Quantz was one of the first professional flute players in 18th-century Europe. He began as a town musician, trained to play all instruments, but after gaining a post as an oboist in the presitgious Dresden court ensemble, he began to specialise in the flute in 1719. he traveled to Italy, France, and England to broaden his musical education, then returned to Dresden. In 1741 he entered the service of Frederick the Great of Prussia, where he remained until his death, composing, performing, and making flutes for the king. His Essay on flute-playing (1752) made his famous throughout Europe and attracted pupils who formed a "school" of flute-playing which remained influential for another hundred years.

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BERLIN OPERA NIGHT 2006 (Foster)
BERLIN OPERA NIGHT 2006 (Foster)
Composers: Dvorak, Antonin -- Handel, George Frideric -- Puccini, Giacomo -- Rossini, Gioachino -- Smetana, Bedrich -- Strauss, Richard -- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich -- Verdi, Giuseppe -- Wagner, Richard
Artists: Barcellona, Daniela -- Bayrakdarian, Isabel -- Berlin Deutsche Opera Chorus -- Berlin Deutsche Opera Orchestra -- Brenciu, Marius -- Candia, Roberto de -- Erdmann, Mojca -- Ernman, Malena -- Foster, Lawrence -- Isokoski, Soile -- Prudenskaja, Marina -- Quasthoff, Thomas -- Savastano, Marie Virginia -- Urmana, Violeta -- Vargas, Ramon -- Vogt, Klaus Florian
Label/Producer: C Major
DONIZETTI, G.: Pietro il grande, czar delle Russie [Opera] (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, 2019)
DONIZETTI, G.: Pietro il grande, czar delle Russie [Opera] (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, 2019)
Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano
Artists: Alessandrini, Rinaldo -- Barea, Tommaso -- Brito, Francisco Ruben -- Candia, Roberto de -- Castellano, Loriana -- Donizetti Opera Choir -- Gardina, Paola -- Gentili, Stefano -- Nardis, Marcello -- Orchestra Gli Originali -- Romano, Marco Filippo -- Solodovnikova, Nina
Label/Producer: Dynamic
ROSSINI, G.: Cenerentola (La) (Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, 2010)
ROSSINI, G.: Cenerentola (La) (Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, 2010)
Composer: Rossini, Gioachino
Artists: Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Chorus -- Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Orchestra -- Bordogna, Paolo -- Candia, Roberto de -- Cilli, Eleonora -- Mironov, Maxim -- Monaco, Jose Maria Lo -- Pido, Evelino -- Ulivieri, Nicola -- Volpe, Alessandra
Label/Producer: Dynamic
ROSSINI, G.: Comte Ory (Le) (Rossini Opera Festival, 2009)
ROSSINI, G.: Comte Ory (Le) (Rossini Opera Festival, 2009)
Composer: Rossini, Gioachino
Artists: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra -- Candia, Roberto de -- Carignani, Paolo -- Gavrilan, Natalia -- Moreno, Maria Jose -- Moriah, Rinnat -- Polverelli, Laura -- Prague Chamber Chorus -- Regazzo, Lorenzo -- Shi, Yijie
Label/Producer: UNITEL
ROSSINI, G.: Signor Bruschino (Il) (Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro, 2012)
ROSSINI, G.: Signor Bruschino (Il) (Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro, 2012)
Composer: Rossini, Gioachino
Artists: Alegret, David -- Aleida, Maria -- Amaru, Chiara -- Bonsignore, Andrea -- Brito, Francisco Ruben -- Candia, Roberto de -- Lepore, Carlo -- Orchestra Rossini di Pesaro -- Rustioni, Daniele
Label/Producer: UNITEL
VERDI, G.: Falstaff [Opera] (Teatro Real, 2019)
VERDI, G.: Falstaff [Opera] (Teatro Real, 2019)
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe
Artists: Aizpurua, Magdalena -- Atxalandabaso, Mikeldi -- Barcellona, Daniela -- Beaumont, Maite -- Bergamin, Beatriz -- Candia, Roberto de -- Evans, Rebecca -- Guimera, David -- Iniesta, Ruth -- Lanchas, Valeriano -- Madrid Teatro Real Chorus -- Madrid Teatro Real Orchestra -- Martin, Estrella -- Meier, Dina -- Mortagne, Christophe -- Piazzola, Simone -- Prieto, Joel -- Rustioni, Daniele -- Soria, Jorge -- Vina, Pablo -- Wi, Jose Luis Alcedo
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques