Despite being a 'leisure-time composer,' Ordoñez's output is impressive, with over 70 surviving symphonies, some of which were even attributed to Joseph Haydn.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The 'FROM THE WORLD ARCHIVES' series, initiated by Bayer Kultur and realized with l'arte del mondo, aims to perform rediscovered operas and symphonies.
Composer Biography
Ordoñez was a 'musician on the side' because a career in music was considered unseemly for a member of the lower aristocracy with Spanish roots.
Compositional Technique
The Sinfonia Concertante is a special case in Ordoñez's work, featuring seven movements and a festive scoring with timpani and trumpets, suggesting a liturgical purpose.
Compositional Technique
Ordoñez's Symphony in F minor is notable for its choice of key, as only six of his symphonies are in minor keys, and four flats were at the limit of 18th-century tonality.
Composer Biography
Karl von Ordoñez, born in Vienna in 1734, came from a family that had served in the Habsburg military for at least two generations.
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