Doppler Baker & Rampal on Cavett

[@earthstewardude]

Julius Baker was my roommate's dad ... Jonathan Baker - he lived with me in Atlanta briefly. He told me that his dad did the short flute diddy for the NBC peacock the opened it's feathers and then the announcer would say "In Living Color..."

[@chrrytree]

wow, i never realized how low they hold the flute. i'm tempted to show this to my band director to prove that your flute shouldn't be parallel to the ground it's inspiring to see how they play

[@rudolphmcneill3333]

This is so epic and historic. We don't see Masters of "classical" music perform on shows like this ever these days. Loved it.

[@osamusakura]

Great! I can' believe the video of such dream duo exists. Marvelous.

[@paulflute007]

Great stuff -- There isn't nearly enough of Julius Baker on utube -- I hope those having videos of him will post them

[@jpritcha]

Thanks for posting this video. I still remember this Cavett show broadcast vividly. It was a "holy moment" for American television. Rampal played on Johnny Carson show once. That was magic as well. Anybody got access to that 1970s video?

[@PooMonkeyMan]

This video was the first time I've heard the Doppler, and has always been my reference for its performance tempo. I've looked up other performances, but their tempos just didn't seem righter after listening to this performance. Love this rendition of the Rondo.

[@aububitza]

You listen to no1 and no2 in all history ( my 2 cents)

[@pirsingers]

Oh God, i love it!! Their tempo is fantastic!! I remember when i learnt it we coud play it much slower.. BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@TheRevelation0]

Wow, I'm speechless. These legends play with so much grace! This song fills my heart with joy.

[@mogly62]

love love love rampal 4ever...

[@tuttilynn3791]

No one has tone quality as good as Baker. Rampal, well, his perfection in French music is just that, perfection. Love them both. 💗💗💗 I had the pleasure of watching this live, thank you for posting. 😀

[@wmgflute]

When you win a job or have a career on the level of Baker or Rampal’s, then this comment would be valid. But until then…

[@Bashkii]

The greatest flutists together!!!

[@marybarratt909]

I've been looking for the recording of Rampal and Baker duets for years - I think I've finally found it! What joy!

[@panflute0420]

wow!! it's truely a fantastic surprise.^^

[@rustydog1236]

What amazingly different sounds the two have. Very Nice...

[@flutey77]

Masters at work !!

[@yanpan16]

amazing to see this. i am playing this for my HSC programme, it's so good to see some of the top flute players ever playing it. what a fantastic way to be inspired!

[@evasflute]

Alan! I just stumbled on this video randomly. What a nice surprise. The two masters at work :)

[@victor6298]

maravilloso video e interpretación de dos grandes de la flauta...diré mejor un excelente compositor y un gran flautista para ser exactamente justo!! que lujo!!!

[@furassicpark7642]

So nice to see good old C foots on those flutes 😃

[@michaelschonauer7238]

@Ayako Saito Never played a piece with a low B?? How about the Doppler Hungarian Pastorale Fantasy? There are two low B's in that piece if I remember correctly.

[@1gamueller]

@@michaelschonauer7238 Trockne Blumen

[@tomsteward]

i was about to clap and stand up in a standing ovation in front of my computer and then i forgot that i wasn't at the performance, i was at home in our office, but yeah... i had totally forgotten!!!

[@babyelephant2418]

Love this duet

[@arumugamyau]

Thank you for posting this video :)

[@michaelflute1]

WOW...I just have to say WOW!!!!!

[@shivanirani1259]

Perfection.

[@aubriedionne]

Love their tempo!

[@AaronFolseMUA]

I love this piece! One of my favorite flute duets, played by two true masters of the instrument. I only wish they could have put a little more musicality into it and slowed the tempo a bit, but of course they can do no wrong.

[@mc526]

Do show it to your band director ! Holding the flute parallel to the ground can cause muscle stress and injury. For marching you may have to do it, but for concert playing, you should be able to hold the flute properly: angled down.

[@michaelarichea1978]

I love the faster tempo, but they never seem to click into it exactly together (Jean Pierre's a hair ahead a lot, isn't he?) BUT, you know that saying "they make it look easy" ? Doesn't apply to this Doppler! There's nothing worse than hearing the final "a tempo" of the Rondo played relaxed and easy. When the last page feels unhinged like a run-away train, and both flutists are holding on for dear life (which is of course the way I love to play it) it always *always* brings down the house!!

[@doppleristgut]

There are 2 LPs of duets of these two. If I remember correctly, the record label is Washington.

[@sitarnut]

Also, used to see Ominbus, Miles Davis and The Brubeck Quartet.... how far we've fallen....

