Michel Debost
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Michel Debost was a French classical flautist who was born in Paris in 1934. He achieved early professional recognition after winning first prize at the International Competition in Geneva and is famous for his 30-year tenure as the principal flautist of the Orchestre de Paris. Debost studied at the Paris Conservatoire under the guidance of Jan Merry, Gaston Crunelle, and Marcel Moyse. In 1982, he succeeded Jean-Pierre Rampal as a professor of flute at the Paris Conservatoire, a position he held until relocating to the United States in 1990. He subsequently joined the faculty of the Oberlin College Conservatory in Ohio, where he taught until 2011. His discography includes recordings of Vivaldi: Concertos, Op. 10 pour flûte et orchestre (1972) and Telemann: Six Sonatas for Two Flutes, Op. 2 (1975), alongside the Flûte Panorama series. Debost received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Flute Association in 2001. He died in Paris in 2026.
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- Partita for Solo Flute in A Minor, BWV 1013: Allemande featuring Michel Debost
- L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H 130, Pt. 3 "L'arrivée à Saïs": Trio des enfants ismaélites pour deux flûtes et harpe
- L'histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant, FP 129 featuring Georges Prêtre
- Flute Sonata in E Flat, BWV 1031 (doubtful): II. Siciliano featuring Lionel Rogg
- Partita for Solo Flute in A Minor, BWV 1013: Bourée Anglaise featuring Michel Debost
- Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313: III. Rondo. Tempo di menuetto featuring Orchestre de Paris
- Rapsodie nègre FP 3 : Ronde by Michel Debost
- Rapsodie nègre FP 3 : Honoloulou by Michel Debost
- Rapsodie nègre FP 3 : Pastorale by Michel Debost
- Rapsodie nègre FP 3 : Final by Michel Debost
- Rapsodie nègre FP 3 : Prélude by Michel Debost
- Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée FP 15 a : V L'Ecrevisse by Michel Debost
- Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée FP 15 a : VI La Carpe by Michel Debost
- Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée FP 15 a : I Le Dromadaire by Michel Debost
- Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée FP 15 a : II La Chèvre du Thibet by Michel Debost
- Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée FP 15 a : III La Sauterelle by Michel Debost
- Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée FP 15 a : IV Le Dauphin by Michel Debost
- Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313: I. Allegro maestoso featuring Orchestre de Paris
- Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C, K.315 featuring Orchestre de Paris
- Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313: II. Adagio ma non troppo featuring Orchestre de Paris
- Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K.313: I. Allegro maestoso featuring Orchestre de Paris
- Sonate pour flûte et piano, FP 164 : I Allegro malincolico
- Sonate pour flûte et piano, FP 164 : III Presto giocoso
- Concerto for 2 Flutes & Violin in A Minor, TWV 53:A1: I. Lentement featuring Michel Debost
