The program presents four concertos spanning the composer’s career, including a lost concerto rediscovered by Oleskiewicz, and Quantz’s last concerto (no. 300), left incomplete at his death and completed by Frederick “the Great.” Read Mary’s detailed liner notes about these works.
Flute Concerto in A minor, No. 123 (QV 5:238)
1. Allegretto
2. Arioso ma non troppo
3. Allegro assai
Flute Concerto in G major, No. 151 (QV 5:165)
1. Allegretto
2. Arioso
3. Presto Flute Concerto in C minor, No. 300 (QV 5:38)
1. Allegro
2. Lento
3. Vivace Flute Concerto in D minor, No. 113 (QV 5:38)
1. Allegro e con spirito
2. Arioso
3. Vivace
Mary Oleskiewicz, baroque transverse flute after J. J. Quantz, a′ = 385 Hz
Concerto Armonico
Miklos Spanyi, director
Artistic Director: Mary Oleskiewicz
Released July 2013
Seven Flute Sonatas by King Frederick “The Great” of Prussia
Recorded in the historic royal music room of King Frederick II “the Great” (1712–86), Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany
Sonata no. 126 in A minor for flute and basso continuo (Spitta no. 21) 1. Recitativo – Adagio – Recitativo
Sonata no. 146 in C major for flute and basso continuo (Sp. no. 40) 1. Grave e sostenuto
Sonata no. 182 in B-flat major for flute and basso continuo (Sp. no. 76)
Sonata no. 184 in G minor for flute and basso continuo (Sp. no. 78)
Sonata no. 189 in B minor for flute and basso continuo (Sp. no. 83)
Sonata no. 261 in F major for flute and basso continuo (Sp. no. 118) 2. Staccato-Allegro di molto
Sonata no. 214 in D minor for flute and basso continuo (Sp. no. 107)
Mary Oleskiewicz, baroque transverse flute after J. J. Quantz, a′ = 385 Hz
Balász Máté, violoncello after Stradivarius
David Schulenberg, fortepiano after Gottfried Silbermann
Artistic Director: Mary Oleskiewicz
Released November 2011
Mary Oleskiewicz, baroque transverse flute after Quantz, aʹ = 385 Hz
Elizabeth Field, violin
Daniel Elyar, viola
Stephanie Vial, cello
David Schulenberg, harpsichord
Artistic Director: Mary Oleskiewicz
Released October 2004
The program presents solo and trio sonatas from the composer’s Dresden period (1718 to 1741).
Sonata in D major for flute and basso continuo, QV 1:42
Sonata in G minor for flute and basso continuo, QV 1:116
Trio Sonata in D major for two flutes and basso continuo, QV 2:15*
Sonata in C major for flute and basso continuo, QV 1:9
Sonata in G minor for flute and basso continuo, QV 1:128
Trio Sonata in E♭ major for two flutes and basso continuo, QV 2:17*
Mary Oleskiewicz, baroque transverse flute after Quantz, a′ = 385 Hz
David Schulenberg, harpsichord, fortepiano
Stephanie Vial, cello
*Jean-François Beaudin, flute II
Artistic Director: Mary Oleskiewicz
Released February 2003
Downloadable MP3s of all of the CDs are sold at http://www.classicsonline.com. Those wishing to access Mary’s liner notes, which contain her latest research on the works recorded, will want to obtain the actual disk.