Adalbert Gyrowetz: Sinfonia Concertante - Piano Concerto - Symphony in A major
7/17/2025, 10 Tracks, 1:00:42
Featuring
Emily Sun
Howard Griffiths
Michael Foyle
Rosalind Ventris
Julian Trevelyan
London Mozart Players
Adalbert Gyrowetz
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Performer Biography
Michael Foyle, a British-Dutch violinist, won the Netherlands Violin Competition in 2016, leading to his debut at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
Composer Biography
Adalbert Gyrowetz, born in 1763, lived through a period of immense musical change, from Mozart's early successes to the premiere of Wagner's Lohengrin in the year of his death.
Composer Biography
One of Gyrowetz's symphonies was mistakenly published under Joseph Haydn's name by Jean-Georges Sieber in 1786.
Performer Biography
Howard Griffiths, the conductor, was appointed a 'Member of the British Empire' (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 for his contributions to music in Switzerland.
Performer Biography
Julian Trevelyan, a 26-year-old concert pianist, became the youngest prizewinner in the history of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin International Competition at age sixteen in 2015.
Composer Biography
Gyrowetz's first series of string quartets was printed in Paris in 1788 without his knowledge and went through several new editions.
Critical Reception
In the 1790s, Gyrowetz's string quartets and symphonies were published and performed across Europe, sometimes being compared to those of Joseph Haydn.
