A flute concerto is a concerto for solo flute and instrumental ensemble, customarily the orchestra. Such works have been written from the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day. Some major composers have contributed to the flute concerto repertoire, with the best known works including those by Mozart and Vivaldi.
Traditionally a three-movement work, the modern-day flute concerto has occasionally been structured in four or more movements. In some flute concertos, especially from the Baroque and modern eras, the flute is accompanied by a chamber ensemble rather than an orchestra.
The 20th century saw the flute concerto championed by the famous French flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal.
Selected repertoire
The following concertos are presently found near the centre of the mainstream Western repertoire for the flute.
Baroque
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Michel Blavet
Jean-Marie Leclair
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
- Flute Concerto in G major
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697–1773) – author of over 300 concertos for the flute.
- Concerto in G major
- Concerto in C minor
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Antonio Vivaldi
- Concerto in F major for Flute (La Tempesta di Mare), RV 433 (Op. 10, No. 1), RV 98 and RV 570
- Concerto in G minor for Flute (La Notte), RV 439 (Op. 10, No. 2)
- Concerto in D major for Flute (Il Gardellino), RV 428 (Op. 10 No. 3)
- Concerto in G major for Flute, RV 435 (Op. 10, No. 4)
- Concerto in F major for Flute, RV 434 (Op. 10, No. 5)
- Concerto in G major for Flute, RV 437 (Op. 10, No. 6)
- Concerto in C major for 2 Flutes, RV 533
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Classical
Romantic
Modern
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Samuel Adler
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1977)
Kalevi Aho
Robert Aitken
- Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra (Shadows V). (1999)
Eduardo Angulo
- Flute Concerto
- Double Concerto for Flute and Harp
Sir Malcolm Arnold
- Concerto for Flute and Strings
- Flute Concerto No. 2
Aaron Avshalamov
Leonid Bashmakov
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra Impressioni marine
Flint Juventino Beppe
- Flute Mystery Op.66 a/b (Alto flute / C flute)
- Flute Concerto No.1 Op.70
- Flute Concerto No.2 Op.80
Leonard Bernstein
- Halil, nocturne for flute, percussion, and strings
Rutland Boughton
- Concerto for Flute and Strings
Pierre Boulez
- ...explosante-fixe..., for MIDI-flute, chamber orchestra and electronics (1972–1993)
Robert J. Bradshaw
- Concerto No. 2 for Catherine, for flute, violin, orchestra and/or piano
Henry Brant
- Concerto for flute solo with flute orchestra Ghosts & Gargoyles (2002)
John Carmichael
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: Phoenix Concerto 2222–4331 perc, harp, string, timpani
John Corigliano
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: Pied Piper Fantasy
Marc-André Dalbavie
Edison Denisov
Pascal Dusapin
- Concerto for flute and string orchestra Galim (1998)
Eric Ewazen
- Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra
Jindřich Feld
Morton Feldman
- Flute and Orchestra (1978)
Arthur Foote
- Nocturne and Scherzo for Flute and String Orchestra
Jean Françaix
- Double Concerto for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra
- Flute Concerto (1967)
Harald Genzmer
Sofia Gubaidulina
- The Deceitful Face of Hope and Despair – Flute Concerto
- Music for Flute, Strings, and Percussion – Flute Concerto
Otar Gordeli
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 8
Charles Griffes
- Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Jim McGrath
Jorge Grundman
- On the Back of a Nightingale. Concerto for Flute and Strings (2012)
Howard Hanson
- Serenade for Solo Flute, Harp and String Orchestra
Chris Harman
- Concerto for flute and orchestra, Catacombs (1999–2000)
Jacques Hétu
Vagn Holmboe
- Flute Concerto No. 1 (1975–6)
- Flute Concerto No. 2 (1981–2)
Jacques Ibert
Gordon Jacob
- Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra op.1
- Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra op.2
André Jolivet
Giya Kancheli
- Ninna Nanna Per Anna (2008), for solo flute & strings
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Peter Paul Koprowski
Aram Khachaturian
Sophie Lacaze
- Het Lam Gods II, for solo flute and flute orchestra (2007)
- Les quatre elements, concerto for flute, children choir and percussions (2005)
- And then there was the sun in the sky, concerto for flute, digeridoo and flute orchestra (2000)
Lowell Liebermann
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra Op.39 (1992)
- Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra Op.48 (1995)
György Ligeti
- Double Concerto, for flute, oboe and orchestra
Dietrich Manicke
Jeff Manookian
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
Olivier Messiaen
Michael Mower
- Concerto for Flute and Wind Band
Thorkell Sigurbjornsson
- Liongate for Flute and Orchestra
Carl Nielsen
Krzysztof Penderecki
William P. Perry
- Summer Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra (1988)
Walter Piston
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1971)
Yves Prin
Behzad Ranjbaran
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (2013)
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Flute Concerto Dances with the Winds
Jean Rivier
Joaquín Rodrigo
Ned Rorem
Christopher Rouse
Aulis Sallinen
- Flute Concerto Harlekiini, Op. 70 (1995)
R. Murray Schafer
Heather Schmidt
Ole Schmidt
- Concerto for Flute and Strings
Eric Sessler
Judith Shatin
Toru Takemitsu
- Toward the Sea II, for alto flute, harp, and string orchestra
Werner Thärichen
- Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra, Op. 29
Joan Tower
Yuko Uebayashi
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
Alexander Voltz
- Flute Concerto No.1 in G, Op. 26
Melinda Wagner
Mieczysław Weinberg
- Flute Concerto No. 1, op. 75 (1961)
- Flute Concerto No. 2, op. 148 (1987)
Herbert Willi
Charles Wuorinen
- Chamber Concerto for Flute and 10 Players
Isang Yun
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