Frederick II (King of Prussia)
Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was… Read Full Bio ↴Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was a King in Prussia (1740–1772) and a King of Prussia (1772–1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty.
Frederick was a gifted musician who played the transverse flute. He composed 100 sonatas for the flute as well as four symphonies. His court musicians included C. P. E. Bach, Johann Joachim Quantz, Carl Heinrich Graun and Franz Benda. A meeting with Johann Sebastian Bach in 1747 in Potsdam led to Bach writing The Musical Offering.
Frederick was a gifted musician who played the transverse flute. He composed 100 sonatas for the flute as well as four symphonies. His court musicians included C. P. E. Bach, Johann Joachim Quantz, Carl Heinrich Graun and Franz Benda. A meeting with Johann Sebastian Bach in 1747 in Potsdam led to Bach writing The Musical Offering.
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03Flute Sonata in E minor: II. Allegro assaiFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
04Flute Concerto No. 3 in C major: III. Allegro assaiFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
05Flute Concerto No. 3 in C major: I. AllegroFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
06Flute Concerto No. 3 in C major: II. GraveFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
08Flute Sonata No. 126 in A Minor: I. Recitative: AdagioFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
09Sinfonia in D Major: III. Scherzando: AllegroFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
11Flute Sonata No. 126 in A Minor: II. Allegro non moltoFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
12Sinfonia in D Major: II. Andante (espressivo)Frederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
15Flute Sonata No. 126 in A Minor: III. Allegro assaiFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
17Flute Sonata No. 146 in C Major: II. AllegroFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
18Flute Sonata No. 146 in C Major: I. Grave e sostenutoFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
19Flute Sonata No. 146 in C Major: III. PrestoFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
20Flute Sonata No. 182 in B-Flat Major: II. AllegroFrederick II (King of Prussia)Frederick II (King of Prussia)
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