Classical Works: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c)
Review
In a letter of 10 December 1777 Mozart reported to his father from Mannheim that Johann Baptist Wendling, principal flautist of the famous Mannheim Orchestra, had been approached by a wealthy Dutch businessman by the name of De Jean, who was prepared to pay 200 gulden for three easy flute concertos and four flute quartets for his own use. Mozart accepted the commission with the understanding that the works were to be ready before De Jean left for Paris in mid-February 1778. By the day before the Dutchman left, Mozart had delivered only three of the quartets and two concertos, for which he had been paid only 964 gulden. The composer, who was himself being pressed by his father to continue his own journey to Paris with his mother, was full of excuses, writing back to Salzburg on 14 February, "It is not surprising I have been unable to finish them, for I never have a single hour's quiet here.... Moreover, you know I become quite powerless when I am obliged to write for an instrument I can't stand."
There is more than a hint of disingenuousness in Mozart's words, for this was the height of the period during which he was being distracted from his work by his new-found love for the Mannheim singer Aloysia Weber. (He ultimately married her sister, Constanze.) Of the two flute concertos Mozart handed over to De Jean, the second, in D major, was not even a new work, but an arrangement of an oboe concerto he had composed in Salzburg in the previous year. If Mozart's dislike of the flute was as great as he claimed, there are few signs in the Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, particularly in the expressive central Adagio ma non troppo. The outer movements are an Allegro maestoso and a concluding Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto. The work is scored for two oboes (replaced by flutes in the Adagio), two horns, and strings.
~ All Music Guide
Albums with Complete Performances of the Work
Mozart: The Collector's Edition 2007 Mozart: Concertos Pour Flute 1991 Mozart: Three Concertos 1991 Essential Mozart: Concertos For Horn, Flute/Symphonies, Nos. 35, 36, 39, 44 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Ten-Disc Set) 1991 Mozart: Wind Concertos Hommage A Georges Prêtre Mozart: Concertos for Flute; Concerto for Flute & Harp 2006 Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Concerto for oboe No2 1993 Classical Treasures: Romantic Flute Favorites 1997 The Art of the Flute, Vol. 1 1992 The Concerto Collection 1990 The Great Flute Concertos 1992 Mozart Masterpieces 1990 Mozart: Violin Concertos; Wind Concertos 2000 James Galway Plays Mozart 1991 Mozart: The Complete Wind Concerti 1998 Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Ch'io mi scordi di te . . . Non temer, amato bene K Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 / Clarinet Concerto / Concerto for Flute & Harp 2001 Mozart: Concerto for flute & harp in C; Concerto for flute No1 1997 The Art of the Flute (Box Set) 2002 Mozart: Oboe Concertos 1994 Mozart: All the Works for Flute 1991 Karl Richter Edition: Mozart/Haydn/Gluck 1995 Mozart: Concerto for flute & harp in C; Concerto for flute No1 1997 Mozart: Flute Concertos Mozart: Quintet for Horn K. 407 & Quintet for Clarinet K. 581; Quartet for Oboe K. 370 2002 Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Symphony No31 1994 Mozart: Flute Concertos James Galway Plays Mozart 1988 Mozart: Wind Concertos [Hybrid SACD] 2006 Mozart: Concertos for Flute & Harp 1998 A Little Night Music (Box Set) 2003 Mozart: Oboe Concertos, K.313 and K.314/Andante K.315 1991 Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Flute Concerto in D No2, K285d, K314 Mozart: His Greatest Masterpieces (Box Set) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Works [Box Set] Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Concerto for oboe No2 Mozart: Wind Serenades & Concertos 2006 Mozart: Flute Concertos; Concerto for Flute & Harp 2004 Mozart: Concerto for flute & harp in C; Concerto for flute No1 1994 W.A. Mozart: Flute Concerti 1 & 2; Symphony No. 33 2004 Mozart: Wind Concertos 2000 Mozart: Flute Concerto, KV313; Flute & Harp Concerto, KV299; Andante for Flute, KV315 Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto; Flute Concertos 2004 Mozart: Wind Concertos 1991 Mozart: Flute Concertos Mozart: Concertos for Flute, Bassoon & Harp 2006 The Mozart Collection [Box