Georg Anton Kreusser (1746-1810)
- Sinfonia I in D-Dur (c.1785)
Performers: Lіtіtz Moravian Collegium Musicum; Jeffrey S. Gеmmеll (conductor)
Further info: Kreüsser: 6 Flute Quintettos, Op. 10
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German composer. He received his early musical education from his older
brother Johann Adam Kreusser (1732-1792) in Heidingsfeld. Around 1759 he
settled in Amsterdam where his brother was the concertmaster of the
theater orchestra. He then completed his training in Italy, where he met
the Mozart family in Bologna (as mentioned by Léopold Mozart's father
in a letter to his wife) and undertook studies tours in Italy and France
(1770-1771). Returning to Amsterdam he lived as an independent
composer. On 13 December 1773 he became deputy Konzertmeister and on 21
February 1774 Konzertmeister of the electoral Kapelle in Mainz. He
distinguished himself as a composer of instrumental and vocal works,
being highly regarded by Joseph Haydn. For a long time he was the
foremost court musician in Mainz, and his works enjoyed great
popularity. When Vincenzo Righini became Mainz Kapellmeister in 1787 he
lost his pre-eminence and something of his creative fervour. After the
second occupation of Mainz by the French, he left the town in the winter
of 1798-99 and settled in Aschaffenburg, where he remained the rest of
his life. With Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, he was the most significant
Mainz composer of the second half of the 18th century. His achievement
is most outstanding in his instrumental music. His style was formed by
quite varied influences, so that he cannot be ascribed to any national
school, and he stands somewhat apart from his contemporaries who formed
the early Classical style between 1760 and 1780. His best-known work was
the oratorio Der Tod Jesu (1783), but his extensive output also
includes 54 symphonies, an harpsichord concerto, a serenade,
instrumental quintets and quartets, 6 violin duets, 8 masses and 7
melodies, among others.
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