Aurèle Nicolet
Aurèle Nicolet was a Swiss flutist whose recordings of Bach and Mozart received considerable critical acclaim. A remarkable stylist, Nicolet was praised for meticulously nuanced and elegant playing. Having established himself as a preeminent performer of Bach and Mozart, Nicolet dedicated himself to contemporary music, playing works that prominent composers -- including Klaus Huber, Toru Takemitsu, György Ligeti, Edison Denisov, and Heinz Holliger -- had dedicated to him. Nicolet first studied with Willy Burckhard and Andre Jonet in Zurich, later moving to Paris, where his teachers were Yvonne Drappier and Marcel Moyse. During his studies at the Paris Conservatory, Nicolet thoroughly mastered the French style of flute playing, graduating in 1947 with a premier prix. The following year, Nicolet won first prize in the Geneva Competition. First flutist for the Winterhur Symphony from 1948 to 1950, he was hired by Wilhelm Furtwängler to play first flute in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. This engagement lasted until 1959. Furthermore, between 1952 and 1965, Nicolet taught at Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. In 1965, he went to Freiburg, where he taught master classes until 1981. Nicolet also pursued a distinguished international career as a concert artist. He died in January 2016, a week after his 90th birthday.
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Bach, J.S.: Orchestral Suites, BWV 1066-1069
Aurèle Nicolet, Orchestre -Bach de Munich, Karl Richter
Classical - Released by Archiv Produktion on 4 Mar 2016
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Debussy / Ravel: Recital
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aurèle Nicolet, Irmgard Poppen, Karl Engel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 28 Oct 2022
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Ouvertüre Nr. 2 In H-moll, BWV 1067 / Ouvertüre Nr. 3 In D-dur, BWV 1068 (High Definition Remaster 2023)
Aurèle Nicolet, Karl Richter, Orchestre -Bach de Munich
Classical - Released by NewConcept Classical Remasters on 9 Sep 2023
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Violin & Wind Concertos
Henryk Szeryng, Aurèle Nicolet, Heinz Holliger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach Cantatas · Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55 · Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 · Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Ernst Haefliger, Aurèle Nicolet, Edgar Shann, Karl Richter, Müncher Bach-Orchester
Chamber Music - Released by G.O.P. on 30 Nov 2020
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Takemitsu: Toward the Sea III / Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp / Britten: Lachrymae / Honegger: Petite Suite / Denisov: Duo
Naoko Yoshino, Aurèle Nicolet, Nobuko Imai
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 2 Sep 1994
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Bach: Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor BWV 1067
Aurèle Nicolet, Hedwig Bilgram, Ulrike Schott, Iwona Fütterer, Karl Richter, Orchestre -Bach de Munich
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1998
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Bach: Partita BWV 1013, Flute Sonatas BWV 1033, 1034 & 1035
Karl Richter, Aurèle Nicolet, Johannes Fink
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1975
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Ligeti: Melodien; Double Concerto; Chamber Concerto etc.
Aurèle Nicolet, Heinz Holliger, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1976
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Mozart: Bassoon Concerto, K. 191; Haydn: Sinfonia concertante; Cimarosa: Concerto for two flutes; Schubert: Symphony No. 3 (Igor Markevitch – The Deutsche Grammophon Legacy: Volume 3)
Maurice Allard, Georges Alès, Aurèle Nicolet, Orchestre Lamoureux, Berliner Philharmoniker, Igor Markevitch
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 Jan 1958
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Danzi, Stamitz & Rossini: Music for Flute, Clarinet & Orchestra
Christiane Nicolet, Eduard Brunner, Aurèle Nicolet, Württembergisches Kammerorchester, Jörg Faerber
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 1984
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Bach, J.S.: Flute Sonatas BWV 1020, 1030-1032; Partita BWV 1013
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1975
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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante; Oboe Concerto
Heinz Holliger, Aurèle Nicolet, Hermann Baumann, Klaus Thunemann, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jun 1984
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Folksong Settings
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Helmut Heller, Irmgard Poppen, Aurèle Nicolet, Karl Engel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 26 Aug 2022
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Couperin: Nouveaux Concerts
Thomas Brandis, Heinz Holliger, Aurèle Nicolet, Josef Ulsamer, Laurenzius Strehl
Classical - Released by Archiv Produktion on 1 Jan 1976
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Mozart: Flute Quartets
Aurèle Nicolet, Munich String Trio
Chamber Music - Released by Tudor on 3 Nov 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: The Works for Flute
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1994
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Karl Richter Edition: Flute Concertos
Aurèle Nicolet, Orchestre -Bach de Munich, Karl Richter
Classical - Released by Profil on 24 Nov 2014
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Salieri/Stamitz/Cimarosa: Concertos for Flute & Oboe
Aurèle Nicolet, Heinz Holliger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1986
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vivaldi: Wind Concertos
Heinz Holliger, Klaus Thunemann, Reinhold Friedrich, Håkan Hardenberger, I Musici, Aurèle Nicolet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1998
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Mozart: Quartett für Flöte, Violine, Viola und Violoncello, K. 285 (Mono Version)
Aurèle Nicolet, Kehr Trio, Gunther Kehr, Georg Schmidt, Hans Münch-Holland
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo