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Frederick The Great
12+ albums
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Frederick the Great, or Friedrich II of Prussia, ruled from 1740 to 1786. Frederick is best known as one of the proponents of enlightened absolutism and for his military exploits, most notably during the Seven Years War. Frederick had an interest in the arts at an early age, most notably as a flautist. When he came to power he courted musicians, most famously Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and other artists, as well as philosophers. He had an intense and volatile friendship with the French philosopher Voltaire. A meeting with Johann Sebastian Bach was responsible for the latter's The Musical Offering, one of the finest pieces of Bach's repertoire. As a composer himself, Frederick composed over 100 sonatas for the flute and four symphonies. The "Hohenfriedberger Marsch" was written to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg during the second Silesian War. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Flute Sonata in E Minor: I. Grave
2,4352Hohenfriedberger March
2,2283Flute Sonata in E Minor: II. Allegro assai
1,8864Flute Sonata in E Minor: III. Presto
1,0175Sinfonia in G Major: I. Allegro
8086Flute Concerto No. 3 in C Major: III. Allegro assai
7767Sinfonia in G Major: III. Presto
5598Sinfonia in D Major: III. Scherzando: Allegro
4969Sinfonia in D Major: I. Allegro assai
45810Flute Concerto No. 3 in C Major: I. Allegro
429albums
Frederick Ii: Sinfonias / Flute Concertos
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Barry Lyndon
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Barry Lyndon [Original Soundtrack]
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Radetzky March - Prussian and Austrian Marches
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King Frederick the Great of Prussia 7 Flute Sonatas
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Chamber Music (Baroque) - Frederick Iii / Schaffrath, C. / Bach, C.P.E. / Benda, F. / Janitsch, J.G. (Music From Sanssouci)
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Flute Concertos
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Baroque Flute Concertos - Frederick Ii (King Of Prussia) / Telemann, G.P. / Fasch, J.F.
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Frederick II The Great: Nine Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
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Chamber Music (Baroque) - Frederick Iii / Schaffrath, C. / Bach, C.P.E. / Benda, F. / Janits
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The Flute King: Music from the Court of Frederick the Great
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Prussian & Austrian Marches