Content: V. - Moderato - Menuet / Allegretto - Adagio - Finale Presto VI. - Presto - Menuet - Largo - Finale Allegro

Content: III. - Andante grazioso - Menuet / Allegretto - Adagio - Allegro di molto IV. - Moderato - Menuet / Allegretto - Adagio cantabile - Finale Allegro

Mozart's favourite instrument was not the flute. This is generally known and can be seen from the fact that he only dedicated four chamber music works to it, namely the four quartets for flute, violin, viola and cello. Even the ‘flute sonatas’ - the early sonatas Opus 10, 11, 12 and 13 - which have been available in print for some time, are merely arrangements of sonatas for piano and violin. At that time, the term ‘piano’ meant the harpsichord. It was not until around 1780 that ‘piano’ generally meant the fortepiano. In the manuscript of the Sonata in B flat major K. 378, composed in 1779, Mozart still explicitly specified the harpsichord. It was published in 1781 as part of the second series of 6 sonatas for piano and violin, whereby the order of the instruments mentioned is typical for this period: The piano is the main carrier of the musical action and is accompanied by the melody instrument. Mozart composed 35 sonatas for this instrumentation, but not a single one for flute! In order to give flute players the opportunity to play works by Mozart with piano, this violin sonata was chosen for an arrangement. The work is well suited to the flute, so that no major changes had to be made to adapt the violin part to the technical requirements of the flute. Even the original key (B flat major) could be retained. All the dynamic markings and articulation indications contained in the original text were retained, only the legato slurs in the violin part were altered in some places for the flute. Both dots and wedges as well as intermediate forms indicate the staccato in Mozart. For the facilitate reading, standardised dots have been used in this edition. The dynamic indications in the piano part are not given for each hand individually, as is the case in Mozart's manuscript, but for both hands together, provided they are the same for both hands.This edition enriches the repertoire of flautists with a valuable musical work and brings joy to all players. Content: - Allegro moderato - Andantino sostenuto e cantabile - Rondeau / Allegro

Content: I. - Moderato - Menuet (Menuetto-Op.101) - Adagio - Presto II. - Moderato - Menuet (poco allegretto) - Adagio - Allegro di molto

Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) was a German composer and flautist. Orphaned at an early age, he was apprenticed to a related town musician in Merseburg. He then studied counterpoint with Zelenka and Fuchs in Vienna in 1717. He joined the Royal Polish Chapel in Dresden and Warsaw in 1718, first as an oboist and then as a flautist. From 1724-1727, he travelled to Italy, Paris and London on an electoral scholarship. Returning to his old position in Dresden, he played for Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia in 1728, who chose him as his teacher and appointed him as his musical confidant in Berlin after his accession to the throne in 1741. Quantz wrote the first German flute school ‘Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte traversiere zu spielen’, which was authoritative until the 19th century and is particularly valuable to us today as a source for the performance practice of early music. Among other things, he composed flute concertos, chamber music with flute, solo and trio sonatas for flute and basso continuo, flute duets and trios. The present edition is based on the manuscripts of two trios in D major for 3 transverse flutes, which are kept in Det Kongelige Bibliotek in Copenhagen. Additions and embellishments are indicated by small engravings, bracketing and dashes. Content: Trio I - Aria - Rigaudon - Menuet - Sarabande - Plaisanterie Trio II - Adagio - Vivace - Largo - Allegro

Michel Blavet (1700-1768) was a French composer and flute virtuoso. He was a remarkable artist who not only specialised in the bassoon and flute, but was also known for his exceptional intonation, even in difficult keys. Voltaire admired the beautiful sound of his playing and Marpurg described him as a virtuoso of the highest quality who maintained modesty despite his great popularity. He was characterised by the fact that he held the flute with his left hand, which set him apart from most flutists of his time. His works, written mainly for the transverse flute, show both the 'Italian and French styles' and are written in simple keys to make them accessible to amateurs. His surviving works include a concerto and 3 sonata books (1740).

Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) was a German composer and flautist. Orphaned at an early age, he was apprenticed to a related town musician in Merseburg. He then studied counterpoint with Zelenka and Fuchs in Vienna in 1717. He joined the Royal Polish Chapel in Dresden and Warsaw in 1718, first as an oboist and then as a flautist. From 1724-1727, he travelled to Italy, Paris and London on an electoral scholarship. Returning to his old position in Dresden, he played for Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia in 1728, who chose him as his teacher and appointed him as his musical confidant in Berlin after his accession to the throne in 1741. Quantz wrote the first German flute school ‘Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte traversiere zu spielen’, which was authoritative until the 19th century and is particularly valuable to us today as a source for the performance practice of early music. Among other things, he composed flute concertos, chamber music with flute, solo and trio sonatas for flute and basso continuo, flute duets and trios.

Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) was a German composer and flautist. Orphaned at an early age, he was apprenticed to a related town musician in Merseburg. He then studied counterpoint with Zelenka and Fuchs in Vienna in 1717. He joined the Royal Polish Chapel in Dresden and Warsaw in 1718, first as an oboist and then as a flautist. From 1724-1727, he travelled to Italy, Paris and London on an electoral scholarship. Returning to his old position in Dresden, he played for Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia in 1728, who chose him as his teacher and appointed him as his musical confidant in Berlin after his accession to the throne in 1741. Quantz wrote the first German flute school ‘Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte traversiere zu spielen’, which was authoritative until the 19th century and is particularly valuable to us today as a source for the performance practice of early music. Among other things, he composed flute concertos, chamber music with flute, solo and trio sonatas for flute and basso continuo, flute duets and trios.

