Michael Haydn's meticulous record-keeping and dating of manuscripts allow for tracing the compositional histories of his works, often to their exact completion date.
Composer Biography
Empress Maria Theresia praised Michael Haydn's fine soprano voice when he attended the choral school of St Stefan's Cathedral in Vienna.
Performer Biography
Patrick Gallois, the flautist and conductor on this album, studied flute with Jean-Pierre Rampal at the Paris Conservatoire and became principal flute in the Orchestre National de France at age 21.
Composer Biography
Johann Michael Haydn, the composer of these symphonies, was the younger brother of the more famous Franz Joseph Haydn and had a significant national and international reputation as a composer and performer.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart not only promoted Michael Haydn's music in Vienna but also drew inspiration from his works, leading to stylistic similarities that caused some of Haydn's pieces to be mistakenly attributed to Mozart.
Composer Biography
Michael Haydn served as 'Hof- und Konzertmeister' in Salzburg for over forty years under Prince-Archbishops Sigismund Christoph Schrattenbach and Hieronymus Colloredo.
Performer Biography
The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, founded in 1969, is one of the Czech Republic's leading orchestras, performing a wide repertoire from baroque to contemporary music.
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