Stamic - Orchestral Trios

Jan Václav Antonín Stamic - later, during his life in Mannheim the name germanized as Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (1717-1757), was a Czech composer and violinist of classicist era. He was the father of fellow composers, Carl and Anton Stamitz. J.V.Stamic essentially contributed to the transition of the Baroque period to the Classical era, above all by innovations of symphony structure. He found the "Mannheim Orchestra", the most famous ensemble of classical period.

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