Pieces by major composers featuring the FLUTE prominently

[some guy]

Prokofiev's flute sonata is not a transcription. That's the original piece, which Oistrakh later asked him to transcribe for violin.

Otherwise, check out Nicola Sani's Elements, which uses the largest flute, made especially for this piece, as I recall.

Otherotherwise, there is so much contemporary flute music, you really can't miss it.

[Gabriel]

Among composers of the late classical period, I think spontaneously of Krommer and Rejcha.

Krommer composed 9 (perhaps 10, but I know 9) flute quintets that deserve a place of privilege in the repertoire (opp. 49, 55, 58, 63, 66, 92, 101, 104, 109); he composed also some interesting flute quartets, a concerto for flute and oboe (op. 65), and a concerto for flute (op. 30).

Rejcha, a flutist himself, composed pieces for 2, 3 and 4 flutes (opp. 12, 18, 20, 21, 26 and 27), a flute trio, a set of variations and a fantasy of Mozart's Se vuol ballare (op. 51), a sonata for flute and piano (op. 54), and a duo concertant for flute and piano (op. 103); but his most remarkable compositions for flute are the flute quintet in A minor (op. 105), and a set of six flute quartets (op. 98) that rank among the best achievements of classical chamber music.

[MishaK]

The flute concerto by Ibert doesn't seem to have been mentioned.

This is also a very fine disc:

[abidoful]

Little late in the game,but here are few works by major romantic era composers,
- Franz Schubert: Variations for flute and piano on "Trockne Blumen" (aus "Die Schöne Mullerin")--quite an extended work with a virtuoso piano part
- Frederic Chopin: Variations for flute with piano accompaniment from Rossini's " La Gerentola" in E-major---Chopin's father played the flute, possibly written for him (?). Composed probably when Chopin was only fourteen, beautiful "minore-variation".

[jurajjak]

The American composer Henry Brant was one of the most interesting composers for flute. Start with his concerto Angels and Devils, for solo flute and an orchestra composed only (!) of 24 flutes. I believe there are a few CDs out there dedicated to just his flute pieces.

[Sid]

I just saw a cd of Brahms' Flute Sonatas in the library - I didn't know that he had actually written any!. I might borrow it later to find out what they're like...