Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger (1892–1955) was a Swiss composer, born in France and long based in Paris. A member of Les Six, he wrote oratorios, symphonies, film scores and chamber music, including the solo flute staple Danse de la chèvre.
His name was made by large-scale works such as the dramatic psalm Le Roi David, the locomotive study Pacific 231, and the oratorio Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher. He composed widely for stage and cinema, and left a leaner chamber catalogue in which Danse de la chèvre (1921) remains a fixture of the flute repertoire. His language was more serious and architecturally driven than the lighter Parisian manner often linked with his circle, marked by polyphony, rhythmic energy and a clear sense of form.
Compositions by Arthur Honegger appear on
For Flute & Guitar
Virginia Taylor and Timothy Kain play French, Spanish and South American music for flute and guitar. Both were on the staff of the Canberra School of Music and had long performed together in chamber combinations.