Christian Franz Danner (1757-1813)
- Premier concerto (F-Dur) à violon principal (1786)
Performers: Gottfried von der Goltz (violin); Freiburger Barockorchester
Further info: Mozart's Mannheim
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German violinist and composer. A pupil of his godfather Christian
Cannabich, he is listed as a supernumerary violinist in the Mannheim
court orchestra in 1770-72 and as a violinist in 1773-78. By 1776 he was
receiving a salary of 300 gulden, which rose to 450 in 1778. His great
ability on the violin is confirmed by Mozart, who taught him composition
in Mannheim (as recorded in a letter from Mozart’s mother, 14 December
1777). He accompanied the court when it moved to Munich in 1778, and
there gave violin instruction to his most famous pupil, Friedrich Johann
Eck. In 1785 he became Konzertmeister in Zweibrücken, and three years
later took over the same position at Karlsruhe. From 1803 he held the
title of musical director to the Grand Duchy of Baden. His only known
work is a violin concerto composed in Munich in 1786 and published about
two years later by Sieber in Paris and Amon in Heilbronn.
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