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Aleks Schürmer, Baroque flute

Mika Putterman, Baroque flute

Kyran Chin Assing, violoncello

Susie Napper, viola da gamba

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On historical instruments

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Abel, Anna Amalie, CPE Bach, Freidrich II

Berlin, 1740.

Frederick II is the gay flute-playing king of Prussia. Seeking refuge from the stress of ruling, he spends much of his time at his intimate summer castle Sanssouci, where he makes music with the likes of Abel, his sister Anna Amalie, and CPE Bach. 

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