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Andante for flute and orchestra in G Major
Andante for flute and orchestra in G Major
W.B. Molique: Andante for flute and orchestra in G Major, known as the lyrical second movement of his Flute Concerto in D Minor, Op. 69. The original version of the concerto was written in 1823–1824. However, the version performed today, including the modern Andante, was part of a major revision Molique completed around 1863 while living in London, when he was teaching composition and violin at the London Academy of Music.
The original 1824 concerto was premiered by the famous flutist Theobald Boehm in Leipzig. The revised version, featuring the current Andante, was premiered in London in 1865 by the Norwegian flutist Oluf Svendsen, a member of Queen Victoria's private band at Windsor.
In 1824, Molique was only 22 and experienced a rapid professional ascent, recently succeeded his teacher, Pietro Rovelli, as the court violinist in Munich. He spent much of this year touring Germany with Theobald Boehm. Their partnership was instrumental in the development of flute repertoire. Molique provided the compositional depth while Boehm provided technical mastery.
During this time, Molique was heavily influenced by the famous violinist Louis Spohr, which is evident in the refined, "singing" style of the Andante.
Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman (conductor), 2009, Naxos
Andante
Molique Wilhelm Bernhard
Bernard Molique (1802-1869) was a German composer, violinist, and pianist, best known for his virtuosic instrumental works, which bridge the gap between the Classical and Romantic eras.
Born in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1802, Molique displayed musical talent at a young age. He received his primary musical education from his father. He later studied composition with Ferdinand Hiller and violin with Pietro Rovelli and Louis Spohr. Spohr's influence on his refined playing style and meticulous approach to composition was significant.
He secured the prestigious position of court violinist in Munich in 1820 at the age of 18 and later held a similar post in Stuttgart. He toured extensively as a virtuoso performer across Europe.
In 1849, he moved to London, where he became highly respected as a composer and a professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music until his retirement in 1866.
Molique was a prolific composer with a varied output that includes six violin concertos, two cello concertos, symphonies, and a large body of chamber music. Although B. Molique was exposed to the trend of the New German School (Neudeutsche Schule) in music, Molique's works were never really influenced by it. His compositions were mostly influenced by his violin teacher Louis Spohr, W.A. Mozart, L.V. Beethoven, and F. Mendelssohn.