Christian Cannabich (1731-1798)
- Simphonia (C-Dur) a 14. Stromenti (1778)
Performers: Freiburger orchester; Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor)
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German composer, violinist, and Kapellmeister. Son of Matthias
Franciscus Cannabich (c.1690-1773), the private music tutor for the
Elector of the Palatinate, he began his formal study of violin under
Johann Stamitz and at the Jesuit Gymnasium and Music Seminar in
Mannheim. At the age of 12 he was appointed as a scholar with the
Mannheim orchestra, receiving full employment in the violin section in
1746. In 1750 Elector Carl Theodor sent Cannabich to Rome to study under
Niccolò Jommelli, after which he followed his teacher to Stuttgart as a
violinist. In 1756 he returned to Italy, this time to Milan, where he
took lessons from Giovanni Battista Sammartini. Upon the death of
Stamitz, Cannabich returned to Mannheim where he was appointed first
violin, later becoming Konzertmeister. He became a friend of the Duke of
Zweibrücken, who introduced him to Parisian musical circles in 1764;
Cannabich returned to Paris several times over the next years, both to
perform at the Concerts spirituels and to publish his music. In 1778 he
followed the Electoral court to Munich, where he spent the remainder of
his life and career. Cannabich was one of the most important composers
of the second generation in Mannheim. He composed prolifically, in
particular for ballets that were created by choreographer Étienne
Lauchery during the 1760s. He was admired internationally, particularly
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with whom he was a close friend. His musical
style has clear-cut themes, harmonic progressions, and formal
structures that are all hallmarks of the Classical style of the period.
His ballets are particularly adept for dancing, while his duodramas such
as Elektra of 1777 show a dramatic flair in his music. He wrote well
over 200 works, including at least 75 symphonies (and perhaps as many as
90), 40 ballets, two operas, two duodramas, 18 duets (flute/violin or
violin/viola), 30 violin sonatas, 16 concertos or sinfonia concertantes,
12 string quartets, six piano trios, six flute quartets, and a number
of works for the keyboard.
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