The American Mastermind

Frederick the great playing the flute at sanssouci is an 1852 oil on canvas history painting by adolph menzel showing frederick the great playing the flute at an evening concert in his palace of sanssouci. Bach at the piano quantz is leaning on the wall to the right.

Frederick The Great Two Sonatas G B Minor Flute Basso Continuo

One of my favorite people to study in history frederick ii the great of prussia was not only one of the greatest military commanders in history and an ex.

Frederick the great flute. As crown prince he was forbidden by his father to indulge in any form of aesthetic activity especially playing the flute. He was an enthusiast of the pianoforte and owned at least three instruments made by gottfried silbermann. By adolph menzel 1852.

These early pianos were very refined. Frederick played keyboard as well as the flute. One of the major historical upheavals that interests me as a flute player in particular occurred at the court of frederick the great.

Der große frederick the great playing a flute concerto in sanssouci c. Frederick ii of prussia was a talented musician played the flute on what would appear a near professional level and he dabbled extensively in composition especially in his younger years. It is now in the alte nationalgalerie in berlin.