Emmanuel Pahud - Paris

Francis Poulenc (Artist), Henri Dutilleux (Artist), Pierre Sancan (Artist), Jacques Ibert (Artist), Darius Milhaud (Artist), Olivier Messiaen (Artist), André Jolivet (Artist), Emmanuel Pahud (Artist), Eric Le Sage (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 20, 1998)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002RZA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,642 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pahud is by far one of the absolute best flutists right now!, February 2, 1999

By A Customer

After attending a masterclass with Emmanuel Pahud, I bought this recording, and as he demonstrated in the classes, he is a phenomenal all-around performer. If you ever have a chance to see him live, definitely go for it. Otherwise, get a recording... or two!

5.0 out of 5 stars The Good The Better and The Sublime..., June 4, 2009

By	jose carrillo "flutetalker" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone who loves the flute will love this 2-disc compilation of mostly great modern French music for the flute, played by masters; some of the analog tracks serve as archives of great moments in the progress towards ideal flute recording.
Required reading for Flute Studies.

4.0 out of 5 stars french flute power, September 19, 2000

By	Homiski (Boston, Mass.) - See all my reviews

Pahud has become one of the biggest flutist around the world these days. His selections on this all-French composer disc span the gamut of the French repertory from the Ibert to the still living Dutilleux. I got this disc for two reasons 1) because there aren't too many recordings of the Dutilleux Sonatine--a contemporary flute and piano piece {The two which spring to my mind are Paula Robison and Michael Bellavance 's but there are probably 1 or 2 more out there} and 2)i was curious about Pahud's mysterious sound. Many flutist friends had told me I HAD to hear a recording of his. Let me say that it takes a lot to impress me after getting used to hearing the flute squad of the Boston Symphony--wood flute pioneer Jacques Zoon, Fenwick Smith and Elizabeth Ostling, but this Pahud's sound IS all that AND a bag of potato chips. This collection although almost exclusively from the 20th century is quite accessible, lyric (in the French style), even the 'bird' calls in Messiaen's 'Le Merle Noir' don't even come close to other ear-challenging 20th century repertory. The disc is a great sampler of the 'greatest flute hits/repertory' of the 20th century (excluding the solo flute pieces-Debussy's Syrinx or Varese's Density 21.5).

That said I have 2 cents more to add to my review of the Dutilleux Sonatine. Although I like this disc a lot, I LOVE Paula Robison's Recording of it even more (if that is possible). IT IS probably the DEFINITIVE recording of that piece. Check out her CD on the Vanguard label which has a smattering of 19th and 20th century works on it.