Frederick the Great - Flute Sonatas | Naxos 8574250

Frederick the Great - Flute Sonatas

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8574250

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 30th October 2020

Contents

About

Frederick II, King of Prussia, was a gifted musician who built up a court orchestra noted both for its quality and its size. Great musicians such as Graun, Quantz and C.P.E. Bach were members and contributed hugely to its standing. A patron of the fine arts, Frederick was a highly accomplished flautist whose works, performed in small private concerts, show a remarkable range of forms and expressive effects with slow movements offering long-breathed arcs of melody. The pieces by Alessandro De Marchi, conceived in the spirit of improvisation, provide a revealing impression of contemporary performance practice.

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