Anton Adam Bachschmid (1728-1797)
- Flauto Traverso Concerto: In G (1771)
Performers: Felix Rengli (flute); Nova Stravaganza
Further info: Anton Adam Bachschmid - Concertos
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German composer and violin virtuoso of Austrian birth. He came from a
long line of musicians who emigrated to Melk late in the 17th century
from Traunstein, Bavaria. While still a young man he was appointed
Thurnermeister (director of instrumental music) in Melk, a post which he
held from July 1751 to May 1753. He left his native town for travels as
a virtuoso and may have been employed briefly at Würzburg (or Wurzbach)
before settling in Eichstätt. There he established himself as a
versatile musician in the court orchestra of Prince-Bishop Johann Anton
II, using steadily in rank from violinist (September 1753) to
Konzertmeister (March 1768) and finally to court Kapellmeister (July
1773). Although he developed a reputation primarily as a church
composer, Bachschmidt wrote a number of dramatic works for Eichstätt’s
theatres. His turn from Latin school drama to Italian opera reflects the
closing of the Jesuit theatre in Eichstätt in 1773.
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