Ever since the festivities for his 3rd centenary, it is manifest that Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach is not only a great name but also a great composer. Over the last decades, scholars paid more and more attention to him. Now Breitkopf & Härtel transfers his Flute Sonatas, which originated mainly during his time at the court of Frederic II, from Musica Rara to Editon Breitkopf. For this purpose, the textual parts were translated and the volume layout was revised.

In accordance with the sources, the flute and basso parts are presented in a performance score, rather than in separate parts, thus allowing a more intimate interplay among the performers. A keyboard player experienced in 18th-century performance practice may prefer to accompany directly from the performance score over using the realization of the basso continuo offered here.