Emmanuel Pahud: Works by Frederick the Great

Synopsis

With this programme, Emmanuel Pahud, with no doubt one of the best flute players in the world, honours the 300th anniversary of a great philosopher, musician and composer: the Prussian King Frederick II, also called the Great. Together with the Kammerakademie Potsdam the famous French flutist and member of the Berliner Philharmonics will perform – in one of the palaces build by the King – musical works of Frederick the Great himself, of Johann Joachim Quantz (teacher of Frederick the Great) , of Franz Benda and of Carl Friedrich Emanuel Bach, who was the royal harpsichordist. Also available: Documentary (45’ – A05513518)

Additional Info

• No: A055135190000
• Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE, Johann Joachim Quantz, Franz Benda
• Orchestra: KAMMERAKADEMIE POTSDAM
• Artists: Emmanuel Pahud, Trevor Pinnock
• Production year: 2011
• Run time: 01:20:00
• Director: Beatrix Conrad
• Producers: Salve TV for ZDF in co-production with UNITEL CLASSICA
• Format: HDTV