C.P.E. Bach - Flute Concerto in G Major, Wq. 169

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) Flute Concerto in G Major, Wq. 169 Composed around 1755 Performed by James Galway (b. 1939), flute, with the Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, conducted by Jörg Faerber (1929-2022) Recorded November 1989 at the Johanneskirche in Schwaigern, Germany 0:00 I. Allegro di molto 11:07 II. Largo 19:57 III. Presto C.P.E. Bach composed the Flute Concerto in G major, Wq. 169, around 1755 during his time in Berlin. Rather than being written entirely from scratch for the flute, the work is part of C.P.E. Bach's frequent practice of adapting and recycling his own material; it was specifically arranged from an earlier keyboard/organ concerto version in G major (Wq. 34). Exemplifying his expressive Empfindsamer Stil (sensitive style), the concerto highlights a vibrant interplay between the solo flute and the string ensemble.