Josef Antonín Štěpán (1726-1797)
- CONCERTO (in Dis). | per il | Cembalo Concertato.
| due Violini. | due Corni in D. | e Basso.
Performers: Rudolf Zelenka (cembalo); Benduv Komorni orchester; Jiří Havlík (conductor)
Further info: Czech Harpsichord Concertos
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Josef (Joseph, Giuseppe) Antonín (Anton, Antonio) Štěpán [Steffan,
Steffani, Stepan, Stephan et al.]
Bohemian composer and keyboardist. Following early instruction from his
father, a local cantor, he fled to Vienna to escape Prussian troops
during the War of the Austrian Succession, eventually acquiring Count
Schlick as his patron. He became a favorite pupil of Georg Christoph
Wagenseil, under whose tutelage he achieved a reputation as one of the
best keyboardists in Vienna. He was appointed as instructor to
princesses Maria Carolina and Maria Antonia (later Marie Antoinette). In
1775 he was forced to retire due to failing eyesight, though he
retained his salary. The remainder of his life was spent as a guest in
the various salons of the city, where his Lieder (most of which were
published) were popular. As a composer, his music conforms to the
conventions of the style prevalent in Vienna of the period. These
include two Masses (and a Requiem), seven hymns, numerous other smaller
sacred works, one oratorio, 79 Lieder, 47 keyboard
sonatas/divertimentos, 224 other individual works for the keyboard
(including cadenzas), 12 symphonies, 45 concertos for the keyboard,
seven piano trios, a violin sonata, and two piano quartets. His music
remains largely unexplored.
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