Benda, Barta, Richter, Stamic, Vanhal: Baroque Bohemia & Beyond

Josef Barta (Composer), Georg Anton (Jiri Antonin) Benda (Composer), Franz Xaver Richter (Composer), Johann Stamitz (Composer), Johann Baptist Vanhal (Composer), Vojtech Spurny (Conductor), Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

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• Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: Vojtech Spurny
• Composer: Josef Barta, Georg Anton (Jiri Antonin) Benda, Franz Xaver Richter, Johann Stamitz, Johann Baptist Vanhal
• Audio CD (June 12, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: MUSICAL CONCEPTS
• ASIN: B000K9L34I
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,374 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ji í Antonín Benda (1722-95)
Sinfonia No. 4 in F

Josef Bárta (1744-87)
Sinfonia in C minor

Franti ek Xaver Richter (1709-89)
Concerto in E-minor pro Cembalo (Harpsichord)

Jan Václav Stamic (1714-57)
Sinfonia Pastorale D major, op. 4/2

Jan K itetel Va hal (1739-1813)
Sinfonia in E minor

Czech Chamber Philharmonic
Zdenek Adam, artistic director
Vojtech Spurný, conductor - harpsichord

One of a series of 3 discs focusing on this musical phenomenon.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of obscurity from 18th century Bohemia, October 19, 2007

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This review is from: Benda, Barta, Richter, Stamic, Vanhal: Baroque Bohemia & Beyond (Audio CD)

This is one of a 3 disc set all with the same title, featuring works of Bohemian composers within the Austrian Empire from the late Baroque on into, and mostly of, the Classical period. A few of these composers have become better known and recorded in the last 20 years, but most remain obscure except among those who seek out the works of supposedly unknown 18th century composers. It has become fashionable to claim these composers as "Bohemian" or "Czech" but they lived and worked in the musical milieu of greater Austria and knew and were known to the better known masters of that time and place. Stamitz ("Stamic") is best known for his long tenure in Mannheim, for example. The works here are all high quality, fully the equal of their contemporaries such as Bach's sons, Arne, Boyce, et alia. They may not be Haydn or Mozart, but sometimes that isn't such an easy distinction either, particularly those great masters' earlier works. I highly recommend these to anyone with an 18th century musical sensibility or an interest in the musical history of the 18th century. Just don't expect too much "baroque".