This wonderful discovery nicely fills that missing gap in the flute literature between Mozart and Reinecke. The score of this fine work was never published, but,working from a set of parts, John Wion... has painstakingly labored to bring us a modern edition with piano accompaniment of this long lost treasure from the19th Century. Romberg was a well-known composer in his time, concertizing with Beethoven, playing with the Elector's orchestra in Bonn, and eventually servingas Kapplemeister to the King of Prussia in Berlin (Quantz and C.P.E. Bach had preceded him).Romberg's Concerto is challenging to the flutist but delightful to the listener with strong themes, clear structure, and surprising harmonic variety. This work is fullof power and pathos, virtuosity and elegance of melody. The style recalls the best portions of Schubert's Variations, the depth of Beethoven's Romances forViolin, the wit and charm of Rossini, and the opulent chromaticism of Spohr. The piano reduction by Elaine Baker is well balanced and interesting yet veryidiomatic and playable at the keyboard. This is a major work that deserves wider recognition. It should be much more frequently heard, and deserves to be onthe audition lists for major competitions. Mr. Wion has also released a recording of this work on his CD: ""John Wion Plays Bernhard Romberg"", which alsoincludes Romberg's Divertimento and Quintet with strings."" -JEP, The Flute Network