Frederick the Great (der Große, Friedrich II): Four Sonatas for flute and basso continuo *Music minus one and a deep-rooted and fruitful

and a deep-rooted and fruitful friendship had grown up between them

I am also thrilled with Fluteworthy's 99 Solos and Studies for Flute and look forward to seeing it as a standard text on syllabus lists

complex rhythms

if not highly memorable

Floor to bottom of book shelf: 91cm-138cm

Frederick the Great (der Große, Friedrich II): Four Sonatas for flute and basso continuo *Music minus one and a deep-rooted and fruitfulIn the four sonatas presented here for the first time, the royal composer can lay uncontested claim to an above average talent. The works stand out for their imaginative power, their skill and their stylistic variety. The grand rooms of Sanssouci Palace must have been filled with heartfelt Adagios and brilliant Allegros that confirmed the virtuoso flute technique of the Quantz pupil. The sonatas were recently recorded on CD (Hungaroton) by the editor