Obituary: Jean-Pierre Rampal

The Independent - London | May 22, 2000| | Copyright

JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL, the greatest French flautist of our times and an outstanding musician, carried the traditions of the elegant French style of playing into the present century and throughout the world.

He was the latest in a grand tradition of French flute players stretching back in an almost unbroken line to the time of Louis XIV. Although he particularly championed the music of the Baroque, he performed and recorded an enormous repertoire ranging from the 16th century to the present day, embracing jazz, folk song, Japanese classics and Indian music.

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