Set] Mozart: Flute Concertos 1-2 Introducing Rebekah Chesnes 2007 60 Years, 60 Flute Masterpieces (Box Set) 1999 Mozart: Flute and Harp Concerto; Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 2003 Mozart: The Wind Concertos (Box Set) 1998 Mozart:The Wind Concertos Mozart: Concerto for horn No4; Concertos for violin No4 Mozart: Flute Concertos 1 & 2/Andante/Rondo 2001 Mozart: Flute Concerto in G; Flute and Harp Concerto 2003 Mozart: Complete Works, Vol. 2 [Box Set] Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Flute Concerto in D No2, K285d, K314 1995 Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 1994 Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Haydn: Concerto for flute No1 Mozart: Flute Concertos K. 313 & K. 314; Andante K. 315; Rondo K. 373 1988 Mozart: Complete Wind Concertos 2002 Mozart: Concerto In G Major/Concerto In D Major/Andante In C Major/Rondo In D Major 1992 Mozart: Flute Concertos, KV 313 & 314 Mozart: Concerto for clarinet in A; Concerto for flute No1 1995 Yehudi Menuhin Conducts Mozart 1999 Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Flute Concerto in D No2, K285d, K314 1995 Mozart: Wind Concertos; Sernade K 361 2005 Mozart: Complete Music for Flute Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Concerto for oboe No2 1989 Mozart: Wind Concertos 1996 Mozart: Wind Concertos 1995 Classical Concertos for Flute 1992 Mozart: The Masterworks (Box Set) Favourite Flute Concertos Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Andante, KV 315 1988 Mozart: Concerto Nos. 1 & 2/Andante In C Major 1985 The Art Of Jean-Pierre Rampal Mozart: Flute Concertos; Clarinet Concerto 1996 Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto, K299; Basson Concerto, K191; Flute Concerto, K313 1998 Masterworks: Mozart [Box Set] Mozart: The Flute Concertos September 08, 1998 Mozart: Legendary Interpretations 1991 Mozart: Flute Concertos; Concerto for Flute & Harp 1997 Spohr: Concertante No. 2; Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp; Oboe Concertos Mozart: Masterpieces for Flute 2004 Mozart: Die Flötenkonzerte Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Concerto for oboe No2 Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Andante for Flute & Orchestra 1987 Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp; Flute Concerto No. 1; Bassoon Concerto 2005 Mozart: Music for Flute and Orchestra 1987 Mozart Collection, Vol. 3: The Concertos for Wind Instruments Mozart: Wind Concerti Stamitz & Mozart Flute Concertos 1996 Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1; Flute & Harp Concerto; Andante Mozart: The Works for Flute 1994 Stockhausen Conducts Haydn & Mozart 1985 Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 Mozart: Flute Concertos; Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter") [Hybrid SACD] 2005 Mozart: Flute Concerto: Flute and Harp Concerto; Andante in C 1989 Mozart: Flute Concertos; Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" 2005 The Art Of The Flute 1995 Mozart, Rodrigo, Poulenc and others Mozart: Flute Concertos Mozart: Flute Concertos/Concerts for Flute and Harp 1997 Mozart: Ballet Music; Soprano Arias; Flute Concerto, K313; Symphony No. 31 1994 Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto; Flute Concerto No. 1; Andante in C; Bassoon Concerto 1988 Mozart: Wind Concertos [Hybrid SACD] 2005 Mozart: The Complete Works for Flute & Orchestra 2006 Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Flute Concerto in D No2, K285d, K314 Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concerto for Flute and Harp [Hybrid SACD] 2004 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Flute Concerto No. 1; Bassoon Concerto 1998 Mozart: Complete Mozart Concerti, Vol. 2 1997 Mozart: Flute Concerto (K313), Symphony (K16), etc. 1999 The Casals Festivals: Perpignan 1951, Vol. 2 A Little Night Music, Vol. 9: Mozart - Flute Concertos; Concerto for Flute & Harp 2003 Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp; Flute Concerto No. 1 1988 The Flute and the Bassoon in Venice, Salzburg and Paris 1993 Mozart: Concerto for flute & harp in C; Concerto for flute No1 Mozart: Violin Concertos; Concertos for Winds (Box Set) Mozart: Violin Concertos & Wind Concertos (Box Set) 60 Years, 60 Flute Masterpieces, Vol. 3: Mozart 1999 Mozart: Concertos pour Instruments à vent 1995 Mozart: Music for Flute and Orchestra 1996 Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1; Bassoon Concerto; R. Strauss: