Masterpieces for flute. Recommended pieces where the flute shines.

Flute Concerto in A minorAlessandro Scarlatti

Flute Concerto in A minor, A. Scarlatti

This is a celebrated piece for flute by Alessandro Scarlatti, a leading figure of Baroque-era Italy.

Scored for flute, strings, and basso continuo, the five-movement work captivates with its wide-ranging musicality, from bright, energetic moods to richly expressive emotion.

It is part of a set of twelve works composed in Naples in 1715 and showcases the beauty of counterpoint and harmony characteristic of the Baroque.

The interplay between flute and strings is particularly striking, offering a passionate performance that enchants listeners.

Highly recommended not only for classical music enthusiasts but also for anyone interested in Baroque music.

Flute Sonata, First MovementPaul Hindemith

Hindemith: Flute Sonata, 1st movement. Flute: Shiori Takahashi; Piano: Rintaro Akamatsu.

This is the first movement of Paul Hindemith’s Flute Sonata.

Paul Hindemith was from Hanau, Germany, and was active as a composer, conductor, and violist.

He was also a versatile performer who played instruments such as the clarinet, violin, and piano, and he composed sonatas for almost all of the instruments that make up the orchestra.

Sonatina for Flute and PianoPierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez, Sonatine pour flûte et piano (part 1)

This is the Sonatina for Flute and Piano composed by Pierre Boulez.

The piece was written in 1946 by the French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, and it is said to have been modeled on the Chamber Symphony No.

1 by the Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg.

Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299, 1st movement

It’s the Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K.

299, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a classical composer so famous that virtually everyone knows his name.

This piece was commissioned when a young French noblewoman was about to marry; her father, who had hired Mozart as a private composition tutor for the household, asked him to write it.

Because the young lady loved the harp and her father was a flute enthusiast, Mozart composed a concerto featuring these two instruments.

Introduction and Variations on the Theme of “Withering Flowers”Franz Peter Schubert

Schubert Variationen Über Trockne Blumen Flute Atsuko Koga Piano Yukiko Ogura -N 1

It is “Introduction and Variations on ‘Trockne Blumen’” by Franz Peter Schubert.

This piece, arranged in 1825, uses as its theme the melody of “Trockne Blumen,” one of the songs from the composer’s own song cycle Die schöne Müllerin.

It is a work beautifully sung with softness and delicacy for flute and piano.

Concerto in C major, RV 533, for two flutesAntonio Vivaldi

Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Flutes (RV 533), Tassinari & I Musici (1950s) — ヴィヴァルディ 2つのフルートのための協奏曲

Concerto for Two Flutes in C major, RV 533, by Antonio Vivaldi.

This concerto was composed around 1730 by Antonio Vivaldi, a late Baroque composer and violinist from Venice.

It is a charming piece in which two flutes engage in light, lively dialogue and blend into beautiful harmonies.

Sonatina for Flute and PianoHenri Dutilleux

Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano — Pahud (Fl), Le Sage (P)

Sonatine for Flute and Piano by the composer Henri Dutilleux, who was born in France in 1916.

Although this piece dates from the early period of Dutilleux’s compositional career, it has become one of the most beloved and important works in the flute repertoire.

It comprises three movements—“I.

Allegro,” “II.

Andante,” and “III.

Animé”—and is fundamentally atonal throughout.

While the overall atmosphere is ominous, it also has the quality of music you might hear in a museum while looking at paintings, creating a sense of seamless immersion—a hallmark of works by French composers.