Mysliveček - Violin Concertos Vol.1 & 2

Josef Mysliveček (9 March 1737 – 4 February 1781) was a Czech composer who contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism in music. In all, he wrote twenty-six opere serie, among his other pieces were oratorios, symphonies, concertos, and chamber music, including some of the earliest known string quintets composed with two violas. He was also one of the most gifted and most prolific composers of eighteenth-century symphonies. Mysliveček's compositions evoke a gracious, diatonic style. His best works are characterized by melodic inventiveness, logical continuity, and a certain emotional intensity that may be attributable to his dynamic personality.

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Mysliveček - Symphonies & Ouvertures

Josef Mysliveček (1737–1781), nicknamed “Il divino Boemo” (The Divine Czech) was a Czech composer of classical era. Apart from 28 operas, he also wrote 10 oratorios and cantatas, numerous chamber music scores, and orchestral and concert music.

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Mysliveček - Il divino Boemo: Symphonies

Josef Mysliveček (1737–1781) was a Czech composer of gallant style, who contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism. Mysliveček provided his younger friend Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with significant compositional models in the genres of symphony, opera, and violin concerto. Ensemble Concerto Köln's "Il divino boemo" is one of the group's projects, bringing its considerable artistry to bear on a composer whose reputation has been less fortunate than that of his contemporaneous peers. In this case, the truffle is Josef Mysliveček, the "divine Czech" , in his time popular for his operas and oratorios, but already considered passé by his early death in 1781.

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