Antonín Reicha was highly esteemed as a teacher, with notable pupils including Charles Gounod, Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, and César Franck.
Compositional Technique
Antonín Reicha's Clarinet Quintet Op. 89 reflects his affinity for opera, with harmonic turns subordinated to vocal melody clarity and formal specifications.
Composer Biography
Sigismund Neukomm, who grew up opposite Mozart's birthplace in Salzburg, achieved fame as an organ virtuoso, conductor, theorist, and critic across three continents.
Performer Biography
The Stamic Quartet, founded in 1985, is a prominent Czech quartet that has given over 2000 concerts and made nearly 100 recordings.
Composer Biography
Sigismund Neukomm, a devoted student of Joseph Haydn whom he called 'Papa,' performed works by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven for the first time in Brazil.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Antonín Reicha and Sigismund Neukomm, both students of Joseph Haydn, shared a common goal of preserving the style of Viennese Classicism.
Composer Biography
Antonín Reicha, born in the same year as Ludwig van Beethoven, met Beethoven in the Bonn court orchestra where Reicha was a violinist and flutist, and Beethoven a violist.
