Emmanuel Pahud is generally considered one of, if not the best flautist in the world. A honeyed tone with technical capabilities envied around the world his recording catalogue is becoming quite extensive. This new release on EMI is with Trevor Pinnock at the harpsichord and looks at the repertoire from the court of Fredrick the Great. Four concertos grace the CD each by a different composer, CPE Bach, Quantz, Franz Benda and Fredrick himself. Each are beautiful and very ‘of the time’, but have a listen to the opening of Franz Benda’s concerto for a little more gutsy.