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Irena Grafenauer

fl, *1957 SI, Ljubljana
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Irena Grafenauer, (born June 19, 1957 in Ljubljana, Slovenia), is a Slovenian flute player and soloist, a pupil of Karlheinz Zöller and Aurèle Nicolet.Irena Grafenauer started her musical education at the age of 8. After graduating from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana in 1974, she continued her studies with Karlheinz Zöller and Aurèle Nicolet. She won First Prize in three international competitions: in Belgrade (1974), Geneva (1978) and Munich (1979). From 1977 to 1987 she was principal flautist with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Rafael Kubelik and Sir Colin Davis. On October 1987 she was appointed Professor at the Salzburg Mozarteum.She has successfully toured most European countries, the United States, Japan, and Australia as a soloist. She has performed regularly at Gido

     
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Sonata for Violin or Flute and Continuo, No.1 in G Minor BWV 1020 - arr. Flute, Harp, and Cello: 1. (Allegro) on Bach, J.S.: Sonatas & Partitas for flute & harp by Johann Sebastian Bach, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf & David Geringas
Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium on Saint-Saens: Le Carnaval des Animaux; Organ Symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire
Sonata No.2 in E flat major, BWV 1031 - For Flute and Harp: 2. Siciliano on Bach, J.S.: Sonatas & Partitas for flute & harp by Johann Sebastian Bach, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf & David Geringas
Sonata No.2 in E flat major, BWV 1031 - For Flute and Harp: 1. Allegro moderato on Bach, J.S.: Sonatas & Partitas for flute & harp by Johann Sebastian Bach, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf & David Geringas
Sonata for Flute or Violin No.4 in C, BWV 1033: 1. Andante - Presto on Bach, J.S.: Sonatas & Partitas for flute & harp by Johann Sebastian Bach, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf & David Geringas
Sonata for Flute or Violin No.4 in C, BWV 1033: 4. Menuet I - II on Bach, J.S.: Sonatas & Partitas for flute & harp by Johann Sebastian Bach, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf & David Geringas
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313: II. Adagio non troppo on Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1; Concerto For Flute & Harp by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Concert Royal No. 4 in E minor: 4. Courante a l'italienne (Gayement. Pointé-coulé) on Flute Gala in Versailles by Irena Grafenauer, Brigitte Engelhard & Philharmonisches Duo Berlin
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313: III. Rondo. Tempo di menuetto on Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1; Concerto For Flute & Harp by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Sonata for Violin or Flute and Continuo, No.1 in G Minor BWV 1020 - arr. Flute, Harp, and Cello: 2. Adagio on Bach, J.S.: Sonatas & Partitas for flute & harp by Johann Sebastian Bach, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf & David Geringas

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Title Artist Year Type
Duo Piano ExtravaganzaMartha Argerich - Nelson Freire - Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich - Gidon Kremer - Tabea Zimmermann - Mischa Maisky - Georg Hörtnagel - Irena Grafenauer - Eduard Brunner - Concertgebouworkest - David Zinman - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Béla Bartók - Claude Debussy - Witold Lutoslawski - Camille Saint-Saëns - Maurice Ravel1995Compil.
Quartets - Flute Violin Viola CelloWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Irena Grafenauer, Gidon Kremer, Veronika Hagen, Clemens Hagen1995Album
Carnaval de VeniseIrena Grafenauer, Maria Graf1994Album
Chamber Music - KammermusikSofia Gubaidulina, Irena Grafenauer, David Geringas, Isabelle van Keulen1992Album
La Flûte à VersaillesMarin Marais, Jacques Morel, François Couperin, Jean-Marie Leclair, Irena Grafenauer, Das Philharmonische Duo Berlin, Brigitte Engelhard1990Album
3 Sonatas For Flute And Harp Bwv 1020, 1031, 1033 • Partita For Solo Flute • Suite For HarpJohann Sebastian Bach, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf1988Album
Flute Concerto In G, Concerto For Flute And Harp In C, Andante For Flute In CWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner1988Album
Kompositionen Für Flöte • Gedenkkonzert Zum 100. TodestagAndrás Adorján, William Bennett, Ursula Burkhard, Michel Debost, Irena Grafenauer, Aurèle Nicolet, Theobald Böhm1982Album
Andante Za Flavto In Orkester / Koncert Za Flavto In Orkester / Jeux Concertants Za Flavto In OrkesterIrena Grafenauer - Orkester Slovenske Filharmonije, Anton Nanut, Janos Sandor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Carl Stamitz / Ivo Petrić1981Album
ShowpiecesFrançois Borne, Albert Roussel, Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy - Irena Grafenauer, Michael GrandtAlbum
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