Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)
- Concerto in F a Due Corni Principale, Due Violino, Due Oboe, Due Corni Repieno, Viola e Basso (1797)
Performers: Hermann Bаumаnn (horn); Christoph Kοhlеr (horn); Concerto Amsterdam;
Jaap Schrödеr (1925-2020, conductor)
Painting: François-Gabriel-Guillaume Lépaulle (1804-1886) - Presumed portrait of future Comte de Plaisance
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German cellist and composer. Born at Schloß Halbergstetten, he probably
received his early training at the court there. In 1789 he was appointed
cellist at the court of Oettingen-Wallerstein, where he came into
contact with Antonio Rosetti. In 1802 the performance of his oratorio
Der leidenede Heiland in Würzburg led to an appointment as Kapellmeister
in the city. From 1814, when he resigned that post, to his death he was
Kapellmeister at the Würzburg theatre. Witt was not a prolific
composer, and his style reflects that of Rosetti. His works include
three stage pieces, two oratorios, three Masses, two large odes, 12
symphonies (though the infamous so-called Jena symphony once attributed
to Beethoven is a crude forgery), eight concertos, a septet, a quintet,
and several wind partitas.
