{"product_id":"benda-concerto-in-e-minor-for-flute-and-piano-schott","title":"Benda- Concerto in E minor for Flute and Piano (Schott)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBenda- Concerto in E minor for Flute and Piano (Schott)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tbl_value\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposer: Franz Benda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEditor: Walter Lebermann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlute part and piano score\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Schott Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFranz Benda’s Concerto in E minor is an elegant and energetic work for flute, strings and basso continuo, presented here in a practical edition for flute and piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe concerto reflects the Berlin or North German School, whose music helped bridge the stylistic transition between the Baroque and Classical periods. Benda’s writing combines clear formal structure with a lighter, more melodic galant style, giving the flute both expressive and virtuosic material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three movements are: Allegro con brio, Un poco andante and Presto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outer movements demand agility, articulation and rhythmic precision, while the central Andante offers greater scope for lyrical phrasing and tonal expression. With a performance time of around 23 minutes, the concerto is suitable for intermediate to advanced flautists and makes a rewarding choice for lessons, auditions and recital programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Schott Music edition is edited by Walter Lebermann and forms part of the Il Flauto Traverso series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout Franz Benda\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFranz Benda (1709–1786) was a Bohemian-born violinist and composer who became an important figure in eighteenth-century German musical life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe spent much of his career at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia, where he became one of the leading musicians associated with the Berlin School. His music stands between the late Baroque and emerging Classical styles, combining contrapuntal traditions with increasingly graceful melodies, lighter textures and expressive contrasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenda was particularly admired as a violinist and wrote extensively for his own instrument, alongside symphonies, concertos, sonatas and chamber music. His instrumental works often emphasise expressive melodic writing and an intimate, vocal quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis Concerto in E minor remains one of his best-known works for flute and offers performers an attractive example of the changing musical language of the mid-eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFranz Benda belongs to the so-called \"Berlin or North German School\" which became extremely significant in the second half of the 18th century particularly in the field of instrumental music and which made the transition from the baroque to the classical period together with the Mannheim School. In the works of the Berlin School, the strict counterpoint of the predecessors is loosened by a freer and melodically pleasant, almost \"galant\" style and often even completely displaced.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Flutes Plus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60692974043470,"sku":"SCHFTR10","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/5335\/7646\/files\/FTR_10-Benda_648__20.jpg?v=1788788956","url":"https:\/\/www.allflutesplus.com\/products\/benda-concerto-in-e-minor-for-flute-and-piano-schott","provider":"All Flutes Plus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}