Duette für zwei Flöten, vol. 2 Dettingen Te Deum It was performed over fifty

It was performed over fifty times during the composer’s lifetime and was one of his first works to be performed in Germany (1772)

just as they are in the technical difficulties that Bach demands of performers

For the Carus edition Schubert’s own autograph manuscript of his Magnificat was consulted again for the first time since 1888

Prelude in F major BWV 556

the Messiah is regarded as the epitome of sacred music and in German-speaking countries it is also one of the most often performed works in the genre

Duette für zwei Flöten, vol. 2 Dettingen Te Deum It was performed over fiftyThe six flute duets were obviously conceived as a self contained set of works and are published in two volumes. The six works reveal W. F. Bach's supreme mastery of contrapuntal writing. The uncompromising professional standards are documented in the harmonic and polyphonic audacity of the pieces, just as they are in the technical difficulties that Bach demands of performers. Almost no other composer since J. S. Bach has developed the art of two part