Frederick II The Great: Nine Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord (CD)

Frederick II the Great 1712-1786
Nine Sonatas for flute and harpsichord

Sonata in E flat
No.111 Catalogue of the King (VI. Spitta catalogue)
1. Affettuoso     2’24
2. Allegro     3’07
3. Allegro     2’43

Sonata in C minor
No.114 Catalogue of the King (IX. Spitta catalogue)
4. Grave e cantabile     2’23
5. Allegro ma non tanto     2’17
6. Presto     2’07

Sonata in A major
No.117 Catalogue of the King (XII. Spitta catalogue)
7. Grave e affettuoso     2’15
8. Allegro ma non molto     1’56
9. Tempo giusto     1’54

Sonata in A minor
No.119 Catalogue of the King (XIV. Spitta catalogue)
10. Andante sostenuto     2’24
11. Allegro     1’41
12. Allegro scherzando     1’36

Sonata in E minor 
No.154 Catalogue of the King (XLVIII. Spitta catalogue)
13. Grave     2’45
14. Allegro assai     2’35
15. Presto     1’51

Sonata in C
No.188 Catalogue of the King (LXXXII. Spitta catalogue)
16. Grave     2’16
17. Allegro     3’10
18. Tempo giusto     2’12

Sonata in C minor
No.190 Catalogue of the King (LXXXIV. Spitta catalogue)
19. Recitativo     2’14
20. Andante e cantabile     5’11
21. Alla breve     1’44

Sonata in D minor
No.214 Catalogue of the King (CVII. Spitta catalogue)
22. Andante     4’03
23. Allegro     3’40
24. Presto     2’09

Sonata in B minor
No.263 Catalogue of the King (CXX. Spitta catalogue)
25. Siciliano     2’48
26. Allegro assai     2’27
27. Vivace assai     1’34

Gian-Luca Petrucci flute
Paola Pisa harpsichord

Recording: 29 June 2021, Atelier Di Maio, Canepina (Viterbo), Italy