The blue flute - it blows brightly on romantic summer evenings; it awakens a longing for magic; a need for a midsummer night’s dream. Of course that’s assuming you own the new Genuin album with sonatas for flute and piano! Max Meyer Olbersleben, Julius Rietz and John Francis Barnett deliver. Don’t know these composers? No problem — just imagine a Caspar-David Friedrich painting or a fairy tale by a famous German Romantic.The blue flute - it blows brightly on romantic summer evenings; it awakens a longing for magic; a need for a midsummer night’s dream. Of course that’s assuming you own the new Genuin CD with sonatas for flute and piano! Max Meyer Olbersleben, Julius Rietz and John Francis Barnett deliver. Don’t know these composers? No problem — just imagine a Caspar-David Friedrich painting or a fairy tale by a famous German Romantic poet. Then you’ll be approaching the way the music sounds on this release. The performances here by Hans-Udo Heinzmann (flute) and Elisaveta Blumina (piano) are truly inspired and technically world-class, transporting listeners to a world of dark forests and majestic heights, where your breath is taken away. Grab a collection of Mörike poems, pour a glass of red wine, lean back and press Play!