, he has to break free from the straitjacket of the rhythmic accompanying canon with a rubato ; in the second interlude, he has to juxtapose the fluid surface of the accompanying flute parts with a metrically free cadence ; in the third interlude, he is involved in continuous acceleration and then deceleration.
A really extraordinary and entertaining composition ! Instrumentation : solo-flute and 7 flutes