KOHL, Leopold (1753-c.1802) - Quatuor concertant

Leopold Kohl (1753-c.1802) - Quatuor concertant des

'Six Quatuors concertants pour cor, violon, alto et basse... Oeuvre III'

Performers: AIеssio AIIеgrini (horn); SoIisti deIIa ScaIa MiIano

Painting: Jean-Baptiste Pillement (1728-1808) - Pastoral scene

Further info: La Grande Fanfare

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Leopold (Wenceslas) Kohl

(Quatierub, 1753 - c.1802)

Bohemian composer and horn player. He received his earliest musical training as a chorister in Prague before mastering the horn, an instrument on which he gained distinction as a virtuoso performer. Prior to establishing himself in Paris in 1784, he served as court music director to Prince Lobkowitz in Bílina, Bohemia. During his Parisian period, he published three collection of 'Quatuors concertants pour cor, violon, alto et basse' (Opus 1, 2, and 3; c.1781-1802).