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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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 Jan 1, 1960
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Bach, C.P.E.: Concertos for Flute and Oboe
Heinz Holliger, Aurèle Nicolet, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, David Zinman, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Nov 10, 2000
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Holliger: Scardanelli - Zyklus
Heinz Holliger, Terry Edwards, Aurèle Nicolet, Ensemble Modern, London Voices
Classical - Released by ECM New Series on Mar 1, 1993
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Leclair: 2ème Récréation de musique & Flute Sonatas
Classical - Released by Tudor on Jun 3, 2016
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Julian Bream: Live from Aldeburgh Festival 1958 & 1959
Peter Pears, Aurèle Nicolet, Julian Bream, George Malcolm
Classical - Released by DOREMI on Jan 4, 2019
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Die Mannheimer Schule
Classical - Released by Archiv Produktion on Jan 1, 1980
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Pergolesi / Vivaldi / Woodcock / Blavet / Leclair: Flute Concertos
Burghard Schaeffer, Hans-Martin Linde, Aurèle Nicolet
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1993
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Richter / Stamitz / Filtz / Cannabich: Concertos of the Mannheim School
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 2008
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Bach: Flute Sonatas, BWV 1020 & 1033
Aurèle Nicolet, Herbert Schäfer, Edith Picht-Axenfeld
Chamber Music - Released by SWR Mediaservices GmbH on May 18, 2018
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The Art of Aurèle Nicolet
Classical - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on Oct 2, 2020
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Debussy & Ravel: Mélodies (Stereo Version)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Karl Engel, Aurèle Nicolet
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 1960
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Boehm: Compositions for Flute
Classical - Released by Orfeo on Jan 1, 2016
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Bach, Schubert, Fauré, Poulenc, Reutter & Strauss: Lieder (Live)
Aurèle Nicolet, Hermann Reutter, Nicolai Gedda
Classical - Released by Orfeo on Jan 1, 2016
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Milhaud: Chamber Music for Winds & Piano
Classical - Released by Orfeo on Dec 26, 2000
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Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299
Aurèle Nicolet, Ursula Holliger, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Hans Müller-Kray
Classical - Released by SWR Mediaservices GmbH on Dec 1, 2014
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Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C Major & Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major
Heinz Holliger, Aurèle Nicolet, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Hans Müller-Kray
Classical - Released by SWR Mediaservices GmbH on Dec 1, 2014
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Aurèle & Christiane Nicolet
Aurèle Nicolet, Christiane Nicolet
Classical - Released by Camerata Tokyo on Dec 22, 1996
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Violin Masterpieces: Yehudi Menuhin Live at Blythburgh Church, Aldeburgh, 1958 (Live)
Aurèle Nicolet, Yehudi Menuhin, The Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Classical - Released by Jube Classic on Apr 24, 2020
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Das Schaffen Johann Sebastian Bachs: Serie L. Ouvertüren Und Sinfonien (Stereo Version)
Aurèle Nicolet, Karl Richter, Orchestre -Bach de Munich
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 1961
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Schubert, Roussel & Casella: Works for Flute & Piano
Aurèle Nicolet, Maria Bergmann
Chamber Music - Released by SWR Mediaservices GmbH on Apr 17, 2020
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Aurèle Nicolet / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne / Victor Desarzens play: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flötenkonzert Nr. 2, KV 314 (285d)
Aurèle Nicolet, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne
Concertos - Released by Classico Ivano on Feb 6, 2015
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