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title: "V 2: Complete Erato Recordings"
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# V 2: Complete Erato Recordings

**Brand:** jean-pierre rampal
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Jean-Pierre Rampal is often considered the greatest flutist of the modern era. In addition to his exceptional talent, he raised the flute to unprecedented solo status, popularizing the flute literature, the flute recital and flute recordings. The rediscovery of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoire for the flute is one of his outstanding achievements, as well as his numerous collaborations with composers; over 100 works have been written for and premiered by him. He recorded for Erato from the mid-1950s, with many discs receiving awards internationally. This is the second of four boxed sets comprising the complete Erato recordings (1954 to 1982) and the complete HMV recordings (1952-1976), gathered together for the first time. The set ranges from masterpieces of Mozart, Handel and Bach to modern repertoire by Damase and Arma.

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## Customer Reviews

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    Excellent Collection of Great Performances
  

*by H***I on Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2022*

Jean-Pierre Rampal was the go-to flutist of the early part of my time playing flute.  He rediscovered forgotten flute repertoire, popularized the flute as a solo instrument and added new pieces through his commissioning efforts.  This is the second of three collections of the complete Erato recordings and this set (1963--1969) demonstrates all of these skills.  It is wonderfully recorded and includes his performances of the Jolivet, Ibert and Rivier Concertos--favorite pieces of mine.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Endless Pleasure, Endless Love, Jean-Pierre Enjoys Above
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2015*

Who were the half-dozen greatest instrumentalists of the Twentieth Century?  Now, there's a game for inveterate record collectors and classical music enthusiasts!  Everyone enjoys making lists and rankings, and it sharpens the intellect as well as one's aesthetic sensibilities to try and justify one's choices.  So here's my list in rank order, for what it's worth (and reflecting my biases, to be sure):  Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir Horowitz, Pablo Casals--and Jean-Pierre Rampal.  Now I am not a flautist, nor do I have the professional credentials to judge Rampal's technical mastery (or any deficiencies).  I stumble along on piano and organ.  But my ears tell me that here was a supremely gifted musician who played everything, or nearly everything, in his huge repertoire with golden tone, exquisite phrasing, and a unique--and entirely Francophone--joie de vivre.  I will not comment on any of the particular performances anthologized in this "chunky" second volume of a projected four-volume edition of the "Complete Erato and HMV Recordings" (and there's some indication that maybe the late Sony recordings will also be reissued in this series).  I have neither the time nor the inclination for that.  But in works ranging from Baroque to (very nearly) modernist avant-garde, Rampal proves himself absolute master of his craft, and flexible enough to enter fully in persuasively into hugely contrasted idioms. Perhaps the greatest treasure for me in this huge volume was the reissue of the Handel Flute Sonatas (which I had long enjoyed on LP), and the Vivaldi "Chamber Concertos" (likewise).  But nearly everything else, including many transcriptions of concertos and sonatas originally scored for other instruments proved enthralling.  If the prospect of twenty-four hours of flute music seems daunting, please take it from this listener that never during the long haul of auditioning this set (which I didn't do, of course, in one sitting) did I become bored with the repertoire or tired of the flute's distinctive timbre.  I look forward, as finances allow, to purchasing the soon to be issued Third Volume (the First interests me less), which contains, evidently, Rampal's classic recordings of Bach's Flute Sonatas and (long awaited--I've been looking for it on CD for decades!) his and Veyron-Lacroix's scintillating transcriptions of the Trio Sonatas for Organ BWV 525-530.As for orchestral playing in the concertos, other soloists in chamber repertoire, and keyboard accompaniments, I have no major complaints.  Veyron-Lacroix, of course, is an exquisitely sensitive keyboard artist, even if his harpsichord playing (and the instruments he employs) won't necessarily endear him to historically-informed audiences.  The other wind and string soloists who join Rampal in trio sonatas and the like are all first-rate artists in their own right; one also gets the sense that they are esteemed colleagues as well, so responsive are the soloists to each other.  The chamber and other orchestras are generally well-prepared and -conducted; though, once again, in Baroque and Classical repertoire they utilize styles of playing that will seem outmoded to period performance aficionados.  At least, so far as I can tell, ornamentation is correctly applied and executed in the Baroque solo and trio sonatas, and, by Rampal at least, in the 18th Century concertos.Remastered recording quality ranges from acceptable to excellent.  As with most Erato recordings of this vintage, the sound is a bit distant and under-amplified, with a distinct treble emphasis.  To get best results, adjustments of the controls on your sound reproduction equipment may be advisable in some cases.Don't hesitate, then, if you are a lover of the instrument and an admirer of this splendid artist.  Endless pleasure, endless love.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Five Stars
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2015*

just wonderful. really happy with this item :-)

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