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Biography of Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)

05.07.1879

Born in Cahors. His father was a hobby clarinet player

First instrumental lessons on a violin

1886

Move to Paris and flute lessons instead of violin on his desire. First teacher is Jules Taffanel, father of Paul Taffanel. He convinces his son to teach Gaubert privat lessons due to his talent.

1890

First lessons with Taffanel, the son.

1893

Studies at the conservatory, where Taffanel has a lectorship

1894

First price of the conservatory and employment at the Opéra and the Société des Concerts.

1896

Taffanel recommends him with the words "..he plays the flute ten times better than me"

1897

Employment at the Parisian Opera, still aided by Taffanel

Beside orchestral and chamber music jobs, studies of composition with Charles Lenepveu and harmonics with Raoul Pugno and Xavier Leroux

Around turn of the century work with Taffanel on the Complete Method

1903

Composition price for a fugue

1904

Second conductor of Société des Concerts

1905

Second Price at Prix de Rome

Drafted for military service during World War I, participant in the battle of Verdun and decoration with the Croix de guerre

1919

Lectorship at Paris conservatory and promotion for first conductor of Société des Concerts

1920

Head of conductors at Paris opera

1923

Publication of the Méthode complète de flûte, which he completed after the death of Taffanel and give-up of flute playing in favor of conducting

1931

Art director of Paris opera and give-up of the flute lectorship

24.02.1934

Conducts the premiere of the flute concerto by Ibert with Moyse being the soloist.

Marcel Moyse was one of his students, Roussel dedicated the fourth mouvement of Joueurs de Flute to him.

08.07.1941

Dies suddenly of a brain stroke in Paris

Further information/Sources:

Sheet music for flute:

Madrigal (G-Dur)

(flute, piano)

International Music Company, No. 2296

Rating: mid-grade

  1. Moderato quasi Allegretto

On a clear morning - No. 1 of "Three water colors"

(flute, cello, piano)

Southern Music Company, ST 647

Rating: difficult

  1. Allegro moderato - Enthousiaste

Romance (A-Dur)

(flute, piano)

Alphonse Leduc, A. L. 11 197

Rating: mid-grade

  1. Moderato - Allegro moderato

Soir Paien

(voice, flute, piano)

Rating: mid-grade

Sur l'Eau (Ges-Dur)

(flute, piano)

Edition Henry Lemoine, 20593

Rating: mid-grade

Trois Aquarelles (D-Dur)

(flute (violin), cello, piano)

Masters Music Publications, ;3875

Rating: mid-grade

  1. Par un clair matin (Allegro moderato - Enthousiaste)
  2. Soir d'automne (Andante moderato - Melancolique)
  3. Serenade (Assez vif)

CDs with/from Philippe Gaubert

Jeanne Baxtresser, Stanley Drucker, Judith LeClair, Israela Margalit, Pedja Muzijevic, Philip Myers, Cynthia Phelbs, Joseph Robinson, Alan Stepansky

Cala

    François Devienne: Duo für Flöte und Viola in c-moll, op. 5, Nr. 3:

  1. Allegro molto con espressione (04:49:00)
  2. Rondeau (03:34:00)

    3. Madeleine Dring: Trio für Flöte, Oboe und Klavier:

  3. Allegro con brio (02:56:00)
  4. Andante semplice (04:33:00)
  5. Allegro giocoso (02:49:00)

    6. Philippe Gaubert: Three Watercolors für Flöte, Cello und Klavier:

  6. On a Clear Morning (06:50:00)
  7. Autumn Evening (04:23:00)
  8. Serenade (04:55:00)
  9. Samuel Barber: Canzone für Flöte und Klavier, op. 38a (04:24:00)

    10. Samuel Barber: Summer Music for Wind Quintet, op. 31:

  10. Slow and indolent (02:07:00)
  11. Faster (00:34:00)
  12. Lively, still faster (01:16:00)
  13. with motion, as before (04:50:00)
  14. Joyous and flowing (01:22:00)
  15. Tempo 1 (01:29:00)

    16. Aaron Copland: Duo für Flöte und Klavier:

  16. Flowing (06:04:00)
  17. Poetic, somewhat mournful (04:55:00)
  18. Lively, with bounce (03:33:00)

Michel Debost, Christian Ivaldi

Skarbo

    Charles-Marie Widor: Suite op. 34:

