Peter-Lukas Graf (born 5 January 1929) is a Swiss

flautist The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In th ...

born in

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. He was a pupil of

André Jaunet André Jaunet (May 17, 1911 – December 13, 1988) was a French-Swiss flutist. In later years he worked as a teacher in Zürich, Switzerland, where he taught flautists Peter-Lukas Graf and Aurèle Nicolet, Conrad Klemm among others. Biography ...

, and later attended the

Paris Conservatoire The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Ja ...

, where he won first prize with

Marcel Moyse Marcel Moyse ( ɔiz May 17, 1889, in St. Amour, France – November 1, 1984, in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States) was a French flautist. Moyse studied at the Paris Conservatory and was a student of Philippe Gaubert, Adolphe Hennebains, and ...

and Roger Cortot. Besides playing the flute both in orchestras and as a soloist, he is a

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, and spent several years exclusively as an orchestra and opera conductor. He is also a teacher, and has taught at the Basel Music Academy since 1973 and at the Music Academy Accademia Lorenzo Perosi in Biella. Graf played at

James Galway Sir James Galway (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Flute". After several years working as an orchestral musician, he established an international career as a solo flute pl ...

's wedding in May 1972. In 2005 Graf received an honorary doctorate from the

Academy of Music in Kraków The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków () is a music school, conservatory located in central Kraków, Poland. It is the ''alma mater'' of the renowned Polish contemporary composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who was also its rector for 15 ...

Discography

Peter-Lukas Graf has made many recordings in his career.

Solo flute

*Works for Solo Flute by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...

Marin Marais Marin Marais (; 31 May 1656, in Paris – 15 August 1728, in Paris) was a French composer and viol player. He studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of the bass viol Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe ...

, C. P. E. Bach,

Sigfrid Karg-Elert Sigfrid Karg-Elert (November 21, 1877April 9, 1933) was a German composer in the early twentieth century, best known for his compositions for pipe organ and reed organ. Biography Karg-Elert was born Siegfried Theodor Karg in Oberndorf am Neckar, ...

Willy Burkhard Willy Burkhard (17 April 1900 – 18 June 1955) was a Swiss composer and academic teacher, influential in both capacities. He taught music theory at the Berne Conservatory and the Zürich Conservatory. His works include an opera, oratorios, canta ...

Edgard Varèse Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (; also spelled Edgar; December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French and American composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. Varèse's music emphasizes timbre and rhythm; h ...

Luciano Berio Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental music, experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia (Berio), Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled ''Seque ...

, and Kazuo Fukushima.
Claves 50-8005
. *Heiner Reitz (Vo.II) 12 Caprices (Telos Music TLS 026). * Peter Mieg, ''Les plaisirs de Rued'' (Claves P 610).

Flute and orchestra

Luigi Boccherini Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (, also , ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and '' galante'' style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major classi ...

, Cimarosa,

Gluck Christoph Willibald ( Ritter von) Gluck (; ; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire at ...

(Jecklin 506-2). * Devienne,

Jacques Ibert Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of 20th-century classical music, classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatoir ...

,
Claves 50-501
. * Krommer (Grand Prix International du Disque)
Claves 50-8203
. *

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

Claves 50-8505
. * Mozart: ''Concert for flute and harp''
Claves 50-0208
. *

Quantz Johann Joachim Quantz (; 30 January 1697 – 12 July 1773) was a German composer, flutist and flute maker of the late Baroque period. Much of his professional career was spent in the court of Frederick the Great, where he served as the king's fl ...

, Stamitz, Stalder
Claves 50-808-9
. *

Pergolesi Pergolesi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, (1710–1736), Italian composer, violinist, and organist * Michael Angelo Pergolesi, 18th-century Italian decorative artist {{Surname Italian-langu ...

, Piccinni, Mercadante
Claves 50-9103
. *

Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, impresario of Baroque music and Roman Catholic priest. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lif ...

Claves 50-8807
. * Reinecke, Reissiger: ''Romantic flute concertos''
Claves 50-2108
. *Krommer: ''Sinfonia concertante for flute, clarinete and violin'' (Tudor 757).

