Beethoven Flute Concerto Op. 61 (originally for the Violin) - Karl Heinz Schuetz, NKO, Shalev Ad-El 

Transcriptions of music for another instrument than the one originally indicated have a long and honorable history. I have myself transcribed many violin and other pieces for flute, for my own use. This transcription gives flute players an opportunity to experience Beethoven in a way that the great composer himself did not otherwise provide. The music performance police are off duty. If you can play it on your instrument, play it.

Lovely! I have searched for Beethoven's violin concerto played by flute, and here I am with a work of perfection

I love that such wonderful pieces for violin get transcribed fo flute. Adding more great pieces to our repertoire. This guy is absolutely AMAZING. I'm loving everything about his performance.

Absolutely fantastic! Congratulations to Karl Heinz for taking up such a challenge and delivering such a wonderfully musical and technically stellar performance!

I hear this concerto first time, using the flutte instead violin.Very beautiful!

Fancy foot(joint)work! Superb piece, superb playing. Thank you!!

A fabulous perfomance, I think Ludwig would be very happy with this rendition!

Wonderful, never listened to it before

Oh for just 1 flute concerto by Beethoven. I do love the adaptation of this on flute but it is violin piece. Having played the flute for 30 years, bravo Flute player.

merveilleux, bravo Karl Heinz!

This is an absolutely fabulous and brilliant endeavor! The wind writing throughout the exposition seems tailor made for the solo flute. Karl-Heinz Schuetz, congratulations for this most satisfying and dazzling performance. I am thrilled to hear a Concerto by Beethoven for the flute.

Hearing a very familiar piece presented in a different way helps us to hear the music itself and not just the soloist. Most flutists who love Beethoven would love basquing in his rich, pastoral melodies which, I believe, lend themselves naturally to the sweet, clear sounds of the flute. Beethoven was stingy with his flute solos in his orchestral works. His flutes only peak out occasionally, like sunshine on mostly cloudy days--never too brightly and never for long!! It seems all the great, main melodic themes in his symphonies are played by violins and cellos. And all the REALLY significant, lengthy solos are played by the oboe--we all know that! So transcribing this gorgeous concerto for flute gives us flutists the chance to bathe in the glory of Beethoven. I doubt he would approve, but which flutist could resist wanting to play this piece?!! And Mr. Schuetz's performance is as smooth and clear as a running stream in the woods. Beautiful!!!

Movement 1 00:00 allegro ma non troppo Movement 2 23:00 larghetto Movement 3 31:53 allegro

Amazing piece, beautiful playing. Thank you!!

I love these arrangements some flautists have been doing, Jasmine Choi and Denis Bouriakov and now Karl Heinz Schuetz, whit such en exceptional piece and played amazingly good, congratulations and keep playing music :).

it really sounds beautiful on flute

Awesome performance

i waited for this for so long!

Unbelievably beautiful. One if my favorite concertos played on my favorite instrument. Bravo bravo bravo❤❤❤

Lovely. Unmistakably by the master, yet fresh and different in a good way. I think of how when Rachel Carson finished writing "Silent Spring" she said that she put the violin concerto on her record player, thought of the animals she was trying to save, and then "let the tears flow."

Esta es, desde que la escuche por primera vez hace muchos años, mi pieza favorita de toda la música clásica o, al menos, de lo que he escuchado hasta ahora. Hay transcripciones para piano, oboe y, me parece, hasta para guitarra, pero esta es simplemente genial; felicidades al flautista, la orquesta y, por supuesto, a quien hizo la transcripción. Saludos desde México.

That violin madam represents me: so satisfied and smiling all over the whole piece

Charming! Thank you.

Outstanding interpretation, impeccable tonguing technique and tone. Bravo!

Violin - Piano transcription - I knew about those and love them, and this is a very nice addition. What a great and adaptable piece of music! Love living in LvB's world :-)

Me encanto esta version. La escucharia un millon de veces. Saludos a todos. Un genio el Solista. Daniel

Oh this is so good! Bravo❣

PERFECTO Y FRESCO. UNA DELICIA. BRAVO!

Wirklich ist es ein tolles Konzert. Der Flötenspieler ist ein ausgezeichneter Virtuose, Super.

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. Of course, I play flute (not anywhere like Mr. Schuetz). From now on this is the flute concerto.

Omg his tone is so soft and relaxing

Awesome

I was expecting to really dsike this. Vilin has such a diferent range and timbre of flute in difrent regions incomparable . But with solo entry I fell in love . Al the bestparts in my orchetral music are woodwinds ! I didnt kow flute could do broken octaves quickly . I love the Flute sound ! Wonderful here !!! Very good playing of orchsta clear without having to hide under solo too !

Maravillosa obra, maravillosa adpatación y fabulosa la interporetación.

Flautista eccezionale! Bellissima trascrizione!

Thanks for sharing this! Very curious performance. I've only heard the more oft-performed piano adaptation of this work.

I love this~!

Le concerto pour violon de Beethoven, je l'ai écouté des centaines de fois. Cette transposition m'a surpris et charmé.NB Je fais partie d'un de ces très rares français qui se réfugient dans la musique classique et qui osent s'exprimer sur ce forum, ce qui me surprend et me désole à la fois.

Actually it was something amazing. it suited very well for flute....and the flutist was superb either. Thanks for uploading.

I really like this size orchestra for Beethoven.

OMG, the most torturous part 7:54 On the violin it would already have been tedious, imagine those endless thrills on the flute!

this works surprisingly well. i am very impressed!

