This album features the first recording of Rösler's recently discovered Piano Concerto in E flat major and Sinfonia in C major.
Historical Context
In 1808, the Bohemian aristocracy called for funds to establish an institution for orchestral musicians, leading to the founding of the Prague Conservatoire in 1810.
Critical Reception
Rösler's name was mentioned in most 19th-century dictionaries, but his work was almost forgotten in the 20th century and he was often confused with an older composer, Anton Rössler (Rosetti).
Composer Biography
Rösler's promising career was cut short by tuberculosis, with the first symptoms appearing in 1810 and his death in January 1812.
Composition History
One of Rösler's piano concertos (D major, 1802) was mistakenly published as a work by Beethoven around 1890, an error corrected in 1925 by Hans Engel.
Instruments
The recording features Alena Hönigová playing a fortepiano by Ibach, modeled after an Anton Walter instrument from around 1805.
Composer Biography
Johann Joseph Rösler, a Bohemian composer, was a talented composer, virtuoso pianist, and popular kapellmeister who worked in Prague and Vienna at the beginning of the 19th century.
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