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Emmanuel Pahud performs music written for and by the gifted flautist, composer and patron of the arts, King Frederick the Great of Prussia. The release features concerti, solo sonatas and chamber works by J S Bach, CPE Bach, Johann Joachim Quantz, Franz Benda, Johann Friedrich Agricola, Anna Amalia von Preussen and Frederick the Great.
Joining Pahud are the period instrument ensemble Kammerakademie Potsdam and renowned harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock. 'The Flute King' anticipates the 300th anniversary, in January 2012, of the birth of an enlightened monarch whose love of music changed the musical scene in continental Europe.
Newcomposer: Flute Concerto In A - 1. Allegro
Newcomposer: Flute Concerto In A - 2. Largo Con Sordini, Mesto
Newcomposer: Flute Concerto In A - 3. Allegro Assai
Benda (Franz): Flute Concerto In E Minor - 1. Allegro Con Brio
Benda (Franz): Flute Concerto In E Minor - 2. Adagio Un Poco Andante
Benda (Franz): Flute Concerto In E Minor - 3. Presto
Frederick The Great: Concerto For Flute, String Orchestra & Bass - 1. Allegro
Frederick The Great: Concerto For Flute, String Orchestra & Bass - 2. Grave
Frederick The Great: Concerto For Flute, String Orchestra & Bass - 3. Allegro Assai
Quantz: Concerto For Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo In G Qv5 -174: 1. Allegro Assai
Quantz: Concerto For Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo In G Qv5 -174: 2. Arioso E Mesto
Quantz: Concerto For Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo In G Qv5 -174: 3. Presto
Bach: Trio Sonata From The Musical Offering BWV 1079 - 1. Largo
Bach: Trio Sonata From The Musical Offering BWV 1079 - 2. Allegro
Bach: Trio Sonata From The Musical Offering BWV 1079 - 3. Andante
Bach: Trio Sonata From The Musical Offering BWV 1079 - 4. Allegro
Preußen: Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In F - 1. Adagio
Preußen: Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In F - 2. Allegretto
Preußen: Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In F - 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Bach (CPE): Sonata For Flute In A Minor - 1. Poco Adagio
Bach (CPE): Sonata For Flute In A Minor - 2. Allegro
Bach (CPE): Sonata For Flute In A Minor - 3. Allegro
Agricola (JF): Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In A - 1. Adagio
Agricola (JF): Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In A - 2. Allegro Assai
Agricola (JF): Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In A - 3. Largo
Agricola (JF): Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In A - 4. Allegro
Frederick The Great: Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In B Minor - 1. Siciliano: Lento
Frederick The Great: Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In B Minor - 2. Allegretto
Frederick The Great: Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In B Minor - 3. Allegro Assai
Frederick The Great: Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In B Minor - 4. Vivace Assai
Bach (CPE): Hamburger Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In G - 1. Allegretto
Bach (CPE): Hamburger Sonata For Flute & Basso Continuo In G - 2. Rondo, Presto
February 2012
*****
“Pahud is outstanding, albeit on a modern metal flute rather than a gentler, less penetrating historical wooden instrument.. He's best of all in CPE Bach's solo Sonata where, with reverberant acoustic and excellent recording, he generates fine fruity bass notes to support the broken harmony above. A fascinating snap-shot of the mid-18th century Berlin court.”
May 2012
“Pahud demonstrates a flexibility of phrase that arises naturally from the architectonics of the music rather than being imposed on it by a 'personality'. Despite the modern flute, his ornamentation and articulation are thoroughly idiomatic and chime with his period-instrument collaborators' crispness of attack and cleanly expressive shifts in colour...[Pahud] can equally lay claim to the title of 'The Flute King'”
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Newcomposer: Flute Concerto In A - 1. Allegro
