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Rosetti Francesco Antonio
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Devienne, François
Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Graf, Friedrich Hartmann
Grétry, André Ernest Modeste
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Hoffmeister, Franz Anton
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk
Jadin, Louis-Emmanuel
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Müller, August Eberhard
Reicha, Josef
Romberg, Bernhard
Rosetti, Francesco Antonio
Schwindel, Friedrich
Stamitz, Anton
Stamitz, Carl Philipp
Concerto for flute and orchestra No 2 in D Major
F.A. Rosetti: Concerto for flute and orchestra in D Major was written around 1778 and is referred as Concerto No 2 among known six flute concertos composed by Rosetti. Originally published in Paris, the title page of concerto "Pour la Flute Traversiere Avec l'Accompagnement de Deux Violons Alto & Basse, Deux Hautbois & Cors de Chasse (ad Libitum)." suggest that oboe and horn parts could be omitted if necessary.
Prague Chamber orchestra, Martin Turnovský (conductor), 1956, Supraphon
1. Allegro maestoso, 2. Adagio, 3. Rondo. Allegro
Francesco Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792) was a German composer (born as Franz Anton Rösler, he changed to Italianate form by 1773) with a rather successful career.
Originally raised to become a Jesuit priest, he abandoned religious life to pursue music studies in Prague. Throughout his life he served at various courts: including Russian Count Orlow and Kraft Ernst, Prince of Öttingen-Wallerstein, and Duke Franz I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In 1781 he spent 5 months in Paris where he managed to publish many of his compositions, gaining substantial reputation, ranking him with Haydn and Mozart. Overall he composed over 400 works, including 47 symphonies and more than 30 concertos, mostly for horn and other wind instruments. For the most part they were all written for the outstanding wind players of the Wallerstein court chapel.