Bach Badinerie played by Philippe Gaubert in 1919

The Badinerie from Bach Suite in B minor BWV 1067 played by Philippe Gaubert recorded in 1919.

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• Flute
• Bach
• Badinerie
• Suite
• minor
• BWV
• 1067
• Gaubert
• classical

[tidbury87]

Hi flutist001,

Thank you for this timeless recording!

I'm interested to to know the details of the recording itself, i.e date of release, the specific label, accompanist, and the instrument Gaubert is using.

I'd be most grateful to understand if you would enlighten me to these various queries, (it is all towards a research paper).

Kind regards,

Benjamin

[flutist001]

Benjamin,

Gaubert made the recording for the French Gramophone Company (Mat. 03327v, W 365) in 1919 and remastered on "The Great Flautists" Vol. 1, Pearl, GEMM CD 9284, 1992, UPC: 727031928423. The pianist is unknown. Most likely Gaubert played on a Louis Lot with the same headjoint he used while studying the flute with Taffanel. Vol. 1&2 contain early recordings of Moyse, Gaubert, Barrere, and Le Roy. Hennebains recordings are only in Vol 2.

Flutist001

[sferemonk]

The style and warmness make it sound like a bird. Very nice.

[Rcord1479]

:)

[tpmm1]

@sferemonk That is the most perfect description one could have chosen!

[MusicBeSweetYo]

I actually like the bad audio quality. it gives it a charm that I cant quite define.

[IanBond07]

The tempo on this piece is very fast for Bach, but that is mostly because 78 rpm records only recorded 4-5 minutes on a 10 inch disc. I suspect that in live performance he stayed true to the historical period.

The keystone cops speed of playing on old recordings was necessary, but impacted players for years, including today's high-speed technicians, who don't really play music, just display their skill at blasting through a piece.

[jazzflutist]

@Lisnageeragh : I have heard that about 100 years ago flutists played with a "closed throat" whereas today it is an open throat. Moyse's vibrato is almost like a quiver (listen to the Humoresque), like someone shivering in the cold. Yes, a fast vibrato.  Perhaps if it is not fast enough it sounds contrived. It might be best for flutists to start learning with no vibrato, then just add a touch, otherwise it becomes a kind of crutch, a substitute for real expression via dynamics & other things.

[jazzflutist]

@Lisnageeragh : I have heard that about 100 years ago flutists played with a "closed throat" whereas today it is an open throat. Moyse's vibrato is almost like a quiver (listen to the Humoresque), like someone shivering in the cold. Yes, a fast vibrato. Perhaps if it is not fast enough it sounds contrived. It might be best for flutists to start learning with no vibrato, then just add a touch, otherwise it becomes a kind of crutch, a substitue for real expression via dynamics & other things.

[Lisnageeragh]

@jazzflutist Another pupil of Moyse was Andre Prieur ....who lived and worked in Ireland...hugely influential on Irish classical style and tone. Like the comment about vibrato ....so much of we hear now is so contrived ponderous and overused.

[jazzflutist]

@jazzflutist From Wiki: Marcel Moyse studied at the Paris Conservatory and was a student of Philippe Gaubert, Adolphe Hennebains and Paul Taffanel, all of whom were distinguished virtuosos in their time. His trademark tone was clear, flexible and penetrating, enlivened and controlled by a fast, though natural, vibrato. This was characteristic of the 'French style' of flute playing that was to influence the modern standard for flutists worldwide.

[sacrificebeings]

@jazzflutist Both of them were Moyse's teacher