Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805) Boccherini was born in Italy and later moved to Spain. He is mostly
known for his beautiful chamber works (including several guitar quintets) and a cello
concerto. Boccherini's style is characterized by Rococo (Galant style) charm, light-
ness and optimism, and exhibits much melodic and rhythmic invention, coupled
with frequent influences from the guitar tradition of his adopted country, Spain.
List of Boccherini's Compositions
Cello Concerto No 9 in Bb major, G 482 Xavier Phillips, cello, Bayerische Kammerphilharmonia
String Quartet in E major, G. 275 Op. 11 No. 5
Mvmt 2, Allegro (7:30)
Mvmt 3, Minuet (2:50)
Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major, G. 448 ("Fandango") - Zemlinksky Quartet with
Dimitri Illarionov, guitar - Mvmt 4 (4:40)
Muzio Clementi (1752 - 1832) an Italian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor , music publisher, editor,
and piano manufacturer, who was mostly active in England. Influenced by Domenico
Scarlatti's harpsichord school and Haydn's classical school and by the stile Galante of
Johann Christian Bach and Ignazio Cirri, Clementi developed a fluent and technical
legato style, which he passed on to a generation of pianists, including John Field,
Johann Baptist Cramer, Ignaz Moscheles, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Friedrich Kalkbrenner,
Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Carl Czerny. He was a notable influence on Ludwig van
Beethoven and Frédéric Chopin. Clementi is sometimes called "the father of the piano."
Though the reputation of Clementi was exceeded only by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven,
and Rossini in his day, his popularity languished for much of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Piano Sonata in Bb major, Op. 24, No. 2 - Zenan Kwan, piano (12:08)
Piano Sonata quasi Concerto op. 33 no. 3 - Enrico-Sergio Mainas, piano (16:00)
Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806) The younger brother of Joseph Haydn, Michael was a very good composer
of both instrumental and vocal music (including one opera). Among his works are 43
symphonies, one of which (No. 25) was considered throughout the 19th century to be
Mozart's Symphony No. 37. It was discovered in 1907 that Mozart had only written an
introduction to is friend Michael's symphony. Haydn moved to Salzburg in 1760 (when
Mozart was four) and lived there the rest of his life.
Symphony No. 25 in G major (with adagio introduction by Mozart)
Moszkvai Kamarazenekar, Vezényel:Rudolf Barsaj, cond. (15:15)
Georg von Pasterwitz (1730 - 1803) Requiem in C minor (prev. attrib. Michael Haydn)
František Xaver Dušek (1731 - 1799) was a Czech composer and one of the most important
harpsichordists and pianists of his time. He was a piano teacher of Karl
Thomas Mozart, Wolfgang's son.
Piano concerto in E flat major, Jan Novotný (piano)
Don't confuse Dušek with this other Czech composer / pianist from the next generation:
Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760 - 1812) was a widely traveled Czech composer and virtuoso pianist. He
is often seen as a forerunner of Franz Liszt. His piano works can be seen as
proto-Romantic. He was a favorite of Marie Antoinette and played with Joseph
Haydn in London.
Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 49 - Vitam Musica Chamber Orchestra, Igor Lipinski, piano
Mauro Giuliani (1781 - 1829) An Italian guitarist, cellist, singer and composer. By 1806 he was
living in Vienna and he toured Europe widely. In Vienna, he played with such
luminaries as Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Ignaz Moscheles.
Grand Sonata Eroica, Op.150 - Ana Vidovic, guitar
Christian Cannabich (1731 - 1798) Was a violinist and composer in of the Mannheim School. He
was one of the composers who continued to enrich the Mannheim orchestra after the
passing of founder Johann Stamitz in 1757 (Stamitz's son, Carl, was another). The
school influenced the orchestra works of Haydn. He was good friends with Mozart.
Grand Sonata Eroica, Op.150 - Ana Vidovic, guitar
Christian Cannabich (1731 - 1798) Was a violinist and composer in of the Mannheim School. He
was one of the composers who continued to enrich the Mannheim orchestra after the
passing of founder Johann Stamitz in 1757 (Stamitz's son, Carl, was another). The
school influenced the orchestra works of Haydn. He was good friends with Mozart.
Among his works are 75 symphonies, 40 ballets, 12 string quartets, six piano trios,
and three violin concertos.
Symphony No. 68 in Bb major
Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745 - 1799) Joseph Bologna was a Creole composer and violin
virtuoso. He was also a conductor of a leading Paris orchestra.
