The recordings made by Jean-Pierre Rampal during the 1960s include without a doubt many of his finest. During this first golden age of stereo, a glorious era in the history of recorded music, they present in exceptional sound quality a wealth of masterpieces ranging from Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart and Schubert to Ibert, Poulenc, Prokofiev and Jolivet, not to forget lesser-known gems. But above all, they reveal the radiant personality of an unsurpassable virtuoso and the artistry of a phenomenal musician whose performances always offered «magic» moments. Ideal best describes them.
