Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) - Concerto per il Flauto (1760)

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Composer: Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)
Work: Concerto (e-moll) per il Flauto (1760), QV 5:120
Performers: Karlheinz Zöller (1928-2005, flute); Berliner Philharmoniker; Hans Von Benda (1888-1972, conductor)

Concerto per il Flauto (1760)
1. Allegro ma non Troppo 0:00
2. Affetuoso 5:43
3. Vivace 9:59

Painting: Andreas Ludwig Krüger (1743-1822) - Vue meridionale du chateau royale du Potsdam (1775)
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Johann Joachim Quantz
(Oberscheden, 30 January 1697 - Potsdam, 12 July 1773)

German flautist, instrument maker and composer. Originally trained as a violinist and oboist by his uncle Justus Quantz, a town musician in Merseburg. In March 1716 he accepted an invitation by Gottfried Heyne to join the Dresden town band. He spent part of 1717 in Vienna studying counterpoint with J.D. Zelenka. In 1718 he became oboist in the Polish chapel of Augustus II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Thereafter he began to concentrate almost exclusively on the flute, eventually traveling to Italy, France, and England to broaden his education. Returning to Dresden, he was given leeway to tour, and in 1741 he became the principal teacher of Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia (later Frederick II). He remained in the employ of this patron for the remainder of his life, forming along with his patron a circle of musicians in Berlin that included Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Carl Heinrich Graun, Christian Gottfried Krause, Franz Benda, and others (also known as the Berlin School). In addition, he began adding keys to the flute beginning in 1726, and by 1739 he was active making the instruments, primarily for his patron. His most important theoretical work, 'Versuch einer Anweisung der Flöte traversiere zu spielen', was published in 1752 and became one of the most widely read tutors of the 18th century. It contains not only information on this instrument, but also a plethora of details on court music and performance practice as well. As a composer, he wrote prolifically for his instrument, including around 300 concertos for one or two flutes and orchestra; around 220 sonatas for flute and basso; 48 trio sonatas, mainly for two flutes and continuo; solos for one to three flutes; six flute quartets; two arias; and around 30 songs. The style of his music is generally considered galant, but the flute quartets have innovative and independent inner lines that foreshadow a more homophonic texture of composers from a later period. The works were cataloged by Horst Augsbach and are known by the QV numbers.