Mayr: L'Armonia / Cantata Sopra La Morte Di Beethoven

Featuring

Franz Hauk
Talia Or
Altin Piriu
Nikolay Borchev
Georgisches Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
Simon Mayr Chor

Johann Simon Mayr

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Simon Mayr considered Beethoven the "Dante of music" and admired how Beethoven's genius broke free from traditional rules.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Simon Mayr promoted the works of Viennese classical composers like Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven in Italy, and his own style combined Viennese classicism with Italian dramatic and melodic traditions.

Composition History

Simon Mayr's cantata L'Armonia was performed in Bergamo on July 2, 1825, during a state visit by Emperor Franz I and Empress Caroline Augusta.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at the Asamkirche Maria de Victoria in Ingolstadt, Germany, from September 15 to 18, 2005.

Compositional Technique

Mayr's Cantata for the Death of Beethoven incorporates parts from his earlier cantata for Haydn's death and Luigi Cherubini's 'Chant sur la mort d'Haydn'.

Composer Biography

Simon Mayr was a prolific composer, with nearly seventy operas and some six hundred sacred works to his credit.

Composer Biography

Simon Mayr, born in Bavaria, spent most of his career in Bergamo, Italy, where he became maestro di cappella at the cathedral and director of its choir school.