Kraus composed a poignant Funeral Cantata for Gustav III, which was performed at the king's funeral ceremony in Riddarholmen Church.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Kraus's compositional style featured the unexpected and dramatic, leading Haydn to proclaim him one of only two 'geniuses' he knew, with Mozart being the other.
Historical Context
King Gustav III, Kraus's patron, was mortally wounded during a masked ball in 1792, an event that later inspired operas by Auber and Verdi.
Interpretation
The Génération Mozart Orchestra and Pejman Memarzadeh offer a bright, intense, and refreshingly dynamic interpretation of Kraus's repertoire.
Composer Biography
Kraus moved to Stockholm in 1778 and gained the notice of King Gustav III, a patron of the arts, who commissioned him to compose an opera.
Composer Biography
Joseph Martin Kraus, an almost exact contemporary of Mozart, was born in Bavaria and authored some two hundred works.
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