Joseph Maximilian III, Kurfürst von Bayern (1727-1777)
- Sinfonia Ex D (c.1770)
Performers: Lautten Compagney Berlin; Wolfgang Katschner (conductor)
Painting: Circle of Georg Desmarées (1697-1776) - Kurfürst Maximilian III. Joseph von Bayern in Jagdkleidung
Further info: Joseph Maximilian III (1727-1777)
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German composer. The eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII
(1697-1745) and his wife, Maria Amalia of Austria (1701-1756), he was a
pupil of Francesco Peli. He played many instruments, and was a
composition pupil of Andrea Bernasconi from 1753. He was a patron of
chamber music and opera at the Munich court, and during his reign (begun
in 1747) Mozart's 'La finta giardiniera' received its première on 13
January 1775. Besides Andrea Bernasconi, Joseph Willibald Michl, Antonio
Sacchini, Pietro Pompeo Sales and Tommaso Traetta wrote carnival operas
for his court. His 'Concerti a più istromenti', performed at the
Accademia Filarmonica in Verona, and his finest composition, a Stabat
mater, were published at Verona at the instigation of
Joseph-Marie-Clément dall'Abaco in 1765-66. His works, mostly in
manuscript, include several symphonies and 12 trios for two violins and
bass. A Litany and three 'Sonate per il gallichona' were destroyed in
World War II; single parts only exist of a second Litany. A Missa
pastoralis and a Regina coeli are lost. His sister, the Princess Maria
Antonia Walpurgis (1724-1780), was also a composer.
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