Friedrich Ludwig Benda (1752-1792) - Concerti (D-Dur) per il Violino Principale (1779)
Performers: Albrеcht Rаu (violin); Nеubrandеnburger Philharmonie; Romеly Pfund (conductor)
Further info: Hofmusik in Mecklenburg Vol. 2
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German composer and violinist, son of Jiří Antonín Benda (1722-1795). In
1775 he joined the orchestra of the Seyler troupe, then resident in
Gotha, and travelled with it as rehearsal violinist (répétiteur) to
Dresden, Leipzig and Frankfurt. On the disbandment of the troupe in
1779, he went with his wife, the singer Felicitas Agnesia Rietz
(1757-1835), first to Berlin and then to Hamburg, where he was engaged
by the theatre. In 1782 he moved to Ludwigslust as first violinist and
Cammer-Compositeur to the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. During the
following years he and his wife travelled widely, giving concerts in
many cities including Vienna and Prague. With the break-up of his
marriage Benda was dismissed from his post at Ludwigslust in December
1788 and spent his few remaining years in Königsberg. Benda’s output as a
composer was varied. While a member of the Seyler troupe, his most
important work was a setting, containing italianate arias, of
Grossmann’s Der Barbier von Seville, which entered the repertory of
several theatre companies. Apart from an aria for his wife to sing in a
performance of Grétry’s Le jugement de Midas at Hamburg in 1781, he
wrote no more for the stage until he settled in Königsberg, where he
composed three operettas; the tuneful melodies of Louise and
Mariechenwon them particular success there. He also wrote some
instrumental music, mainly for the violin, but his duties at Ludwigslust
seem mostly to have entailed the provision of church music.
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