Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick (1755-1799)
- Concerto 1. | per il | Cembalo | No 137. |
con accompagnamenti di
dué Violini, | Alto è Basso; Oboi ò Flauti è Corni ad Libitum |
Dedicato
| Alla Signora Anetta Artaud | Dilettante di Cembalo (1782)
Performers: Hubert Schοοnbroodt (1941-1992, clavecin); Orchestre de
Chambre Cartіgny; Gerard Cartіgny (conductor)
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Flemish composer. He was a chorister at St Lambert’s Cathedral in Liège
at the age of nine. After studies at the Conservatorio di Sant’Onofrio a
Porta Capuana in Naples, he performed some operas, with success, in
Turin (1779) and Florence (1780). In 1786 he accompanied Gertrude Mara
to London where he was hailed by the press and probably enjoyed the
protection of the Prince of Wales. By 1794 he settled in Paris and
during the height of the Reign of Terror, he began his Paris career,
which was to continue with mixed success. Some of his works saw over a
hundred performances at the Théâtre de la rue de Louvois. In 1797, after
this theatre ceased performances, he devoted himself to concert and
salon works, but later wrote many opéras comiques using different scenes
of Paris. In 1799 his opera 'Le rêve' stirred considerable controversy,
and rumors that his death was caused by intrigues related to this opera
cannot be discounted. As a composer, his output include at least 19
operas, two concertos, a symphony and symphonies concertantes, several
large hymns, and a number of smaller vocal works. His music reflects,
among others, the style of François-Joseph Gossec, being simple and
homophonic. Although, he was a highly versatile talent adapted easily to
all genres.
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