One of Richter's symphonies features a final movement written simultaneously in two different time signatures, with the first and second violins in 2/4 and the third violin, viola, and bass in 3/4.
Performer Biography
The L'Orfeo Barockorchester, founded by Michi Gaigg and Carin van Heerden, has released nearly 50 CDs and received multiple awards, including an ECHO Klassik and an OPUS KLASSIK.
Performer Biography
Michi Gaigg, the conductor, was strongly influenced by Nikolaus Harnoncourt during her violin studies and later worked with renowned figures like Frans Brüggen and René Jacobs.
Critical Reception
Ernst Ludwig Gerber, in his 1792 Musikalisches Lexikon, noted Richter's originality but also stated that his manner of treating subjects 'does not appeal to everyone'.
Composition History
Richter's 12 'Grandes Simphonies' for strings, published in 1744 by Parisian publisher Duter, are considered early high points of the symphonic genre.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Richter dedicated his compositional treatise, Harmonische Belehrungen, to Elector Carl Theodor, in which he described his approach to composition.
Composer Biography
Franz Xaver Richter, the composer, is thought to have been a student at the Jesuit college in Uherské Hradiště, in Moravian Slovakia, between 1722 and 1727.
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