Today he is best-known as the first classical composer of African
descent.
Violin Concerto Op. 5 - Itamar Zorman, violin
Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755 – 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose
work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tune-
Symphony No. 68 in Bb major
Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745 - 1799) Joseph Bologna was a Creole composer and violin
virtuoso. He was also a conductor of a leading Paris orchestra.
Today he is best-known as the first classical composer of African
descent.
Violin Concerto Op. 5 - Itamar Zorman, violin
Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755 – 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose
work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tune-
fulness. He was also a director of French and Italian opera companies in Paris
and London. He personally knew Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Marianna Martines (1744 - 1819) Born in Vienna, of Spanish descent, Marianna exhibited musical
talent as a child. In the mid-1750s, she took keyboard lessons from the then still
struggling Joseph Haydn and voice lessons from Niccolo Porpora. As an adult
she was known widely in Europe and performed numerous times for Empress
Maria Theresa. Mozart composed four hand keyboard works to play with her at
parties. Her surviving works include 2 oratorios; 4 masses; 6 motets; psalm
cantatas; secular cantatas; 3 keyboard sonatas, 3 keyboard concertos; and
1 symphony.
Mostly known for composing operas:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787) was a very important composer and reformer of opera in
the early Classical era whose works ended the popularity of Baroque era
opera seria. Mozart, Berlioz, and Wagner were great admirers of Gluck's
music.
Domenico Cimarosa (1748 - 1801) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan school and of the
Classical period. He wrote more than eighty operas, the best known of which
is Il matrimonio segreto (1792); most of his operas are comedies. He also wrote
instrumental works and church music.
Giovanni Paisiello (1740 - 1816) was an Italian composer of the Classical era, and was the most
popular opera composer of the late 1700s. His operatic style influenced Mozart
and Rossini, and his music was championed by Haydn and Beethoven.
Antonio Salieri (1750 - 1825) was a pivotal figure in the development of late 18th-century opera.
Salieri helped to develop and shape many of the features of operatic compositional
vocabulary, and his music was a powerful influence on contemporary composers.
While director of Italian opera by the Habsburg court from 1774 until 1792, Salieri
dominated Italian-language opera in Vienna. Despite what you may have seen in
the movies, he had nothing o do with Mozart's death. Despite a couple of brief
revivals, Salieri's operas are no longer popular.
Luigi Cherubini (1760 – 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant
compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the
greatest of his contemporaries. His operas were heavily praised and interpreted by
Rossini.
Marianna Martines (1744 - 1819) Born in Vienna, of Spanish descent, Marianna exhibited musical
talent as a child. In the mid-1750s, she took keyboard lessons from the then still
struggling Joseph Haydn and voice lessons from Niccolo Porpora. As an adult
she was known widely in Europe and performed numerous times for Empress
Maria Theresa. Mozart composed four hand keyboard works to play with her at
parties. Her surviving works include 2 oratorios; 4 masses; 6 motets; psalm
cantatas; secular cantatas; 3 keyboard sonatas, 3 keyboard concertos; and
1 symphony.
Mostly known for composing operas:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787) was a very important composer and reformer of opera in
the early Classical era whose works ended the popularity of Baroque era
opera seria. Mozart, Berlioz, and Wagner were great admirers of Gluck's
music.
Domenico Cimarosa (1748 - 1801) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan school and of the
Classical period. He wrote more than eighty operas, the best known of which
is Il matrimonio segreto (1792); most of his operas are comedies. He also wrote
instrumental works and church music.
Giovanni Paisiello (1740 - 1816) was an Italian composer of the Classical era, and was the most
popular opera composer of the late 1700s. His operatic style influenced Mozart
and Rossini, and his music was championed by Haydn and Beethoven.
Antonio Salieri (1750 - 1825) was a pivotal figure in the development of late 18th-century opera.
Salieri helped to develop and shape many of the features of operatic compositional
vocabulary, and his music was a powerful influence on contemporary composers.
While director of Italian opera by the Habsburg court from 1774 until 1792, Salieri
dominated Italian-language opera in Vienna. Despite what you may have seen in
the movies, he had nothing o do with Mozart's death. Despite a couple of brief
revivals, Salieri's operas are no longer popular.
Luigi Cherubini (1760 – 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant
compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the
greatest of his contemporaries. His operas were heavily praised and interpreted by
Rossini.
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