Sonata in E Major for transverse flute and basso continuo (BWV 1035)

J.S. Bach flute sonata in E Major (BWV 1035) for transverse flute and basso continuo. Most scholars date the work to 1741, though some suggest it could be as late as 1747. It was written following Bach's visit to the court of Frederick the Great in Potsdam.
The piece is dedicated to Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf, the private secretary and valet to King Frederick the Great. Like the King, Fredersdorf was a skilled amateur flutist. Most likely, the sonata was first performed in Potsdam by Fredersdorf or Frederick the Great, likely with Bach’s son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, at the harpsichord.
The year 1741 was a significant turning point in Bach’s final decade.
Having received the title of "Royal Court Composer" in 1736, Bach delegated more of his church duties to focus on projects of personal interest. In 1741, he resigned as director of the Leipzig Collegium Musicum. During this period, Bach was engaging with the modern galant and Empfindsamer Stil (sensitive style) popular at the Berlin court. BWV 1035 reflects this transition, featuring dance-like rhythms and lighter textures than his earlier, more strictly contrapuntal sonatas.
Around the same time he was visiting Potsdam, Bach published the Goldberg Variations (1741) and was working on the second book of the Well-Tempered Clavier.