Johann Joachim Quantz: Flute Concerto No. 129 Context Born in Oberscheden, Germany in 1697, Johann Joachim Quantz was a prolific flautist, Baroque music composer and educator. It wasn’t until his early teens when Quantz began to study music formally, first with his uncle, and then with organist Johann Friedrich Kiesewetter. Read more…
Takashi Yoshimatsu: White Landscapes Context Takashi Yoshimatsu was born in 1953 in Tokyo, Japan where he is regarded as one of Japan’s greatest Western classical composers. Interestingly, he did not learn music from a young age, in fact it wasn’t until his teens that he became interested in music at Read more…
Afternoon classical music fans! Welcome to Day 11 of my Female Fortnight Challenge! Today’s female composer is Cécile Chaminade and I will be looking into her much-loved Concertino for Flute and Piano in D major. This is honestly one of the cutest pieces for flute, it is charismatic, lyrical and requires much Read more…