Concerto E-Moll Flauto Traverso AbelWV F14

This hitherto unpublished flute concerto by Abel most probably dates from his Dresden period, i.e. it was written before his departure for England in 1759. It has survived in the collection of Carl Jakob Christian Klipfel, which is now in the music library of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin. Klipfel was an amateur musician and porcelain painter in Meissen and was well acquainted with Frederick the Great, who later made him co-director of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin.

All three movements of this work are written in the early classical concerto form in the Italianate style that was common in the Dresden court orchestra: recurring ritornellos in tutti alternate with solo sections. The transverse flute is accompanied by two violins, viola and basso. Our edition contains a detailed introduction by Michael O'Loghlin and consists of two offerings: the score including all individual parts and the piano reduction with the solo part.