Paris 1900 - L'Art du hautbois

Description

The professors of the Paris conservatory and French instrument makers have led, since 1830, the oboe to establish itself in the orchestra and as a solo instrument, particularly at the turn of the 20th century, under the impetus of Saint-Saëns, Franck, Vierne, Pierné…
Paris 1900, the era of the great universal exhibitions, is situated between the Paris Commune of 1871 and the Great War. The collection we dedicate to it allows us to grasp a Paris that may now seem very distant. It is the memory of a glorious, exciting time, of faith in the future, marked by numerous technical advances and the development of the arts. French instrumental craftsmanship, associated with the great musicians of the time, has definitively impacted the future. It is the birth of the "French wind tradition," which begins with Berlioz, then Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, and continues today among others with Escaich and Beffa.
These recordings celebrate forgotten composers from the French and Belgian schools. They restore the nobility of popular instruments of their time, such as the cornet à pistons, widely used in the works of Bizet, Massenet, Berlioz, or even Stravinsky's Petrushka. The flute, like the cornet, was also associated with the kiosk music that flourished throughout France.