  1. Moderato (04:02:00)
  2. Scherzo (02:38:00)
  3. Romance (04:28:00)
  4. Final (05:30:00)

    5. Carl Reinecke: Sonate "Undine" opus 167:

  5. Allegro (06:40:00)
  6. Intermezzo Allegretto vivace (03:45:00)
  7. Andante tranquillo (03:26:00)
  8. Finale (05:35:00)

    9. Philippe Gaubert: Sonate:

  9. Modere (04:35:00)
  10. Lent (03:54:00)
  11. Allegro moderato (06:17:00)
  12. Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Sonata Appassionata (04:21:00)
  13. Gabriel Fauré: Morceau de Concours - Adagio non troppo (02:45:00)

Ian Brown, Susan Milan

Gaubert - Complete Works for Flute & Piano (2 CDs) (1991)

Chandos

    Sonate (1917):

  1. I. Modéré - Allegretto vivo (04:22:00)
  2. II. Lent - allegretto moderato - Temp I (04:23:00)
  3. III. Allegro moderato  (05:54:00)

    4. Madrigal (1908):

  4. Moderato quasi Allegretto (03:51:00)

    5. Deux esquisses (1914):

  5. I. Soir sur la plaine (03:52:00)
  6. II. Orientale (03:50:00)
  7. Fantaisie (1912) - Moderato, quasi fantasia (06:19:00)

    8. Romance (1908):

  8. Assez lent - Un peu plus vite (03:46:00)
  9. Deuxième Sonate (1924) (05:13:00)

    10. Deuxième Sonate (1924):

  10. II. Andante - Modéré - Andante (06:04:00)
  11. III. Assez vif (03:24:00)

    12. Sicilienne (1914):

  12. Allegretto moderato (02:47:00)

    13. Berceuse (1907):

  13. Moderato quasi Allegretto (04:25:00)

    14. Troisième Sonate (1933):

  14. I. Allegretto (05:00:00)
  15. Troisième Sonate (1933) (03:32:00)
  16. Troisième Sonate (1933) (04:07:00)

    17. Suite (1921):

  17. I. Invocation (danse de prêtresses) (03:33:00)
  18. II. Berceuse orientale (03:07:00)
  19. III. Barcarolle (04:24:00)
  20. IV. Scherzo-Valse (02:28:00)
  21. Nocturne et Allegro scherzando (1906) (03:04:00)
  22. Nocturne et Allegro scherzando (1906) (02:35:00)

    23. Romance (1905):

  23. Moderato - Allegro moderato - A Tempo (07:50:00)

    24. Sonatine (1937):

  24. I. Allegretto, très allant (04:53:00)
  25. Sonatine (1937) (06:33:00)

    26. Sur l'eau (1910):

  26. Alla Barcarolle, Moderato - Un peu plus vite - Tempo I (03:03:00)

    27. Ballade (1927):

  27. Andantino (06:06:00)

John Ferrillo, Ann Hobson Pilot, Malcolm Lowe, Andrew Pearce, Sally Pinkas, Fenwick Smith, Jayne West, Jacques Zoon

Philippe Gaubert - Complete Works for Flute 1 (2003)

Naxos

  1. Madrigal for flute and piano (03:32:00)

    2. Trois aquarelles:

  2. Par un clair matin (06:17:00)
  3. Soir d'automne (03:59:00)
  4. Sérénade (04:05:00)
  5. Divertissement grec for two flutes and harp (04:10:00)
  6. Soir Paien for voice, flute and piano (04:16:00)
  7. Tarentelle for flute, oboe and piano (04:10:00)
  8. Pièce romantique for flute, cello and piano (07:44:00)

    9. Médailles antiques for flute, violin and piano:

  9. Nymphes à la fontaine (05:51:00)
  10. Danses (03:36:00)

    11. Suite:

  11. Invocation (Danse des prêtresses) (03:52:00)
  12. Berceuse orientale (02:55:00)
  13. Barcarolle (03:52:00)
  14. Scherzo-valse (02:32:00)

Literature von/über Philippe Gaubert