Henri-Joseph Rigel (1741-1799)
- Simphonie (No.14) à plusieurs instruments
Performers: Croаtiаn Baroque ensemble; Hеrvé Niquеt (conductor)
Further info: Henri-Joseph Rigel (1741-1799) - Symphonies
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German teacher and composer. Son of Georg Caspar Riegel, an intendant
for Prince Löwenstein, he studied with Franz Xaver Richter in Mannheim
and with Niccolò Jommelli in Stuttgart. In 1767 he went to Paris, and
from 1783 to 1788 he belonged to a group of composers associated with
the Concert Spirituel. On the title page of several of his works
published in Paris his name appears as Rigel, and this gallicized form
was adopted by his sons, the composers and pianists Henri-Jean Rigel
(1772-1852) and Louis Rigel (1769-1811). Henri-Joseph Rigel was one of
the earliest composers to write ensemble music with piano, published as
"symphonies" for 2 Violins, Cello, 2 Horns, and Piano. He was a fairly
voluminous composer. He wrote several short operas in the manner of the
German Singspiel, all of which were produced in Paris unless otherwise
given: Le Savetier et le financier (Marly, 1778), L'Automate (1781),
Rosanie (1780), Blanche et Vermeille (1781), Lucas et Babet (1787), Les
Amours du Gros-Caillou (1786), and Alix de Beaucaire (Montansier, 1791).
His other works include 6 symphonies, keyboard concertos, 6 string
quartets, several Sonates de clavecin en quattuor, a number of piano
sonatas, some with violin obbligato, and 3 Sonates en symphonies for
Piano. During the revolutionary period in France, he composed various
pieces celebrating the events. He was one of the most respected
musicians in Paris during the last quarter of the 18th century. His
contemporaries praised the excellence of his teaching as well as the
quality of his compositions. His brother Anton Riegel (c.1745-c.1807)
was also a teacher and composer mainly known by his accompanied keyboard
sonatas and chamber works.
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