Philippe Gaubert

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Gaubert Philippe (1879-1941) was born in Cahors (Lorraine, France) on the 5th of July, 1879. His father, a shoe maker and amateur clarinettist, gave him his first music lessons. When Philippe was seven the family moved to Paris, where Jules Taffanel, and a few years later Taffanel`s son Paul, became his flute teachers. At first he received private lessons, but since 1893 he studied at the Paris Conservatoire, receiving a First Prize the following year. His teachers for harmony and composition were Raoul Pugno, Xavier Leroux and Charles Lenepveu. In 1905 he received the 2nd Prix de Rome. In the meanwhile he had become the assistant conductor of the `Société des Concerts`, and after serving in the French army he was appointed principal conductor of the Opéra, as well as flute professor at the Conservatoire. After the Great War he built up a splendid career, particularly as a conductor specializing in contemporary music. Gaubert conducted many important premières, such as Albert Roussel`s opera `Padmâvati` (1923) and the ballet `Bacchus et Ariane` (1931), Gabriel Fauré`s `Masques et Bergamasques` (1919), and Henri Sauguet`s `La Chartreuse de Parme` (1939). Besides, many first performances of works by Pierné and Ibert were conducted by Gaubert. He also brought much Wagner and Berlioz, and presented a new interpretation of Monteverdi`s opera `Orfeo`. Gaubert toured all over Europe. The `Wagnervereeniging` invited him to Amsterdam, where in 1935 he conducted the Concertgebouw Orche

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albums

Madrigal

GAUBERT: Works for Flute, Vol. 3

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Gaubert: Musique de chambre avec flûte et piano

Gaubert: Works For Flute, Vol. 2

Gaubert: Complete Works for Flute and Piano

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Nouvelle vie: A Rediscovery of French Flute Music

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Gaubert: Works For Flute, Vol. 1

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Ballade

Gaubert: Works for Violin, Cello, and Piano

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Gaubert: Works for Flute and Piano - Sonatas, Sonatina, Sicilienne & Madrigal

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Phillipe Gaubert: Pièces Romantiques

Gaubert: Chamber Music

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