François Krafft (1733-c.1800)
- Sinfonia (IV, Es-Dur) a quattro aus 'VI Sinfonie a quattro cioè
violino primo, violino secondo, alto viola, basso continuo, con duoi
corni da caccia ad libitum ... opera prima' (1756)
Performers: Les Agrémеns; Florian Hеyеrick (conductor)
Further info: François Krafft (1733-c.1800)
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Flemish harpsichordist and composer. Son of Jan-Laurens Krafft, a poet,
writer, music publisher and composer of German descent, and Elisabeth
Van Helmont, he probably studied composition under Francesco Durante in
Italy, where he won a prize with his motet 'In convertendo'. Some
sources stated that he was a conductor in Brussels around 1760 and from
1770 to 1783 at the Royal Chapel there. On 7 April 1769 he was appointed
organist at the Saint Bavo Cathedral in Ghent, a post he held until 23
August 1794. Besides, the survival of manuscripts of his religious works
at the collegiate church of Sts Pierre et Guidon in Anderlecht and at
the St Jacobskerk in Antwerp may cast some light on his activities. As a
composer, he mainly wrote sacred music, among them, several masses,
motets and psalms. He also left the opera 'Le faux astrologue' (1763), a
collection of flute sonatas, six divertimenti, keyboard pieces and 'VI
Sinfonie a quattro' (1756). His uncle was the engraver and printer
Jean-Laurent Krafft (1694-1768) and his cousin the organist and composer
François-Joseph Krafft (1721-1795).
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