Benoît Tranquille Berbiguier (1782-1832) received flute lessons from J.G. Wunderlich at the Paris Conservatoire. He himself claimed that he was the first in France to recommend a fully rounded tone in the lower register. Although he never claimed a position with one of the Paris orchestras, Berbiguier enjoyed a reputation as a soloist and important composer. Berbiguier's œuvre includes a MÉTHODE COMPLÈTE POUR la FLÛTE and no fewer than 150 flute duets, a whole series of which were composed especially for use by beginners and pupils. Among them are the 36 Petit Duos op. 72 , of which a selection of the most beautiful pieces are included in this edition. Players will discover the wide range of articulations, dynamics, forms, keys and time signatures in these pieces. At the same time, the quality of the ‘Chantant’ promised in the title is fulfilled. Dotted indications of dynamics and articulation in this edition are suggestions by the editor. Content: 1.Allegro poco vivo 2.Allegro 3.Allegretto 4.Poco Presto 5.Allegro Pastorale 6.Maestoso 7.Allegretto Vilanella 8.Allegro non troppo 9.Tempo di Cosaca 10.Tempo di Valse 11.Fanfare Moderato 12.Andante non tanto 13.Tempo di Marcia 14.Moderato 15.Allegretto 16.Allegro poco vivo 17.Marcia Moderato 18.Moderato 19.Allegro assai 20.Moderato 21.Tempo di Polacca 22.Andante 23.Allegretto 24.Romanza a la Troubadour 25.Allegretto

Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini (1746-1825) was an Italian composer and violinist who was very successful in Paris at the end of the 18th century. Only fragments of his life and biography are known. Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini's numerous flute compositions include two collections of six sonatas each for flute and basso continuo. The first (1er Livre de Sonate) was published by Mussard (Paris) in 1782, the second (2e Livre des Sonates de Flûte) followed around 1787 by Sieber. The Sonata in E flat major presented here concludes the first volume, which the Ecole Nationale de Musique et d'Art Dramatique in Dijon kindly made available to me. The work stands out from the other five sonatas not only because of the progressive melody of the outer movements, but also because in the final movement (Rondo) the bass is left to lead the melody for eight bars from bar 73 and later (from bar 97) for a further sixteen bars, while the flute recedes into the role of the accompanying instrument. Content: - Allegro expressivo - Adagio - Rondo | Allegretto

First edition This edition is based on a manuscript from the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung. It comes from the estate of Telemann, who gave it to his grandson Georg Michael Telemann (1748-1831). G. Poelchau acquired the manuscript in 1834 with a pack of music stored in a church tower in Riga. From Poelchau's estate († 1836) the sonata work came to the Royal Library in Berlin. The sonatas are dedicated to the brothers Rudolf, Hieronymus and Johannes Wilhelm Burmester of a Hamburg patrician family dated 1 March 1734, with the note that they follow the ‘12 methodical sonatas’, which were also dedicated to the first two brothers. The close connection between the two large sonata works can be found in their valuable musical content, in the sequence of movements (slow, fast, slow, fast), and in the succession of keys (C-a-D-h-E-F-d-G-e-A-f sharp-g). The bass lines are often involved in the theme. Occasionally we are reminded of J.S. Bach's inventions. In the title, the violin is named as the solo instrument before the flute, as several sonatas are unmistakably written “violinistically” without this hindering their playability for flute. The present edition adheres strictly to the manuscript. Suggestions for dynamics are indicated as such by brackets, as are those for articulation (by dotted lines), which may differ for violinists from those intended for flute. Experienced players should use the original figured bass for their own interpretation. The 12 sonatas made available to the public here for the first time are among the best compositions of this kind by Telemann, who dedicated them to 'connoisseurs and lovers' with the wish '...faire une bonne partie de Vos amusements'. The sonatas will fulfill this purpose today just as they did at that time.

First edition This edition is based on a manuscript from the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung. It comes from the estate of Telemann, who gave it to his grandson Georg Michael Telemann (1748-1831). G. Poelchau acquired the manuscript in 1834 with a pack of music stored in a church tower in Riga. From Poelchau's estate († 1836) the sonata work came to the Royal Library in Berlin. The sonatas are dedicated to the brothers Rudolf, Hieronymus and Johannes Wilhelm Burmester of a Hamburg patrician family dated 1 March 1734, with the note that they follow the ‘12 methodical sonatas’, which were also dedicated to the first two brothers. The close connection between the two large sonata works can be found in their valuable musical content, in the sequence of movements (slow, fast, slow, fast), and in the succession of keys (C-a-D-h-E-F-d-G-e-A-f sharp-g). The bass lines are often involved in the theme. Occasionally we are reminded of J.S. Bach's inventions. In the title, the violin is named as the solo instrument before the flute, as several sonatas are unmistakably written “violinistically” without this hindering their playability for flute. The present edition adheres strictly to the manuscript. Suggestions for dynamics are indicated as such by brackets, as are those for articulation (by dotted lines), which may differ for violinists from those intended for flute. Experienced players should use the original figured bass for their own interpretation. The 12 sonatas made available to the public here for the first time are among the best compositions of this kind by Telemann, who dedicated them to 'connoisseurs and lovers' with the wish '...faire une bonne partie de Vos amusements'. The sonatas will fulfill this purpose today just as they did at that time. Content: X. - Soave - Dolce - Spirituoso XI. - Dolente - Vivace - Piacevole XII. - Teneramente - Spirituoso - Gratioso