Flute and harpsichord

*Johann Sebastian Bach
Claves 50-0401
. *Johann Sebastian Bach (Jecklin 4400/1-2). *

Haendel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well-known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...

Claves 50-0238
.

Flute and piano

*Johann Sebastian Bach: ''Las cinco sonatas auténticas''.
Claves 50-2511
. *Schubert, Widor, Martinu, Poulenc: ''Clásicos para flauta Vol. 1''.
Claves 50-9306
. *Reinecke,

Milhaud Darius Milhaud (, ; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions ...

Hindemith Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major ad ...

, Frank Martin,

Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''. , group=n ( – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who l ...

: ''Clásicos para flauta, Vol. 2''.
Claves 50-9307
. *Chaminade, Hüe, Gaubert: ''Joueurs de flûte''
Claves 50-0704
. * Joplin (Ragtimes)
Claves 50-8715
. *Kuhlau: ''Sonatas''
Claves 50-8705
. *

Czerny Czerny is a surname meaning "black" in some Slavic languages. It is one of many variant forms, including Czarny, Černý, Czernik, Cherney, and Čierny, among others. People Notable people with this surname include: * Adalbert Czerny (1863–194 ...

, Kuhlau: ''Virtuoso flute'' (Jecklin 577-)

Flute and guitar

*Bach,

Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

, Mozart: ''Transcriptions'' (Claves 50-9705). *Bach, Chopin, Ibert, Mozart, Ravel, Villa-Lobos: ''Miniatures'' (Claves 50-2013). *Carulli: ''6 Serenades'' (Claves 50-8304). * Giuliani, Carulli, Ibert, Ravel,

(Claves 50-0408).

Flute and harp

Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano p ...

Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian Romantic composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he was a leading composer of the ''bel canto'' opera ...

Louis Spohr Louis Spohr (, 5 April 178422 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Highly regarded during his lifetime, Spohr composed ten symphonies, ...

, Paganini, Fauré, Lauber: ''Duos'' (Claves 50-0708). *Debussy, Sonata No. 2. Ravel, ''Introducción y Allegro'': ''French Masterpieces''. (Claves 50-0280). *Peter Mieg, ''Morceau élégant'' (Claves P 610 y Jecklin Edition JS 314-2))

Chamber music

*F.Bach, Briccialdi: "2 flutes'' J.S.Bach, Kuhlau, Doppler: ''Trios 2 fl/piano''
Claves 50-2006
. *

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

: ''Triosonata'', ''Serenade in D major'' (flute, violin and viola) (Claves 50-8403). * Reger: ''2 Serenades'' (flute, violin and viola) (Claves 50-8104). * Krommer: ''3 flute quartets op. 17/92/93'' (Claves 50-8708) * Peter Mieg: ''Quintuor'' (flute, 2 violins, chello and harpsichord) (Claves P 610) *

: ''4 quartets'' Carmina Quartet (Claves 50-9014). *

: ''4 quartets'' (Ex Libris CD-6087). *

: ''4 quartets (Nr. 1, 2, 4, 6).'' (Claves 50-8608). *

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or ...

: ''The Musical Offering'' (Claves 50-0198). *

Rameau Jean-Philippe Rameau (; ; – ) was a French composer and music theorist. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera a ...

, Scarlatti,

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Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...

and

Albert Roussel Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His ...

: ''Song Recital'' (K. Graf, soprano) (Claves 50-0604). *

, Quantez,

Couperin The Couperin family was a musical dynasty of professional composers and performers. They were the most prolific family in French musical history, active during the Baroque era (17th—18th centuries). Louis Couperin and his nephew, François Coup ...

and

Lotti Lotti may refer to any of the following: * Antonio Lotti (c.1667–1740), Italian composer * Brian Lotti, U.S. professional skateboarder * Carlo Lotti (1916–2013), Italian engineer and professor of hydraulic construction * Carola Lotti (1910� ...

: ''Baroque chamber music for flute, oboe and harpsichord'', P.L. Graf, Goritzki and Dähler. (Claves 50-0404).

References

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