Sunday 13 July 2025
Tune of the Day: Adagio by Weideman
from Flute Sonata No. 2
Today we propose the opening Adagio from Carl Friedrich Weideman's second Sonata for flute and continuo, published around 1737.
Weideman was a German-born flutist and composer, about whom practically nothing is known prior to the year 1724, when he moved to London. Within a couple years, he became one of the city's leading flutists, and by 1750 he was flute instructor to the later king George III.
Many thanks to Federico for suggesting this piece!