Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D major
By William Blodek
Piano score of the only Czech romantic flute concerto
Solo part revised and preface (Cz./Eng./Ger.) written by Lukáš M. Vytlacil
Compatible with existing performance material available for hire
The concerto for flute by Vilém Blodek (1834–1874) enjoyed increasing popularity immediately after its premiere in 1862 and is now part of the core concert repertoire for this instrument.
This piano reduction features a playable orchestral reduction by Petr Koronthály, as well as the solo part in a revised version compared to the 1961 Supraphon edition, created by the flautist, historian, and musicologist Lukáš M. Vytlacil based on the surviving sources. The flute part has been cleaned of later interpretative alterations. The first movement also appears here for the first time ever in its original, unabridged version.
