Stamitz, C.: Oboe Quartets, Op. 8, Nos. 1, 3, 4 / Haydn, M.: Divertimento in C Major

Featuring

Alessandro Baccini
Sandro Simoncini
Luca Simoncini
Luca Stevanato
Demetrio Comuzzi
Michael Haydn

Carl Stamitz

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Compositional Technique

Carl Stamitz's Opus 8 Quartets are considered to bridge the Baroque and Classical styles, featuring a simple, tripartite structure.

Composer Biography

Michael Haydn, a composer and brother of the more famous Joseph Haydn, preferred mixed wind/string chamber pieces to string quartets in the years between 1785 and 1790.

Historical Context

By the mid-18th century, the oboe and cor anglais were developing as distinct instruments, leading to new chamber music genres.

Composition History

Carl Stamitz, son of the Mannheim School symphonist Jan Václav Antonín Stamic, composed his Opus 8 Quartets in Paris after leaving the Mannheim court orchestra in 1770.

Performer Biography

Alessandro Baccini, who plays cor anglais and oboe on this recording, made his concert debut at 22 as a soloist at the Gran Teatro La Fenice in Venice.

Compositional Technique

Michael Haydn's Divertimento in C major features an original choice of instruments, with the cor anglais playing in the 'viola register' and two 'bass voices' from the cello and double bass.

Composition History

Michael Haydn, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn, composed his C major Divertimento in 1790 while working at the court of Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo in Salzburg.