Giovanni Hoffmann (c.1770-1814)
- Concerto (D-Dur) per il Mandolino
Performers: Gerd Lindner-Bonelli (1922-2006, mandolin); Symphony
Orchestra of Radio Leipzig;
Gerhard Pfliiger (1907-1991, conductor)
Painting: Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859) - Slender, with the Assistance of Shallow, Courting Anne Page,
Further info: Hummel / Hoffmann - Concerto For Mandolin And Orchestra
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Austrian (?) composer and mandolinist active in Vienna. Almost nothing
is known about his life. The first reference by him is documented in
Vienna around 1800 as 'instrumentalist'. It is said he is reputed to
have wielded great influence in the development of rococo mandolin
playing, shortlived as it was. It is presumed that "Giovanni" is an
Italianization of the name "Johann". As a composer, he wrote several
chamber works and a mandolin concerto preserved at the Bibliothek der
Musikfreunde of Vienna and beneath the attractiveness of the solo
instrument lies a work that is remarkable for its thematic graciousness
and style. All his works were published in Vienna.
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