Uwe Grodd, the flautist and conductor on this album, has made world premiere recordings of over 80 works from the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Composition History
Leopold Hofmann composed around 60 concertos for various instruments, including 13 for flute, between approximately 1760 and 1780.
Historical Context
The court of the princes of Thurn und Taxis in Regensburg was a flourishing musical center in the 18th century, known for its large collection of wind concertos.
Composer Biography
Leopold Hofmann, the composer, joined the Dowager Empress Elisabeth Christine's chapel as a chorister at age seven and received a thorough musical education there.
Compositional Technique
Leopold Hofmann's flute concertos are characterized by lightness, grace, and agility in the solo writing, with intricate thematic ideas well-suited to the instrument's strengths.
Composer Biography
Leopold Hofmann, the composer, was a prominent Viennese composer whose symphonies, concertos, and chamber works were performed across Europe, despite being primarily employed as a church musician.
Composer Biography
Leopold Hofmann, the composer, was the seventh son of Georg Adam Hoffmann, a highly-educated official of Bohemian origin who was interested in music and likely knew leading musical figures in Vienna.
