The Concerto for Flute Concerto No. 1
in G Major
. 313) was written in 1778
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
. Commissioned by the Dutch flautist Ferdinand De Jean
, Mozart was supposed to provide four flute quartets
and three flute concerti
, yet he only completed two of the three concerti: K. 313 being the first. The Andante for Flute and Orchestra
K.315 may have been written as an alternative slow movement for this concerto.
The piece is scored for a standard set of orchestral strings, two oboes (which are replaced with two flutes in the Adagio movement), and two horns.
The piece itself is divided into three movements:
The opening of the second movement is often known as resembling the famous theme from the Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss, Jr., which was composed many years later.