MOZART: Concertos pour flûte Jean-Louis Beaumadier and Vienna Classical Players & Vahan Mardirossian

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Flute Concerto in D Major, KV 314:
• 1 Mozart: Flute Concerto in D Major, KV 314: I. Allegro aperto 07:55
• 2 Mozart: Flute Concerto in D Major, KV 314: II. Adagio ma non troppo 08:06
• 3 Mozart: Flute Concerto in D Major, KV 314: III. Allegro 06:16
• Andante in C Major, KV 315:
• 4 Mozart: Andante in C Major, KV 315 06:50
• Flute Concerto in G Major, KV 313:
• 5 Mozart: Flute Concerto in G Major, KV 313: I. Allegro maestoso 09:17
• 6 Mozart: Flute Concerto in G Major, KV 313: II. Adagio ma non troppo 10:31
• 7 Mozart: Flute Concerto in G Major, KV 313: III. Tempo di minuetto 08:48
• Rondo in C Major, KV 373:
• 8 Mozart: Rondo in C Major, KV 373 06:08
• Total Runtime 01:03:51

Info for MOZART: Concertos pour flûte

1st piccolo version of these works for flute and orchestra by Mozart. The piccolo interpretation and the quality of the recording give a particularly interesting sound. The purity of the solo part is brought out by the interpretation of Jean-Louis Beaumadier, recognised as one of the best piccolo players in the world, if not the best. Recorded at the Lorelei Saal in Vienna (Austria)

Jean-Louis Beaumadier, piccolo flute
Vienna Classical Players
Vahan Mardirossian, direction

Jean-Louis Beaumadier
began studying flute at he Marseille Conservatoire with Joseph Rampal and then continued at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique De Paris with his son, Jean-Pierre Rampal. Awarded prizes at International competitions in Geneva and in Paris (Guilde des artistes solistes), piccolo solo for twelve years at the Orchestre National de France, he then became one of the best piccolo players in the world, renown through his discography (Grand Prix of the Académie Charles Cros), his concerts in Europe, USA and Far East and his piccolo score collection published by Billaudot editions.

His avid interest in the piccolo, and for wooden instruments in general dates from his youth when his family bought him a magnificent french ebony « Bonneville » piccolo. For some years, he has studied in depth the art of the piccolo in order to make it better known and share his passion. Piccolo solo in the Orchestre National de France, he was performing under the direction of famous conductors : Sergiù Celibidache, Karl Böhm, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Ricardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Georg Ludwig Jochum, kurt Mazur, Kurt Sanderling, Nello Santi, Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez… and was also working with other orchestras in the world, such as the Saïto Kinen orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa.

His discography is abundan (Skarbo, Calliope-Harmonia-Mundi, Classic-Talents, Lyrinx, Rodolphe, Nouveaux Horizons, Saphir, Naïve, Indésens). He has recorded thirty CDs, including International Grand Prize Winner of the Charles Cros Academy for his disc, « The golden age of piccolo » featuring works of Eugène DAMARE (1840-1919), (Calliope Records 9869 Harmonia-Mundi); concerning this recording, Aurèle Nicolet has written, « Beaumadier’s record is marvelous in sound, in technique, and above all in elegance and charm. It is a true delight! »

All this brings him the recognition of many flautists and invitations all over the world in flute conventions and festivals : Japan, USA, UK, Netherlands, Bazil, CostaRica, Austria, Slovenia, Ecuador, Venezuela… In addition, he performs numerous concerts throughout the world :France( Paris Radio-France and Salle Cortot), Israël, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Senegal, China, Croatia, Usa-(NY Carnegie Hall) Austria, Slovenia, Spain, The Netherlands, Finland (Helsinki Sibelius Academy)…

Performed piccolo concertos with many orchestras: Orchestre National de France, Simon Bolivar orchestra in Caracas (Sistema), Wiener Konzert Verein, New-York Soloists, Brussel Chamber Orchestra, National orchestra of Costa Rica and Ecuador, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Orchestre d’Auvergne, Orchestre de Bohème, Quito Chamber Orchestra, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, I musici di Vivaldi, Orchestre de Cannes, Orchestre de l’Université Claude Champagne (Montréal), Orchestre de Chambre d’Alsace, Les Musiciens de FranceKairo Symphonic Orchestra, Orchestra Camera Musicae in Cataluna, Orchestre de chambre de Genève, Taïpei Philharmonic Orchestra (Taïwan), Twin Cities Orchestra of Minneapolis, Prague Radio symphony…

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