Beethoven's World - Beethoven, Wranitzky, Reicha, Vorisek: Concertos
1/29/2021, 6 Tracks, 1:07:48
Featuring
Sarah Christian
Reinhard Goebel
Nils Mönkemeyer
Teresa Schwamm
Christoph Eß
Yaara Tal
Stephan Koncz
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Wranitzky
Anton Reicha
Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek
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Historical Context
Prince Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz, a major patron of Beethoven, also supported other musicians like Antonín Reicha, Bernhard Romberg, and Johann Friedrich Reichardt, which sometimes caused Beethoven's distrust.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of a series called 'Beethoven's World', which aims to provide context to Beethoven's major works.
Composer Biography
Jan Václav Voříšek, a modest pianist and composer, was groomed to be the musical director of the 'Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde' and a potential successor to Beethoven.
Historical Context
The album's program is designed to be stress-free, reflecting how music was enjoyed in Beethoven's day, as quoted from Goethe's Faust.
Composition History
Antonín Reicha, Beethoven's friend from Bonn, is represented by a Rondo for horn and orchestra, reflecting the belief that a full concerto for the 'limited' horn was not ideal, especially after Beethoven.
Composition History
The fragmentary Beethoven Violin Concerto in C major WoO 5, dating from his Bonn years, may have been inspired by the child prodigy Franz Clement, a violinist who was a frequent guest in Bonn.
Composer Biography
Beethoven, unlike Bach and Mozart, focused solely on the keyboard from the start of his career and was not interested in writing idiomatically for the violin.
