The Best Of Jean-Pierre Rampal

Bernard Fonteny (Performer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Francois Devienne (Composer), Helmut Eder (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Jacques Ibert (Composer), Aram Khachaturian (Composer), Saverio Mercadante (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Johann Stamitz (Composer), English Traditional (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Claudio Scimone (Conductor), Jean Martinon (Conductor), Jean-François Paillard (Conductor), Raymond Leppard (Conductor), I Solisti Veneti (Performer), Jean-Pierre Rampal (Performer), Lily Laskine (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Bernard Fonteny, I Solisti Veneti, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Lily Laskine
• Conductor: Claudio Scimone, Jean Martinon, Jean-François Paillard, Raymond Leppard
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Francois Devienne, Helmut Eder, Gabriel Faure, George Frederick Handel, et al.
• Audio CD (September 7, 1993)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000005EBO
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,739 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And Rampal gave the flute life..., December 13, 2005

By	Rich "Taoist Secluder" - See all my reviews

People may say that James Galway is the best flutist around, but after hearing his music with a big disappointment, I decided to see what the other master flutist had to offer.

Jean-Pierre Rampal's flute music is, without doubt, the most brilliantly expressed. It is a technical work of art that only a true master flutist can do. His performance is highly expressed through technical mastery. By using complex musical techniques, he gives the flute a magical breath of life more humanly expressed than supposed. Such techniques he uses to make his flute come alive in one of the highest expressions are extremely fast melodic transitions, rigorous articulation, ironic microphonics, and human emotion.

After hearing this album, I put my faith back into flute music. I don't believe Galway should be considered a master flutist alongside Rampal. Rampal's music is flexibile and expressive, while Galway's music is shrill and repetitive. I hope most people will come to realize Rampal's technical beauty in his music.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Collection of Flute Masterpieces Played by Master, January 8, 2003

By	rodboomboom (Dearborn, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

One of the greatest flutists plays some of the best flute compositions here collected in a single disc.

From Bach to Mozart to Handel to Ibert and Poulenc, they're all here played by Rampal.

Great addition to any collecter of classical that enjoys flute.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous, August 12, 2003

By	Mark Nenadov "arm-chair reader" (Lasalle, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jean-Pierre's music is amazing. I have enjoyed it thoroughly. I highly recommend this for any classical music fan.