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Radio 3,28 Dec 2025,59 mins

The Spohr Collection

The Early Music Show

Available for 15 days

Hannah French is joined by Baroque flaustist Ashley Solomon to explore some of the extraordinary flutes in the collection of the German musical instrument enthusiast Peter Spohr. Over the past few years Ashley has been granted access to Peter's remarkable collection, and has recorded three discs of music played on them. The instruments are made from various materials including solid ivory, ebony and boxwood, and each possesses a beautiful but different sound, giving them their own unique personality. We'll hear Ashley playing a selection of flutes from the Spohr Collection, in music by Vivaldi, Quantz, Hotteterre, Mozart and Telemann among others.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Flute Concerto in D Minor, Wq 22: III. Allegro di molto
    Flute Concerto in D Minor, Wq 22: III. Allegro di molto
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  3. 2.
    Pièces de violle, Livre 1: Chaconne en trio in G Major
    Pièces de violle, Livre 1: Chaconne en trio in G Major
    Jacques Morel
  4. 3.
    Pourquoy, doux Rossignol
    Pourquoy, doux Rossignol
    Jacques Hotteterre
  5. 4.
    Concerto No.182 in D major "for Potsdam", QV5:41 (Presto)
    Concerto No.182 in D major "for Potsdam", QV5:41 (Presto)
    Johann Joachim Quantz
  6. 5.
    Flute Concerto in G minor, RV.439 "La Notte": Mvts 1-3
    Flute Concerto in G minor, RV.439 "La Notte": Mvts 1-3
    Antonio Vivaldi
  7. 6.
    Concerto No. 9 in E minor: III
    Concerto No. 9 in E minor: III
    Robert Woodcock