Biography of Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)

30.01.1697
Born in Oberscheden near Göttingen
1708
First lessons in music with Merseburg at the "Stadtpfeiffe" (first double bass, later on harp and violin)
1714
Municipal piper of Pirna
1716
Member of the Dresden municipal music
1717
Stay in Vienna for the studies of double bass (Zelenka and Fux) and relocation to Dresden
1718
Member of Polnische Capelle of the elector Friedrich August I. playin oboe.
Flute lessons from Pierre Gabriel Buffardin, because there were better career options for flutists than for oboists.
1724
Study trip to Italy, composition lessons with Gasparini and acuaintance of Scarlatti and Hasse. At the next mark of his journey, in Paris, he listened to Blavet. On the way home, with a side trip to England, he also met Händel
1728
Flutist at the Dresdner Stadtkapelle
1729
First flute lessons with Friedrich dem Großen (twice a year), who was inspired to learn flute by listening to Quantz playing. The lessons were held in Berlin first, from 1732 on in Ruppin and Rheinsberg.
1734
Publication of his first six sonatas
26.06.1737
Marriage with Anna Rosina Carolina Schindler
1739
First modifications of the instrument, invention of the corkscrew, a second key for the flute and a mechanism for tuning.
1740
Move to Berlin for the service of Friedrichs des Großen (from 1741 as a chamber musician)
1752
Launch of his flute methode "Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte Traversiere zu spielen".
1755
His auto biography is published as one part of Marpurgs Historisch-kritischen Beyträgen zur Aufnahme der Musik
1762
A second autobiography in Italian is published
Composed about 300 concertos for flute
12.07.1773
Dies in Potsdam. Frederic the Great finished his last composition after his death.

Sheet music for flute:

12. Triosonate QV 2:13 (D-Dur)
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Amadeus Verlag, BP1943
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Dolcemente
  2. Allegro
  3. Siciliana. Larghetto
  4. Presto
Capricen - Capricen, Fantasien und Anfangsstücke für Flöte solo und mit BC. (Technik)
(flute)
Amadeus Verlag, BP 2050
Rating: difficult
Concerto (g-moll)
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(flute, piano)
Edition Musica Budapest, Z. 5568
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegro assai
  2. Affettuoso, ma non troppo lento
  3. Allegretto
Das Flötenbuch Friedrichs des Großen (Technik)
(flute, 2 recorders)
Edition Breitkopf, 5606
Rating: mid-grade
Drei Trios QV 3:30-32
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(3 flutes)
Edition Peters, EP 9479
Rating: easy
  1. Trio I (Aria - Rigaudon - Menuetto - Sarabande - Plaisanterie)
  2. Trio II (Preludio - Aria - Rigaudon - Minuetto - Capriccio)
  3. Trio III (Adagio - Vivace - Largo - Allegro)
Parts and score.
Probably composed between August 1726 and March 1727 on an educational trip to Paris.
Konzert (G-Dur)
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(flute, piano orchestral excerpt)
Edition Musica Budapest, Z. 5568
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegro assai
  2. Affettuoso, ma non troppo lento
  3. Allegretto
Konzert QV5:192 (g-moll)
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(flute, piano orchestral excerpt)
Edition Peters, EP9697
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegro assai
  2. Cantabile
  3. Vivace
Konzert - für Flöte, 2 Violinen, Violetta und bezifferten Baß (G-Dur)
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(flute, piano orchestral excerpt)
Edition Breitkopf, Nr. 3097
Rating: difficult
  1. Allegro
  2. Arioso (Mesto)
  3. Allegro Vivace
Konzert - Pour Potsdam (D-Dur)
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(flute, bassoon (cello), piano orchestral excerpt)
Bärenreiter, BA 3719
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegretto
  2. Piu tosto Andantino
  3. Presto
Sechs Duette für Flöten - Heft 1 op. 5
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(2 flutes)
Heinrichshofen, N 1338
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Duett 1 (A-Dur) (Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Menuett I - Menuett II)
  2. Duett 2 (D-Dur) (Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Giga)
  3. Duett 3 (D-Dur) (Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Allegro)
Short movements printed in score, both parts most of the time in parallel
Sechs Duette für Flöten - Heft 2 op. 5
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(2 flutes)
Heinrichshofen, N 1339
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Duett 4 (Adante-Presto, Adagio, Menuett I, Menuett II)
  2. Duett 5 (Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Menuett I - Menuett II)
  3. Duett 6 (Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Rigodon I - Rigodon II)
Short easy pieces written in one common score.
Sechs Duette, Heft I op. 2
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(2 flutes)
Edition Breitkopf, 5581
  1. Duett I (Allegro - Larghetto - Presto)
  2. Duett II (Allegro assai - Andantino - Presto)
  3. Duett III (Allegro - Larghetto, alla Siciliana - Tempo die Minuetto ma Grazioso)
Only parts.
For me those are the best of Quantz' duets. Not in parallel but written like a fugue.
Sechs Duette, Heft II op. 2
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(2 flutes)
Edition Breitkopf, Nr. 5582
  1. Duett IV (C-Dur): Allegro - Affetuoso - Presto
  2. Duett V (D-Dur): Allegro - Mesto - Alelgro di molto
  3. Duett VI (e-moll): Grave - Alla breve, ma Presto - Cantabile - Piu tosto vivace
Only parts.
Most movements are fugatos, both parts are of equal value. Being a teenager those were my favorite duets.
Solfeggi (Technik)
(flute)
Amadeus Verlag, 686
Rating: difficult
Sonata VI (a-moll)
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Robert Forberg, 6644
Rating: easy
  1. Adagio
  2. Allegro
  3. Largo
  4. Allegro
Trio (D-Dur)
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(3 flutes)
Camera Flauto Amadeus, BP 2016
Rating: easy
  1. Allegro
  2. Aria, lentement
  3. Rigadong
  4. Menuet
  5. Caprice
Only score, no parts. Big print and thus good to read. Only in the last mouvement one has to turn the page.

