Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797)
- Concerto (C-Dur) à 5 Strom[enti] | Flauto Traverso Principale |
Violino Primo | Violino Secundo | Viola | et | Basso (c.1755)
Performers: Joachim Schmіtz (flute); Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester;
Hans Oskar Kοch (conductor)
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German flautist and composer. His forebears originated from a region of
Alsace with a strong musical tradition of fife playing and both his
father and grandfather were musicians. Little is known of his training,
but in 1745 he obtained a post as a flute teacher of Duke Christian IV
of Zweibrücken. By 1749 he undertook tours to Berlin and Paris, where he
made a successful debut at the Concerts spirituels. On 9 January 1752
he married the soprano Dorothea Spurni and few months later he was
appointed as flute teacher to the Electoral court in Mannheim. From
April 1771 to May 1772 he was in London, not only performing as a
soloist but also collaborating with J.C. Bach in chamber music concerts
and in the presentation of Bach's serenata Endimione. He accompanied the
Mannheim court in its removal to Munich in 1778 and was first flautist
at least until 1790. In his latter years he revisited Mannheim to
perform at the Concerts de Mrs les Amateurs. Johann Baptist Wendling is
best known for his friendship with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but he also
contributed much toward the development of music for his instrument. His
style reflects second-generation Mannheim composers. His works include
14 concertos, three flute quartets, 30 trios, 39 duos, and 12 sonatas
for the flute. He was one of the most celebrated flautists of his day.
His daughter Elisabeth Augusta [Gustl] Wendling (1752-1794) was a singer
and his brother Franz Anton Wendling (1733-1786), according to his
contemporaries, was universally admired as a violinist.
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