Only one word: marvelous!

super adaptation ,on retrouve ce concerto aec un nouvrl interet

... nach den Transkriptionen des berühmten Violinkonzerts für Klavier - und dann für Klarinette: nun auch diese ebenfalls ausgezeichnete Version für Flöte und Orchester; sehr überzeugend dargeboten vom hervorragenden Solisten und dem filigran kleinbesetzten Orchester unter professioneller Leitung...ein musikalisches Schmuckstück ...

Cuando cumplí 16 años mi padre me regaló este concierto en una casett con el gran Menuhin al violin. Cada ves que lo escucho no dejo de conmoverme hasta las lagrimas. Gracias mi Señor por semejante música

transcending all borders of musical beauty unbelievable listening privilege!

Wonderful. I love his beautiful pinpointed tone. All registers. So musical. The right hand, excellent technique. We know how problematic that hand can be. We 🙂😉

For another violin concerto adapted for flute, try Rampal's transcription of the Khachaturian, approved by the composer.

I enjoyed parts of this very much, especially starting at 12:30, the the Flute floating freely above with an other-worldly ethereal quality, The refinement of the score and the attributes of the Flute, to me, go well together, but some octave changes early on, etc. broke things up for me a little too much. Changing the rhythm at 4:09 lent variety but I'm not convinced that this sort of alteration is needed and may be going too far from the original. If I hadn't known the piece it wouldn't have bothered me. Beautifully and poetically played by all, I would say. Thank you for sharing this!

Un hermoso regalo el poder escuchar esta gran música con una interpretación tan bella, felicidades Maestro!!

miss that with dear Ruty varon and me,great horn section ;)

Maravillosa adaptacion para flauta...

So Great !!!

Muchas gracias

Nunca habia yo escuchado una transcripcion del Opus 61 de Beethoven para flauta traversa. Se escucha muy bien y no se siente pequeña frente a su original para violin.

FANTASTICO !!!!!

Mind relaxed flute music heart touching symphony orchestra world great Beethoven

항상 바이올린 협주곡으로만 들었는데 플루트로는 처음 들었습니다 또 다르게 좋네요~~~

Incroyable. Merveilleux. JcD

The bespectacled lady Violinist to the left is in a mesmerized trance. As am I.

Fine, sehr Fine...!!

Bravo! There are recorded versions of this wonderful piece for piano (Op. 61a) and also for clarinet.

Vremaint extraordinaire.

World best music symphony my favorite music symphony orchestra world best Beethoven

Stunning & brave ❤👻❤

Il est extraordinaire. . JcD

si muchas gracias cada dia mejor ustedes

Beautifully & sensitively rendered & played by the flutist! Even though I am a clarinetist & am biased toward clarinet, I do prefer the flute adaptation of the violin solo part than another clarinet arrangement I have heard. The only more beautiful sound is from the original "Urquel" - the violin where one really appreciates the full dynamic range of the violin that the other instruments mentioned here in lack and thus have to adapt by playing e.g. repeated / broken arpeggios instead of original range chords. Well, van Beethoven knew best wjy he used violin ... Requiem In Pacem (RIP), Herr Beethoven.

As Beethoven did not receive a good reception on its first performance of the violin concerto , he composed. this as a flute concerto. I am very glad he did ....as this performance shows how this beautiful music can also be transposed for the flute . However, the concerto is extremely difficult for the flautist. who has to play the many long passages on one breath . Karl Heinzi gives an excellent performance of this beautiful concerto .

This is a violin concert!!!!

that flutist is such a talented little potato!!!!!

Very good

This is wonderful and beautiful! I actually prefer this flute arrangement over the original with the violin. Very well done Mr. Schuetz!

I've never heard a flute play the low A before but it sounded great. But how can he add that extension without affecting the intonation of other notes? I even heard a low D and (I think) Db while he had it on. All his registers seemed to still be in tune.

J,en pleure ..! JcD

Excelente

Je connaissais la version piano mais là c'est le surprise totale, et une agréable surprise. A quand la harpe, une suggestion pour mon compatriote Xavier de Maistre

Beautiful performance. Would you know where I could find the score for this transcription?

Bravo bravo

플룻이 너무 매력적입니다

Immense

Works surprisingly well, better than the piano transcription

Such beauty, Beethoven understood the flute like no other. Hail to the great composer.

Excellent , but a little shocking to hear this on the flute ! William Bennett did it some years ago .

La flauta en esta pieza de Beethoven me ha dejado completamente embrujado.

Bom conhecer essa adaptação. Conheci com clarinete e outra para piano.

This was pretty amazing...I can't tell if he's playing a gold plated flute or if it's simply picking up the warm amber reflection of the wood floor/lighting...either way...this was pretty masterful despite some of the negative comments...

Does anyone know if this is available as sheet music? I usually don't like transcriptions from violin to flute such as the Tchaikovsky. But this one works remarkably well. Would love to buy the sheet music.

Does anyone know where i can buy sheet of these piece? (flute ver)

Asombroso....

0:20 Steve Jobs at Oboe

Pra mim, flautista, acho que os compositores que mais souberam compor para flauta foi Bach, Tchaikovsky e Beethoven. Alias, flauta e violino Bach parecia dar aula de composição

Ни одного кикса за всю игру, фантастика! Европе умеют учить и ставить аппарат

I am not a huge fan of the flute and indeed a wee bit aulophobic but this transcription is brilliant!!!!

Anonadado

Wish I could find the transcription

I don’t think you can do anything for me and you can come back to work on the day before or anytime before then I’ll get back in touch with you guys next time to make me happy 😃

que fuck tiene en el pie, alguien digame por favor!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (de la flauta)

:53 PITCH