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A. Gyrowetz: Flute Quartets op. 11, Nos. 1-3
Adalbert Gyrowetz was self-taught as a violinist, pianist and organist. He received a comprehensive humanistic education and spoke the current languages of his time. Following his studies in Prague, his life seems to have been an endless wandering through all the European musical centres of the... 
Adalbert Gyrowetz
"The ensemble playing and recording quality backed up by a very competent team of string players; as an ensemble they deserve to be better known in this country." (Early Music Review)
A. Gyrowetz: Flute Quartets op. 11, Nos. 1-3
- Flötenquartett Nr. 1 D-Dur op. 11
- Allegro (10:21)
- Andantino (03:24)
- Allegretto (04:40)
- Flötenquartett Nr. 2 G-Dur op. 11
- Allegro moderato (10:29)
- Larghetto (05:05)
- Rondo (04:20)
- Flötenquartett Nr. 3 C-Dur op. 11
- Allegro moderato (13:16)
- Andante (04:15)
- Rondo allegretto (04:37)
Adalbert Gyrowetz was self-taught as a violinist, pianist and organist. He received a comprehensive humanistic education and spoke the current languages of his time. Following his studies in Prague, his life seems to have been an endless wandering through all the European musical centres of the period. These stations included Brno, Vienna, Rome, Marseille, Lyon, Paris and London. He performed together with Haydn at the Salomon Concerts in the last-mentioned city. In spite of his great success in London, he returned to the continent. Via Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Dresden and Prague he ended up in Vienna again, where he finally settled. In 1804 Gyrowetz took over the post of composer and court Kapellmeister at the Royal Imperial Court Theatre in Vienna, remaining there until 1831.
Alongside numerous sacred works, 40 symphonies and concertos by Gyrowetz have been preserved, as well as a large chamber music repertoire for the most diverse ensemble combinations. His compositional style is oriented on his great model Joseph Haydn. The melodic line is often folkloristic, strongly influenced by Czech folk music. His Flute Quartets, reissued here, are three-movement works. They all begin with an Allegro followed by a slow movement and a light, melodic Rondo. They are written in a straightforward and very elegant style, making effective use of the flute’s popularity with amateurs and professional musicians of their time.
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Alte Musik Aktuell
| Johan van Veen | January 4, 1995
Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763-1850) war in seiner Zeit angesehener Komponist, der fast ganz Europa durchkreuzt hat. In Frankreich wurde eine seiner...
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Audio
| stl | January 1, 1995
Dieses Barock-Ensemble aus Köln scheut sich nicht vor der...
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Bonner Generalanzeiger
| src | January 1, 1995
Adalbert Gyrowetz, der in den Jahren 1790 bis 1830 außerordentlich beliebt...
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Concerto
| Christian Schruff | January 11, 1994
"Ich war nur ein Talent, das von Glück sagen muß, wenn es sich die Gegenwart erobert, nur das Genie lebt über das Grab hinaus. Es ist doch ein...
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Kulturspiegel
| Andreas Waczkat | January 2, 1997
Der in Böhmen geborene Komponist Adalbert Gyrowetz, ein ungefährer...
A. Gyrowetz: Flute Quartets op. 11, Nos. 1-3 (audite 20.013)
| article number: | 20.013 |
| EAN barcode: | 4022143200136 |
| price group: | BCA |
| release date: | 1. January 1993 |
| total time: | 60 min. |
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