Alessandro de Marchi, Andreas Greger, Claudia Stein - Fredrick the Great & Others: Works (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Prelude in A minor
02. Flute Sonata in A Minor, SpiF 14: I. Andante ma sostenuto
03. Flute Sonata in A Minor, SpiF 14: II. Allegro assai
04. Flute Sonata in A Minor, SpiF 14: III. Allegro e scherzando
05. Flute Sonata in C Major, SpiF 82: I. Grave
06. Flute Sonata in C Major, SpiF 82: II. Allegro
07. Flute Sonata in C Major, SpiF 82: III. Tempo giusto
08. Variations on Tempo guisto: Var. 1
09. Variations on Tempo guisto: Var. 2
10. Variations on Tempo guisto: Var. 3
11. Variations on Tempo guisto: Var. 4
12. Fughe e capricci, Op. 1: I. Preludio
13. Flute Sonata in C Minor, SpiF 84: I. Recitativo
14. Flute Sonata in C Minor, SpiF 84: II. Andante e cantabile
15. Flute Sonata in C Minor, SpiF 84: III. Alla breve
16. Flute Sonata in A Major, SpiF 114: I. Affettuoso
17. Flute Sonata in A Major, SpiF 114: II. Allegro
18. Flute Sonata in A Major, SpiF 114: III. Presto
19. Flute Sonata in F Major, SpiF 118: I. Grave
20. Flute Sonata in F Major, SpiF 118: II. Staccato. Allegro di molto
21. Flute Sonata in F Major, SpiF 118: III. Tempo giusto
22. Prelude in G minor
23. Flute Sonata in G Minor, SpiF 116: I. Adagio
24. Flute Sonata in G Minor, SpiF 116: II. Moderato
25. Flute Sonata in G Minor, SpiF 116: III. Presto



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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