The Paris Conservatoire contributed to the development of the flute repertoire by commissioning a new work each year from a composer for the end-of-year examination, a tradition that lasted until the 1960s.
Performer Biography
Michel Debost, the flutist on this recording, succeeded Jean-Pierre Rampal as flute professor at the National Conservatory in Paris and now teaches at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio.
Performer Biography
Michel Debost has a discography of about sixty LPs and CDs, many of which have received the Grand Prix du Disque.
Performer Biography
Michel Debost has published a book titled 'Une Simple flûte…' about music and the flute, which has been translated into six languages.
Instruments
French flute makers like Godefroy, Louis Lot, and Bonneville adopted Theobald Boehm's patents and added their own ideas, creating what is known as the "French system" flute.
Historical Context
The French flute school developed significantly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thanks to French flute makers, performers, teachers, and talented composers.
Performer Biography
Michel Debost won numerous international flute competitions, including a Gold Medal in Moscow (1957) and unanimously in Geneva (1961).
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