Adolph von Menzel: The Flute Concert (1850-1852)

The Flute Concert of Sans-Souci (1930)

This is the still-famous "Flute Concert," in which Frederick the Great is seen playing the flute to an invited audience of high-ranking toadies.

"Flute Concert" - Ole Schmidt; Manchester String Ensemble, Conductor: Ole Schmidt.

Flute Concerts:

On his 80th birthday the Kaiser gave him a costume party in Potsdam, during which one of his best-loved paintings, the "Flute Concert of Frederick the Great," was acted out in a high-born charade.

In the painting of the "Flute Concert" the figure of C. P. E. Bach at the harpsichord is perfectly adequate.