Chaconne in G minor for flute and piano

Tomaso Antonio Vitali: Chaconne in G minor for flute and piano.
The "Chaconne" is a 19th or early 20th-century Romantic showpiece attributed to Vitali, rather than a genuine composition solely from the Baroque era.
The original manuscript, if authentic, is dated to the early 18th century, likely between 1710 and 1730. The earliest known source is a manuscript found in the Sächsische Landesbibliothek in Dresden, copied by a court copyist between 1710 and 1730. It bears the inscription "Parte del Tomaso Vitalino" (part for Tomaso Vitalino), which could refer to Tomaso Antonio Vitali.

The version commonly performed today (including arrangements for flute and piano) stems from its first major publication in 1867 by German violinist Ferdinand David, including a subtle musical quote from Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (which David had premiered). This led some scholars to assume that David composed or heavily altered the work himself as a hoax.
A notable early performance of the arrangement was Jascha Heifetz's New York debut at Carnegie Hall in 1917.
Musicologists express serious doubts about the piece's Baroque origin because its harmonic modulations are unusually extensive and adventurous, more characteristic of the Romantic era (19th century). Furthermore, the work bears little resemblance to other known, published works by Vitali.

The version of the Chaconne played today, in arrangements for instruments like the flute and piano, is largely based on later, highly Romanticized versions, particularly one by Léopold Charlier from 1911.