(Flute/Piano)
SKU:
HL.48181379
Composed
by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Leduc. Classical.
CD. 32 pages. Alphonse
Leduc #AL20856. Published
by Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181379).
UPC:
888680857073.
9.0x12.0x0.114
inches.
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart's
(1756-1791) Flute
Concerto in G was written
by the composer in 1778.
The Concerto remains
widely studied and
performed on the Flute,
making it one of the most
important Concerti in the
instrument's repertoire.
Concerto in G is in three
movements; 1. Allegro
maestoso, 2. Adagio ma
non troppo, and 3. Rondo:
Tempo di Menuetto. The
first and last movements
are in the tonic key,
whilst the second
movement is in the
subdominant key of D
major. A Dutch flautist
of the time, Ferdinand de
Jean, commissioned Mozart
for four Flute quartets
and three Flute concerti.
However, the composer,
who famously disliked the
Flute, only completed
three quartets and two
concertos. Instead of
composing a second
concerto, Mozart
rearranged his Oboe
Concerto, with
substantial changes for
it to fit with the Flute.
This edition of Mozart's
Concerto in G includes
cadences by virtuosos
Taffanel, Gaubert and
Bozza, making for an
unmissable version of the
famed work. .