Friedrich II: Flute Concerto in C major - Allegro assai (3.)

[mtsumusic]

Frédéric le Grand - le meilleur roi dans l'histoire.

[malcolmcolemann]

Delightful.

[AphroditeEros33]

Beautiful tone of flute*^o^* Thank you very much for posting & sharing *^o^*

[ShinAkiraX]

What is the painting called and by who? If you don't know either please do tell me how did you find it? It is most pleasing with the music!

[Thrax1982]

@ShinAkiraX

It's by Adolf Menzel.

I should find the painting with Google image search or on Wikipedia.

[polymath7]

@ShinAkiraX Menzel actually executed a whole series depicting the life of Frederick the Great.

[mtsumusic]

@ShinAkiraX Just so you know also, the man wearing the purple coat at the table, who's leaning across the table like he's talking to someone, is Voltaire! He would be the third from the left sitting at the table.

[DeVizardofOZ]

Dear Thrax1982:-)

Beautiful musik by "one gifted man". Who performed this concerto?

I agree, Frederic should be mentioned among the great composers. He was a talented man, somehow forced into the role of sovereign, but with intellectual ambition.

He was the opposite of his father, but reigned just as well.

[panzerdivision100]

Chapeu et respect ;O) Mon plus grand idol..j,aime la Prussie et le Roi ;O))

[Bernie1927]

I have an old LP titled: "Im Goldglanz des Barock" playing Albinoni, Friedrich der Grosse, and Vivaldi, and played by Maurice Andre and Jean-Pierre Rampal. This piece is in there and I treasure this old LP and, even though I do not play any instrument myself, I too am of the opinion that good old Frederic belongs with these masters. How I wish we had a person of his integrity today!!

[helmuthoorn]

King, general, philosopher, composer, architect, scientist and without a doubt one of the greatest figures in European history.

[gustavs9]

sure. He protected Kant ,the greatest thinker of all history

[helmuthoorn]

Actually Voltaire.

To him Kant was a '' saddlemakers son with intellectual aspirations from Konigsberg, who would make himself much more useful in his fathers footsteps, for the benefit of our cavallery.''

He was wrong about that.

[DarkwingScooter]

@helmuthoorn You forgot the appellation of greatest significance: Flautist!

[seakaye]

traumhafte musik

[ichmalealsobinich]

One should remember more the musical ambitions of Frederic, 2nd and not only his military and political career. As I consider that he was an autodidacte and never supported in his musical entrainment (his father disgusted him playing the flute) he created high skilled compositions. These belong to the concert halls as well as those from the Bach family or from Telemann e.t.c..

[cunibertg]

mmmmmmmmmmm, he had teachers, at least I as a flutist know that Joachim Quantz (the famous flutist) was his teacher, I don't know if he had more teachers.

[ichmalealsobinich]

Well that's right. As a kid I also was entrained to play the flute in the music courses at my school but I'm still an amateur. Its a difference whether you study music at an academy or just take some lessons at the Volkshochschule as hobby.

[DrususMinor]

Just brillant! Frederic the Great also wrote a couple of symphonies. Not bad either!

[bf109e4]

Agree! I am also a big fan of Friedrich, beside being able to expand prussia as a militery genies, he is also a gentleman and musician.

By the way, can u(Thrax1982) send me the link too....thz

[shaunemullin]

Who is playing this Its great. I am a great fan of old friedrich been playing him since i was young. I do have an old tape of 5 concerto but have been searching for this recording. Could you please give me a clue as what to look for.

[Thrax1982]

I sent you a private message, can't post links here.

[vonand1880]

I fully agree with you. Although this may not be Handel or Telemann, these concertos reach very high mucical standards compared with many other contemporary musicians. This music is in every way a pure delight!

[Thrax1982]

He had other musical interests too, he wrote at least one opera libretto too. Someone else had to translate it into Italian though.

[vonand1880]

A man of many talents !

[Thrax1982]

Indeed, the fact that he was also a composer is often barely mentioned - even in biographies.

The Wikipedia article has only a line or two about it too. In the same time some rather obscure composers have long lists of works included.