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Claude-Paul Taffanel (16 September 1844 – 22 November 1908) was a French flautist, conductor and instructor, regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century.
Claude-Paul Taffanel (16 September 1844 - 22 November 1908) was a French flautist, conductor and instructor regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century. Contents. [ hide] 1 Early years. 2 Professorship. 3 Reviving early music. 4 Conductor. 5 Chamber musician
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Taffanel, and he once suggested the possible publication of these letters, but this project was never realized.3 A few letters between Saint-Saens and Taffanel's wife, Genevieve, also survive. In these delightful letters both mother and daughter emerge as devoted admirers of the composer, while Saint-Saens is revealed as a most
Paul Taffanel (1844-1908) was a renowned French flutist, conductor, composer, and educator. Taffanel was born in Bordeaux, France, and was known for his exceptional playing style and technical ability on the flute.
French flute virtuoso, composer, conductor and teacher (b. 16 September 1844 [N.S.] in Bordeaux; d. 21 November 1908 [N.S.] in Paris), sometimes known just as Paul Taffanel. Taffanel received his first flute lessons at the age of nine, and gave his first recital aged ten.
It is the goal of this researcher to present a more complete picture of Taffanel than has previously been seen. To understand the significance of some of the things Taffanel did, it is necessary to know what study at the Paris Conservatoire was like.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Paul Taffanel was probably the most influential figure in the world of flute music, as performer and composer, but more so as inspirer, commissioner and supporter of fine works by a multitude of composers; this set contains many of those, most of…
