Kevin Mallon, the conductor, has an impressive background including conducting studies with John Eliot Gardiner and composition with Peter Maxwell Davies.
Historical Context
Ordonez's family belonged to the minor nobility, and a professional musical career would not have been considered appropriate for a man of his rank in 18th-century Vienna.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ordonez, though a part-time composer, was not a dilettante and showed a preference for contrapuntal textures and sophisticated experiments with cyclic unity.
Composer Biography
Karl von Ordonez, a composer of these symphonies, was not a professional musician; he worked for the Lower Austrian Regional Court and pursued music in his spare time.
Recording & Production
The Toronto Camerata, the ensemble on this recording, draws its players from principal musicians of major Toronto orchestras like the Toronto Symphony and Tafelmusik.
Composer Biography
Despite his noble background, Ordonez spent his last three years in sickness and poverty, with his estate valued at less than the cost of his funeral.
Composer Biography
Ordonez was an early member of the Tonkünstler-Societät, an organization in Vienna that raised money through public concerts for the widows and orphans of musicians.
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