Quantz owes his current neglect in the concert hall and recording catalogue to a somewhat perverse fact of history: he was by far the most highly paid musician of his day (earning seven times as much as C P E Bach, for example) and yet his patronage from Frederick the Great—he was truly an 'exclusive artist'—meant that none of his works was published, all remaining in the monarch's private collection.
Today his prolific output (there are some 300 flute concertos alone) is gradually being resurrected, these delightful works being recognized for their true worth. Quantz's own virtuosic skills on the flute, coupled with several drastic innovations he made to flute design and construction, make for works which push the Baroque instrument to the very limits of feasibility. Hyperion
Johann Quantz (1697-1773)
1-3 Concerto In A Major No. 256 17:25
4-7 Concerto In B Minor No. 5 14:16
8-10 Concerto In C Minor No. 216 16:29
11-13 Concerto In G Major No. 29 11:58
14-16 Concerto In G Minor No. 290 15:36
Credits
Flute, Soloist – Rachel Brown
Directed By [From The Fortepiano And Harpsichord] – Roy Goodman
Orchestra – The Brandenburg Consort
Illustration [Front Illustration] – Cornelis Troost
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