CDs with/from Johann Joachim Quantz

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Claude Monteux
Concerto à la carte (CD 2) (2011)
jpc
Decca
    Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor for four violins, op. 3, No. 10:
  1. Allegro (03:57:00)
  2. Largo (00:59:00)
  3. Larghetto (00:00:02)
  4. Allegro (03:39:00)
    5. Georg Friedrich Händel: Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 6, No. 4:
  5. Larghetto affettuoso - Allegro (05:55:00)
  6. Largo, e piano (02:55:00)
  7. Allegro (03:06:00)
    8. Johann Joachim Quantz: Flute Concerto in D majr (pour Potsdam):
  8. Alelgretto (06:56:00)
  9. Piu tosto andantino (05:23:00)
  10. Presto (04:55:00)
    11. Jacques Loeillet: Flute Concerto in D major:
  11. Allegro (02:21:00)
  12. Grave (02:33:00)
  13. Allegro (03:39:00)
    14. André Ernest Modest Grétry: Flute Concerto in C major:
  14. Allegro (05:23:00)
  15. Larghetto (04:15:00)
  16. Allegro (05:04:00)
  17. Allegro (05:27:00)
  18. Adagio (05:15:00)
  19. Allegro assai (04:14:00)
Herbert Blomstedt, Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, Eckart Königstedt, Rundfunk-Kammerorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Werner Tast, Reinhart Vogel, Johannes Walter
Flötenkonzerte der Klassik (1993)
Mozart - Quantz - Stamitz
Corona Classic Collection
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Konzert für Flöte und Orchester D-Dur KV 314:
  1. Allegro aperto (08:11:00)
  2. Andante ma non troppo (07:01:00)
  3. Allegro (05:19:00)
    4. Johann Joachim Quantz: Konzert für Flöte, Fagott, Streicher und Basso continuo G-Dur:
  4. Allegro (06:49:00)
  5. Adagietto (mit Fagott-Solo) (08:53:00)
  6. Allegretto (05:12:00)
    7. Karl Stamitz: Konzert für Flöte und Orchester G-Dur, op. 29:
  7. Allegro (07:57:00)
  8. Andante non troppo moderato (04:36:00)
  9. Rondo. Allegro (05:22:00)
Henry Adolph, Jörg Färber, Willy Freivogel, Hans Gösser, Klaus-Peter Hahn, Kurpfalz Kammerorchester, Hans-Martin Linde, Pro Arte Orchester München, Kurt Redel, Solistes de Marseille, Süddeutsche Philharmonie, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Flute Concerto (1997)
Mediaphon
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314:
  1. Allegro aperto (07:09:00)
  2. Andante ma non troppo (07:14:00)
  3. Allegro (05:10:00)
    4. Johann Joachim Quantz: Concerto for Flute, Strings and Basso continuo in G major:
  4. Arioso (07:03:00)
    5. Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D major, RV 428 "Il Gardellino":
  5. Allegro (04:12:00)
  6. Cantabile (02:40:00)
  7. Allegro (03:09:00)
  8. Joseph Haydn: Flute Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIf (07:50:00)
    9. Karl Stamitz: Flute Concerto in G major, op. 29:
  9. Allegro (08:06:00)
  10. Andante non troppo moderato (04:36:00)
  11. Rondo. Allegro (05:13:00)
Jörg Färber, James Galway, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
James Galway - Quantz 4 Concertos (1991)
RCA Victor
    Concerto in G-Dur:
  1. I. Allegro (05:07:00)
  2. II. Arioso mesto (06:40:00)
  3. III. Allegro vivace (04:19:00)
    4. Concerto in C-Dur:
  4. I. Allegro (05:20:00)
  5. II. Amoroso (08:00:00)
  6. III. Presto (03:57:00)
    7. Concerto in g-moll:
  7. I. Allegro assai (06:27:00)
  8. II. Cantabile (07:33:00)
  9. III. Vivace (05:00:00)
    10. Concerto in D-Dur:
  10. I. Allegretto (06:45:00)
  11. II. Più tosto andantino (05:29:00)
  12. III. Presto (04:36:00)
Ursula Duetschler, Jörg Färber, James Galway, Eduardo Vassallo, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 5/12) (2011)
Quantz: Concertos in G major, C major, G minor & D major
jpc
RCA
    Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in G major:
  1. Allegro (05:07:00)
  2. Arioso mesto (06:40:00)
  3. Alelgro vivace (04:17:00)
    4. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in C major:
  4. Allegro (05:20:00)
  5. Amoroso (08:00:00)
  6. Presto (03:56:00)
    7. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in G minor:
  7. Allegro assai (06:27:00)
  8. Cantabile (07:33:00)
  9. Vivace (05:00:00)
    10. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in D major:
  10. Allegretto (06:45:00)
  11. Più tosto andantino (05:29:00)
  12. Presto (04:36:00)

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Last edit 02.05.2020