First Edition and the World Premiere Recording of

The Six Quartets for Flute, Strings, and Continuo 
by Johann Joachim Quantz (1697–1773)

Quantz’s six flute quartets received their modern premiere performance during the 2003 Boston Early Music Festival. Subsequently recorded, they were released on the Hungaroton label. The performers (all on period instruments) are Mary Oleskiewicz, flute; Elizabeth Field, violin; Daniel Elyar, viola; Stephanie Vial, cello; David Schulenberg, harpsichord. Click here for detailed information about titles, movements, and durations and for ordering information. Click here to order direct from the U.S. distributor (Qualiton). Mary Oleskiewicz reports on her discovery of these previously lost compositions in her article “Quantz’s Quatuors and Other Works Newly Discovered,” Early Music 31 (2003): 484-505.

A critical edition (score and parts) by Mary Oleskiewicz, with continuo realizations by David Schulenberg, is also available, from Steglein Publishing.