Georg Paul Falk (1713-1778) - Partita (D-Dur) a 2 Violini, 2. Oboe, 2. Traversi, 2 Clarini
[and] 2. Corni in D. Viola e Basso (c.1765)
Performers: Innsbrucker Kammerorchester; Othmar Costa (1928-2018, conductor)
Further info: Musik aus Stift Stams II
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German organist and composer. In 1732, he began his studies of Law at
the University of Innsbruck, but dedicated himself entirely to music. By
1747, he held the position of parish organist at St. Jakob, which later
became the Innsbruck Cathedral, a position he retained until his death.
He established a reputation as skilled organist, music teacher and
composer. His extant works are mainly sacred, among them a Mass, several
Salve Regina, motets, as well as an orchestral partita and keyboard
pieces. He married Marie Elisabeth Störzinger (1723-1795). Their son,
Josef Benedikt Falk (1757-1828), might briefly have been seen as a minor
rival to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was presented to Empress Maria
Theresa as a child prodigy and was allowed to perform for Emperor Franz
I. The meeting of Mozart and Falk (and their respective fathers) in 1769
in Innsbruck was undoubtedly an exciting occasion. Although Josef
Benedikt Falk embarked on successful concert tours in Italy and Germany,
he decided to join the clergy and was ordained a priest in 1780. After
the death of his father, he succeeded him as organist at St. Jakob,
Innsbruck.
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