František (Franz) Xaver Richter Sinfonia con Fuga in G minor

[@manuelluna1550]

A marvellous symphony by Richter, the underestimated Czech genius

[@alejandroherreradelaparra3977]

Superb work. Great composer. Thumbs up. Hats off...

[@gerardbegni2806]

Born in Moeavia, Richer was with the famous "Mannheim" school and was considered as one his most severe and "conservative" members. I do thjink that this is unfair. The Mannheim composers were full of ideas, but that could lead to some form of anarchy or at least structural incohrence. Richter was that man who helped in structuring the researches of the school. Ha was among the first composers to write symphonies in the modern meaning of the word, and it easy to show that he wrote successfull string quartets with fugato mob vements at least one year before Haydn. This mlix of traditional knowledge and taste for innovation make him very attractive. We could say that he was a vary imporant actor of that movement, xith features of his own. He deserves to be rediscovered. Then, he left Mannheim for Strasburg, where he left aby undant ans excellent religious music. Local musicologists know him very well, and in Strasburg, one street bears his name, which is a great proof of honor. Just a funny point to make him less severe and more alive: accordng to Mozart, he had an excessive taste for wine ..(and nice women when he was younger) ...)

[@dieterpeszat]

František Xaver Richter / Franz X. or as he called himself in France: François X. (1709, Holleschau, Moravia - 1789, Strasbourg) was a singer (bass), violinist and composer. And an important representative of the Mannheim School. In Franz Xaver Richter's works, stylistic features of the Baroque are combined with gallant elements.

[@petermerelis]

incredibly fascinating!!

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Music & Painting are absolutely DIVINE !!! Thank you my dear Val! Big Hug, Karin

[@HarpsichordA6]

Thank you very much for your kind comment. I am very glad, you love this music and painting. BTW painting is by my friend Annael. I love her paintings. She admits to use her paintings in my videos. They are very cute, noble and enchanting paintings. Good night my dear Karin Hugs

[@mmbmbmbmb]

HarpsichordA6 How fortunate for us, to have Annael be so generous to share her really magnificent art. Just as you say ... cute, noble and enchanting. However, I see even a bit more in her work. In fact, I think she is a very significant artist ... and I would not be surprised if eventually she will be seen in the same category as Gustav Klimt ... and beyond ... Lucky for you to know her ... lucky for us to benefit from it! My friend Amalia from Spain has paid appropriate tribute to her, in a ten part presentation. Her wonderful channel ... "Jane Burden Morris" :o) Big Hug, Karin

[@HarpsichordA6]

mmbmbmbmb Thank you very much, dear Karin, for surprising info. I watched videos by Jane. Very beautiful. I wish you happy Women's day ! Hugs Val

[@mmbmbmbmb]

HarpsichordA6 HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY to all the girls out there, who can unite in solidarity ... without building 'barriers' against MEN. That would not be a world I'd want to live in. Big Hug, Karin

[@gidimeir]

The combination with Annael's Painting is Magic!

[@gerardbegni2806]

A very good music and recording ......

[@MrGer2295]

Beautiful ! Thank you for uploading :)

[@Pawel_Malecki]

I hear Pergolesi's Stabat Mater influences... even quotes.

[@abdul7591]

Val, this recording of the Con Fuga by Richter is a new one to me. I have the Chandos recording with Matthias Bamert, and I still remember the old DG Archiv recording that first introduced this work on LP back in 1961. What is the provenance of this recording? Is it a new Supraphon release?

[@HarpsichordA6]

Dear Abdul, yes, it is new recording performed by Czech Ensemble Baroque from 2014 on Supraphon label.

[@pascalmayer9421]

François-Xavier Richter1 est un compositeur morave, né à Holešov dans l'empire des Habsbourg le 1er décembre 17092 et mort à Strasbourg le 12 septembre 17892. Il est l'un des représentants importants de l'École de Mannheim. Biographie On sait peu de choses de sa jeunesse et ses origines sont incertaines3. Il reçut probablement une éducation musicale complète sous la direction de Johann Joseph Fux à Vienne. De 1740 jusqu'à 1747, il fut vice-maître de chapelle au service du prince-abbé Anselme de Reichlin-Meldegg à Kempten4 dans l'Allgäu, en Bavière. Pendant ce temps, six de ses 69 symphonies furent publiées à Paris. Après 1747, comme compositeur et baryton, il fit partie de la célèbre chapelle de cour de Mannheim4 auprès du prince-électeur Charles-Théodore. Marpurg l'a inclus comme deuxième violon dans l'orchestre de la cour. Il n'y a pas d'autres références contemporaines à des fonctions d'instrumentiste qu'il aurait exercées. Il écrivit un Traité d'harmonie et de composition, traduit et publié à Paris en 18045, et entreprit un certain nombre de tournées de concert, d'abord à la cour d'Oettingen-Wallerstein (1754) puis, par la suite, en France, aux Pays-Bas et en Angleterre. En 1768, l'électeur le nomma compositeur de la chambre princière. En 1769, il succéda à Joseph Garnier comme maître de chapelle de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg4, où il eut comme assistant, et seulement à partir de 1783 (74 ans), Ignace Pleyel, le célèbre élève de Joseph Haydn qui allait lui succéder. Le poste fut convoité par rien moins que Mozart, qui rencontra Richter à Strasbourg en 1778, après son séjour parisien. Mozart a de l'admiration pour le compositeur, même s'il n'en oublie pas de rappeler son addiction à l'alcool6. Dans ses compositions, des marques du style baroque s'associent à des éléments galants : « Je suis obligé de le faire, écrivit-il à un de ses amis, autrement les gens ne vont plus à l'église »7. Richter fait partie de ces maîtres de l'École de Mannheim qui ont eu leur importance pour les débuts de la symphonie. Sa musique « montre la voie qui va de la sonate baroque en trio aux précurseurs immédiats du quatuor à cordes classique »8. Parmi ses élèves, on peut mentionner Carl Stamitz (qui épousera sa fille Marie Anne Françoise Xavière), František Xaver Pokorný, Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-92), Sébastien Demar et Ferdinand Fränzl. Il est inhumé au Cimetière Saint-Gall à Strasbourg[réf. nécessaire].

[@ariahartley6609]

This recording in beautiful, but it's not in G minor.

[@liciatani9443]

in effect ,the symphony is in G minor, but the diapason (pitch) is at 415, as it is used in Ancient Music Ensemble.

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Baroque tuning isn’t 440