One of the recent concerts featured on WQXR is by the London Handel Players, who first performed together in 2000 as part of the London Handel Festival. The group has since performed around the world, but never before in New York. Recorded in January at The Frick Collection, these talented individuals come together to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia.
This New York debut performance includes beloved and unknown pieces composed during King Frederick’s era, works by his own court musicians and accompanists such as Franz Benda and Johann Joachim Quantz, and a flute sonata by the ruler of Prussia himself.
Program details:
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio Sonata in A Major
- Franz Benda: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 14
- Johann Joachim Quantz: Flute Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 275
- King Frederick the Great: Sonata in C Major
- Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
