Jean-Pierre Rampal: Super Hits

Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Claude Bolling (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Scott Joplin (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Janos Rolla (Conductor), Claudio Scimone (Conductor), Zubin Mehta (Conductor), Trevor Pinnock (Performer), John Steele Ritter (Performer), Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), I Solisti Veneti (Orchestra), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Claude Bolling (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Trevor Pinnock, John Steele Ritter, Claude Bolling
• Orchestra: Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, I Solisti Veneti, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Janos Rolla, Claudio Scimone, Zubin Mehta
• Composer: Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Bolling, George Gershwin, Scott Joplin, et al.
• Audio CD (February 15, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00004KH97
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #445,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best choice, November 1, 2002

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D. Walter (St. Paul, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jean-Pierre Rampal: Super Hits (Audio CD)

Rampal has the most beautiful playing style I have ever heard. Unfortunately, he wastes it here on Gershwin and Joplin. Those pieces are excellent in their own right, but they weren't written for flute, and for good reason. Even so, they might be okay on an album comprised of music within the genre, but there is no discernible common thread to all the pieces on this CD. If you want Rampal, there are plenty of other options; my personal preference is the "Best of Jean-Pierre Rampal," which also has Faure's "Berceuse" (one of my favorites), Vivaldi's "Il Cardellino," and Bach's "Sicilienne," along with several other gorgeous classical pieces.

5.0 out of 5 stars Flutist extraordinaire!, June 27, 2009

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M. M. Bennett "Tea Time" (Middle CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jean-Pierre Rampal: Super Hits (Audio CD)

Years ago, I had an old cassette tape of Jean Pierrre Rampal that was a treasured favorite. I had forgotten what an exceptionally talented flutist he was and how he could make the flute "sing." This CD brings his talent alive in not only classical music but modern pieces as well. Adieu Rampal.