[@sitarnut]

Just a comment- Rampal and Hariprasad Chaurasia (my Indian Raga music hero) used to hang out together when Hariji had a concert in Paris.... if you haven't heard Hariji's tone on bamboo flute, check him out...

[@Tibicina4JMJ]

Thank you so much for sharing this with the world :D It makes me happy to see such masters at work. Just think how blessed we'd be to have videos of, say, Beethoven??

[@breakfastplan4518]

Love Baker.. But Rampal's command of the flute is on another level.

[@Kingfotog]

Outstanding. Video of Julius Baker is very rare. Anyone know when this is from?

[@powellpicc1985]

The low register feels and sounds better on a C foot. Playing the low B is the only real reason to have the B foot :-) Bs are so rare anyway that it's really just easier to use the C and enjoy not worrying about the extra key. crogersrx is indeed correct about the B natural, though there IS an extention to allow a B-flat.

[@GrassiMax]

Stupendo

[@neneloko18]

OMG! Doppler and Rampal T_T

[@Enidan453]

Me and friend play this! Its so awesome xD

[@sgsmozart]

Your English atrocious..it's " a friend and I"

[@Enidan453]

@@sgsmozart Your English is* atrocious. You forgot your verb... :/ I would recommend you read the book: Introducing English Grammar by Burridge

[@hank3258]

It seems Rexicano has been sniffing glue again

[@edyelwys]

@houtblazer voçê teria as partes desse duo sou flautista e gostei mesmoo

[@henrygarciga]

Yes, flute duets give a greatly animated voicing and color tone. As with much of Bach's music, the flutes conjure up courtly dance movements releasing the stiff tension of baroque performance.

[@melodiesandrhythm]

you're so lucky!

[@Flautistotle]

C foots!

[@379val]

Rampal preferred the c foot, he was not a fan of the low b note.

[@leo5208]

Just after the 5:00 mark, Rampal says something about it being Hungarian music, if that's the spot you mean.

[@sgsmozart]

Two masters but Rampal must have set the tempo because of the extreme speed. I have heard him ' live" about 6 or 7 times and always the tempos are just to fast.AT this rate, musicality goes out the door.

[@powellpicc1985]

dopplerisgut, I love you for this. Where on earth did you find it?

[@houtblazer]

@dasteufelhund yes, and he is a little more lyrical

[@klezmerflute]

Low B's have been around longer than many think. Simple system flutes of the 19th c. had low Bs. They're not that new, really. Doppler's flute(s) may have even had a B but of course C major and A minor wouldn't call for for that note much anyway.

[@jrbrook76]

@korearox92 I'd have to say that you are ignorant for calling someone else's teacher a moron. Though, your sentiment is correct. It would cause problems. Band directors who aren't flutists don't know everything about the flute. Doesn't make them morons. Teachers work their butts off. and chriswtburke, Rampal's flute is all gold...quite heavy compared to the nickel flutes that band kids play...your shoulder would just about fall off if you played "Parallel" for very long ;-)

[@tomsteward]

referring to the "from another jb" comment...

[@doppleristgut]

Mid-1970s.

[@tomsteward]

im assuming this might be jeanne baxtresser? haha

[@crogersrx]

I think you mean, "why don't their flutes have Low B keys?" There's no low B-flat.

[@michaelschonauer7238]

Actually, Parmenon has made a flute that is capable of going down to a low A.

[@efanshel]

who is the pianist?

[@doppleristgut]

Wasn't shown.....

[@flutedivo]

Your negative comments needless in this case. What have you done to contribute to the legacy of flute music. Don't be spiteful!! Your opinions and observations are just that.

[@jrbrook76]

It's rushed and not very musical in my opinion. Have to pay respect to Rampal for what he did in the flute world, but my general opinion of much of his recordings is that he plays too fast and ignores the music, just likes to wham out notes as fast as possible and as hard as possible. Now, if I really was going to "Compare" them, like Cavett is joking at....I'd say that Julie wins hands down. His style was always exquisitely musical and delicate in all the recordings of his I have studied.

[@SweetFromSaturn]

yeah, your flute should never be parallel to the ground. Its a very unnatural position to play in and causes a lot of unnecessary tension. Only reason why they push to play that way is b/c of the visual aspects in marching band. Its so stupid and impractical, and causes a lot of bad habits in students..

[@paulrchapman1]

In the late 90’s I gave a series of Alexander Technique sessions to members of the band of the Coldstream Guards. One of the trombonists found it particularly difficult to maintain the slide parallel to the ground when marching. It forced the head back and contradicted Alexander’s early discovery ( and what he called a keystone to his Technique, that of “inhibition“ ) of preventing the pulling back of the head by tension in the neck. The trombone player found he couldn’t tolerate this any more and left.