Oboe Concerto 2000 Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Concerto for Flute & Harp 2003 Mozart: Wind Concertos 1999 Mozart: Concerto for flute & harp in C; Concerto for flute No1 Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Concerto for oboe No2 Marcel Moyse Plays Mozart 2003 Mozart: Serenata notturna, K339; Flute Concerto, K313; Posthorn Serenade, K320 2005 Mozart: The Wind Concertos, Serenades 2006 Mozart: Complete Music for Flute & Orchestra 1987 Mozart: Flute Concertos The Monet Collection: Quiet Meditation (Box Set) Mozart: Flute Concertos Legendary Flutist, Vol. 1 2003 Mozart: Flute Concertos For Flute And Harp Essential Mozart [Box Set] Mozart: 3 Wind Concertos 1992 Mozart: Flute Concertos Marcel Moÿse plays Mozart Flute Concertos Mozart: Concerto for flute No1; Flute Concerto in D No2, K285d, K314 1995 Mozart: Concertos Nos.1 & 2/Concerto Fo rFlute, Harp & Orchestra 1997 Virtuoso Flute, Vol. 2 1962 Mozart: Flute Concertos; Rondo; Andante [Includes the Bis 2005 Catalog] [Hybrid SACD] 2005 Mozart: Complete Works, Vol. 2 - Concertos, Disc 13 Mozart: Flute Concertos 2006
Albums with Excerpt Performances of the Work
Enjoy the Classics: Best of Naxos (Box Set) 1992 Tune Your Brain with Mozart: Relax 1998 El Efecto Mozart Música para Bebés, Vol. 3: Hora de Jugar 2005 Mozart: The Greatest Moments Ever 2006 Sweet Dreams: Baby's First Mozart, Vol. 2 2000 Pastorale 1998 25 Sensual Flute Favorites 2004 Music for a Garden Party 2004 25 Baby Favorites 2004 Mozart 250th Anniversary [Box Set] 2006 Quiet Music For Quiet Times: Set Your Life To Music 1996 Mozart for Babies For a Relaxing Bath: Classic Care - Relaxation with Music 2005 The Mozart Effect Music for Babies, Vol. 3: Daytime Playtime 2002 For a Day in Your Life (Box Set) 2002 NightMoods: Soulful Serenade 1997 Mozart: Highlights (Box Set) Alain Marion: Une vie pour la Musique Naxos: The World of Digital Classics, Sampler 2 1988 The Best of Mozart 1999 Classic Care: Esoteric Relaxation with Music 1998 Night Music 8: Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming 1990 50 Kids Favorites 2005 The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music: The Four Seasons 1998 Good Morning Mozart 1997 Romantic Classics: Evocative Melodies for Special Moments 2005 The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music, Vol. 1-10 (Box Set) 1998 Sweet Dreams: Baby's First Mozart (Box Set) 2000 Violin, Trumpet, Guitar, Flute: Greatest Hits 1995 Night Music Vol.2 1990 For Your Dreams 2002 Mozart: Concertos: Oboe - Clarinet - Horn - Flute & Harp Table for Two: Music for Falling in Love 1998 Adagio Paradiso: Romantic Movie Themes for the Lover in You 2002 Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35 & 40; Ronado alla Turca; Serenade No. 13 1998 The Great Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [DVD + 2 CDs] The Most Relaxing Flute Album in the World... Ever! 2005 Everybody's Mozart 2004 Romantic Classics for Unforgettable Moments Mozart Collection: 100 Masterpieces, Vol. 3 2000 For a Relaxing Bath: Classic Care, Relaxation With Music 2005 Mozart Collection: 100 Masterpieces (Box Set) 2000 The Great Composers, Vol. 2 1997 Mozart for Meditation: Quiet Music for Quiet Times 1995 The Best of Mozart 1988 Mozart in the Morning 1992 Mozart Collection (Box Set) 2001 The Best of Mozart Classical Top 1000 More Mad About Mozart 1994 Mozart Highlights, Vols. 6-10 (Box Set) Greatest Hits: Flute 1994 The Best of Mozart 1997 Perfect Mozart 1999 Classical Chillout 2005 The Most Relaxing Flute Music in the Universe 2006 Classic Care (Box Set) 1998 The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music: The Four Seasons & Voices of Spring (Box Set) 1998 Mozart Masterpieces 1993 The Mozart Effect - Music for Babies, Vol. 3: Daytime Playtime 2005 Romantic Evening Music (Box Set) The Essential Gift Pack (Box Set) (includes book: The A to Z of Classical Music) 1999 Adagio 2 1997 The Best Of Mozart 1995 Music for a Good Book 2004 Mozart: Wind and String Concerti; Symphonies 2006 The Classical Box Jean-Pierre Rampal: Super Hits 2000 25 Concerto Favorites 1997 Mozart in Love 2006 Smart Babies 1998 Masterpieces for Flute 1994 The Essential Classics Collection 1997 Musical Moods (Box Set) 1998 Romantic Evening Music (Box Set) For a Relaxing Bath 1998 Mozart Collection (Box Set) 2000 Romantic Evening Music for Flute, Vol. 2 Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concerto for Flute and Harp [DVD Audio] 2003
