Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim & Johannes Moesus - Richter: 6 Symphonies, Op. 2 (2022) [24/96]

Carl Theodor of the Palatinate. Richter joined this renowned ensemble in 1747, serving as a composer, violinist, and bassist. His works combine Baroque stylistic features with elements of the style galant, and he numbered among the masters of the Mannheim school who made very important contributions to the beginnings of the early classical symphony. While Johann Stamitz, Ignaz Holzbauer, and Anton Fils, drawing on ideas of Italian provenance, shaped the new musical language of what came to be known as the Mannheim school, Richter’s own comparatively conservative view of music was an obstacle to his advancement. His collection of Six Symphonies op. 2 dedicated to Prince Elector Carl Theodor was printed by the publisher Johann Julius Hummel in Amsterdam in 1759. All six symphonies have three movements, and in these works Richter generally adhered to the model established by the opera sinfonia. Only the fourth symphony in this collection forms an exception in that Richter has a minuet with a trio in the last position instead of a presto. Despite some backward-looking tendencies, Richter was not at all an enemy of progress – but just the opposite: he was the first “Mannheimer” to publish string quartets. Our recording of the symphonies is based on the editions prepared at the research center for the study of Southwest German court music at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences.

Tracklist:
01. Richter: Symphony in D Major, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Allegro spiritoso
02. Richter: Symphony in D Major, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Andantino grazioso
03. Richter: Symphony in D Major, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Presto
04. Richter: Symphony in F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Adagio con brio
05. Richter: Symphony in F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Andantino affettuoso
06. Richter: Symphony in F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Presto
07. Richter: Symphony in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
08. Richter: Symphony in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Andantino
09. Richter: Symphony in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Presto ma non tanto
10. Richter: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 4: I. Allegro maestoso
11. Richter: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 4: II. Andante grazioso
12. Richter: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 4: III. Menuetto - Trio - Menuetto da capo
13. Richter: Symphony in G Major, Op. 2 No. 5: I. Allegro con brio
14. Richter: Symphony in G Major, Op. 2 No. 5: II. Andantino
15. Richter: Symphony in G Major, Op. 2 No. 5: III. Vivace
16. Richter: Symphony in D Major, Op. 2 No. 6: I. Allegro spiritoso
17. Richter: Symphony in D Major, Op. 2 No. 6: II. Andantino grazioso
18. Richter: Symphony in D Major, Op. 2 No. 6: III. Presto


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