The Baroque spirit in all its musical forms. In today’s programme, the traverso, or Baroque flute, takes centre stage. We listen to music by three composers: the Englishman John Stanley, the Prussian king Friedrich II, and his teacher Johann Joachim Quantz.
Playlist
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John Stanley (1712 – 1786) – Solo no. 1 in D minor/D major, from Eight Solos for Flute and Continuo, opus 1 (1740)
Daorsa Dervishi, traverso / Alessia Travaglini, viola da gamba & cello / Nicola Bisotti, harpsichord
I Adagio
II Allegro
III Minuet andante with variation
(CD: John Stanley – Complete Flute Sonatas. Brilliant Classics 96397, 2023) -
John Stanley – Solo no. 2 in G minor, from Eight Solos for Flute and Continuo, opus 1 (1740)
Daorsa Dervishi, traverso / Alessia Travaglini, viola da gamba & cello / Nicola Bisotti, harpsichord
I Adagio staccato
II Allegro
III Allegro
(CD: John Stanley – Complete Flute Sonatas. Brilliant Classics 96397, 2023) -
Friedrich II of Prussia (1712 – 1786) – Concerto no. 3 for traverso, strings and continuo in C major
Konrad Hünteler, traverso / Capella Coloniensis / Ulf Björlin, conductor
I Allegro
II Grave
III Allegro assai
(CD: Flute Concertos. Phoenix Edition 172, 2008) -
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697 – 1773) – Concerto for two flutes and strings in G minor (QV6:8a)
Stefano Bagliano, recorder / Lorenzo Cavasanti, traverso / Collegium Pro Musica
I Allegro
II Amoroso
III Presto
(CD: Johann Joachim Quantz – Concertos & Trio Sonatas with Recorder. Brilliant Classics 95386, 2018) -
John Stanley – Solo no. 4 in B minor, from Six Solos for Flute and Continuo, opus 4 (1745)
Daorsa Dervishi, traverso / Alessia Travaglini, viola da gamba & cello / Nicola Bisotti, harpsichord
I Adagio
II Poco allegro
III Gigg
(CD: John Stanley – Complete Flute Sonatas. Brilliant Classics 96397, 2023)
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John Stanley – Solo no. 5 in D major, from Six Solos for Flute and Continuo, opus 4 (1745): Adagio
Daorsa Dervishi, traverso / Alessia Travaglini, viola da gamba & cello / Nicola Bisotti, harpsichord
(CD: John Stanley – Complete Flute Sonatas. Brilliant Classics 96397, 2023)
Image in title:
Frederick II of Prussia as crown prince, by Antoine Pesne (1736) (Wikimedia Commons)
