Julius Baker
As a flutist of extraordinary skill, Julius Baker distinguished himself in many musical roles: orchestral prinicipal, chamber player, soloist, teacher, and recording artist. In the latter realm he was prolific, appearing on hundreds of recordings, prompting more than a few of his admirers to observe that anyone who owned classical recordings almost certainly possessed several of Baker's. He played in the Cleveland Orchestra under Artur Rodzinski, the Columbia Symphony Orchestra under Bruno Walter, and the New York Philharmonic under Bernstein, Boulez, and Mehta, making numerous recordings with all parties. In addition, Baker played in chamber ensembles and with the leading soloists of the day, like Glenn Gould. He also taught at the Juilliard School of Music, Curtis Institute, and Carnegie Mellon University, and among his students were Paula Robison, Eugenia Zukerman, and Jeffrey Khaner. Baker' recordings of the Mozart concertos, and the complete flute outputs of J.S. Bach and Handel are still touchstones among connoisseurs of the repertory. And Baker was hardly less respected in Romantic and twentieth century repertory: he gave numerous concerts and made acclaimed recordings of works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Nielsen, Hindemith, and a clutch of composers contemporary to him, including Elie Siegmeister, Lennox Berkeley, Robert Muczynski, and countless others. Many of Baker's recordings are still available on Sony, EMI, Centaur, Titanic, and Vanguard.
Julius Baker was born in Cleveland, OH, on September 23, 1915. He began flute lessons at nine with his father, a good amateur player. Baker's advanced studies took place at the Curtis Institute, where his most important teacher was William Kincaid.
Baker graduated in 1937 and began playing with the Cleveland Orchestra that same year, staying on until 1941. Over the next several decades Baker mixed orchestral work in with freelancing in chamber and solo music, but his orchestral resumé as principal flutist alone was impressive: Pittsburgh Symphony under Fritz Reiner (1941-1943), Chicago Symphony under Rafael Kubelik (1951-1953), and New York Philharmonic (1965-1983). In addition, Baker was active during this time in the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, a recording-only ensemble created by Columbia Records.
Baker was also a founding member of the Bach Aria Group, in which he performed from 1946-1964. Baker began teaching at Juilliard in 1954 and at the Curtis Institute in 1981. Baker remained active, especially as a teacher, for most of his remaining years. He died in Danbury, CT, on August 8, 2003.
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Discographie
18 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Bach & Telemann: Suites for Flute & Orchestra
Julius Baker, Anthony Newman, Madeira Festival Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez MMG le 1 janv. 1984
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Transcriptions (Volume 2)
Julius Baker, Philadelphia Orchestra, All-American Youth Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra, Léopold Stokowski
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 29 sept. 2009
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Juilliard Quartet, Vol. 4: Live at Library of Congress – Mozart Quartets
Juilliard String Quartet, Lukas Foss, Julius Baker
Musique de chambre - Paru chez DOREMI le 13 juin 2006
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Beethoven: Serenade in D Major, Trio in C Minor
Julius Baker, Lillian Fuchs, Joseph Fuchs
Classique - Paru chez Past Classics le 1 août 2011
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Bach & Telemann: Orchestral Suites
Julius Baker, Anthony Newman, Madeira Bach Festival Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Allegretto le 1 janv. 1986
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Ben Weber: Orchestral Premieres - 1956-1967
Julius Baker, Harry Schulman, Alexander Williams
Classique - Paru chez Soundmark le 1 oct. 1956
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The Classical Love Collection, Vol. 3 (Waltz from the Swan Lake, Classical Dreams)
Julius Baker, Antonio Janigro, I Musici di Zagreb
Classique - Paru chez Music 4me le 19 nov. 2015
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Beethoven: Sérénade pour flûte, violon et alto, Op. 25 & Trio à cordes, Op. 9 No. 3 (Mono Version)
Julius Baker, Joseph Fuchs, Lilian Fuchs
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1954
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Mozart: Quatuor pour flûte et cordes No. 1, K. 285 (Mono Version)
Julius Baker, Harry Zarief, Ralph Oxman
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1959
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Music for Cranberry Isles (Georg Philipp Telemann - Anonymous - Christoph Willibald Gluck)
Classique - Paru chez Centaur Records, Inc. le 21 sept. 2010
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Mendelssohn, Gluck, Liszt & Tchaikovsky: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Orfeo Ed Euridice, Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Totentanz - Waltzes
Julius Baker, Alexander Brailowsky, Fritz Reiner, Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia
Classique - Paru chez Infinity le 13 avr. 2022
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Barber, S.: Capricorn Concerto / Adagio for Strings / Schuman, W.: Symphony No. 5 / Bloch, E.: From Jewish Life (1946-1950)
Classique - Paru chez Naxos Classical Archives le 1 janv. 2000
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Handel: 4 Sonates pour flûte et clavecin (Mono Version)
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1956
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Bach, J.S.: Flute Sonatas, Bwv 1030-1035 (Baker, Marlowe) (1947)
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Naxos Classical Archives le 1 janv. 2000
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Handel, G.F.: Flute Sonatas, Op. 1, Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 (Baker, Marlowe) (1947)
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Naxos Classical Archives le 1 janv. 2000
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Templeton, A.: Trio for Piano, Oboe and Flute / String Quartet No. 2, "Pastorale" (Templeton, Phoenix Quartet) (1954)
Julius Baker, Phoenix Quartet, Albert Goltzer, Alec Templeton
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Naxos Classical Archives le 1 janv. 2000
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Menotti, G.C.: Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore (The), "The Three Sundays of A Poet" (Schippers) (1957)
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Naxos Classical Archives le 1 janv. 1957
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Bach, J.S.: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5 / Overture (Suite) No. 2 (Reiner) (1949, 1953)
Classique - Paru chez Naxos Classical Archives le 1 janv. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo