Antonio Rosetti

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Antonio Rosetti (c. 1750–June 30, 1792, born Anton Rössler, changed to Italianate form by 1773) was a classical era composer and double bass player, and was a contemporary of Haydn and Mozart.

Rosetti was born around 1750 in Litoměřice, a town in Northern Bohemia, and was originally called Franz Anton Rösler. He is believed to have received early musical training from the Jesuits. In 1773 Rosetti left this native country and joined the Hofkapelle of Prince von Öttingen-Wallerstein, whom he served for sixteen years, before becoming Kapellmeister to the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1789. In 1777, he married Rosina Neher, with whom he had three daughters. In 1781 he was granted leave to spend five months in Paris. Many of the finest ensembles in the city performed his works. Rosetti arranged for his music to be published, including a set of six symphonies published in 1782. He returned to his post, assured of recognition as an accomplished composer. He died only half a year after Mozart on June 30, 1792.

Rosetti wrote a great deal of music, including many symphonies, concertos and vocal works. He is perhaps best known today for his horn concertos, which Mozart scholar H. C. Robbins Landon suggests (in The Mozart Companion) may have been a model for Mozart's four horn concerti. Rosetti is also known for writing the Requiem (1776) which was played at a memorial for Mozart in December 1791.

There is difficulty in attributing some music to Rosetti, since there were a couple of other composers with similar names at the same time, including Franciscus Xaverius Antonius Rössler.

Contents

[edit] Incomplete instrumental works list

Available recordings are listed.

[edit] Symphonies

Catalog Numbers Name Key Recordings
Murray Kaul
A1 I:8 Symphony C major
A5 I:6 Symphony C major
A6 I:11 Symphony C major Tacet 1999
A8 I:26 Symphony C major Arte Nova 2000 / RBM 1997
A9 I:21 Symphony C major Chandos 1997
A10 I:3 Symphony D major
A12 I:12 Symphony D major Chandos 1997
A13 I:30 Symphony D major
A14 I:29 Symphony D major MDG 2001
A15 I:33 Symphony D major
A16 I:7 Symphony D major
A17 I:15 Symphony D major
A19 I:13 Symphony D major Tacet 1999
A20 I:18 Symphony "La Chasse" D major MDG 2003
A21 I:20 Symphony D major MDG 2001 / Arte Nova 2000
A22 I:28 Symphony D major MDG 2003
A23 I:5 Symphony E flat major
A27 I:32 Symphony E flat major Arte Nova 2000 / Teldec 1995
A28 I:23 Symphony E flat major (notated as D sharp!) Teldec 1995
A29 I:9 Symphony E flat major RBM 1997
A32 I:10 + I:55 Symphony F major
A33 I:24 Symphony F major Chandos 1997
A39 I:16 Symphony G major CPO 2005
A40 I:22 Symphony G major Chandos 1997
A41 ? Symphony G minor Teldec 1995 / K & K 2006
A42 I:27 Symphony G minor Arte Nova 2000
A43 I:19 Symphony B flat major MDG 2003
A45 I:14 Symphony B flat major CPO 2005
A48 I:31 ? Symphony B flat major RBM 1997
A49 I:25 Symphony B flat major Teldec 1995

[edit] Wind ensembles

Catalog Numbers Name Key Recordings
Murray Kaul
B1 II:9 Partita D major CPO 2004
B2 II:10 Partita D major
B3 II:8 Partita D major CPO 2004
B4 II:11 Partita D major CPO 2004
B5 II:14 Partita D major CPO 2004
B6 II:17 Quintet E flat major
B7 II:20 Partita E flat major
B11 II:1 Partita E flat major
B16 ? Partita E flat major Classico 2006
B17 - Quartet E flat major Classico 2006
B18 II:13 Partita F major Classico 2006
B19 II:16 Partita F major
B20 II:15 Partita F major CPO 2004
B21 ? Partita F major
B22 II:2 Sextet B flat major Classico 2006
B24 II:19 + II:21 Sextet D major
B26 - Sextet E flat major
B27 I:58 Notturno E flat major CPO 2003

[edit] Concertos

Catalog Numbers Name Key Recordings
Murray Kaul
C2 III:1 Piano Concerto G major Tacet 1999
C3 III:2 Piano Concerto G major Tacet 1999
C5 III:8 Violin Concerto C major
C6 III:9 Violin Concerto D major CPO 2005
C9 III:5 Violin Concerto D minor CPO 2005
C11 III:4 Violin Concerto F major
C14 I:36 Symphonie Concertante D major MDG 2001
C15 - Viola Concerto G major
C16 III:14 Flute Concerto C major Orfeo 2003
C17 III:16 Flute Concerto D major
C18 III:12 Flute Concerto D major
C20 III:18 Flute Concerto E flat major
C21 III:20 Flute Concerto F major Orfeo 2003
C22 III:13 Flute Concerto G major Orfeo 2003
C23 III:11 Flute Concerto G major
C25 III:17 Flute Concerto G major Orfeo 2003
C27 III:22 Flute Concerto G major
C28 III:21 Flute Concerto G major MDG 2003
C30 III:27 Oboe Concerto C major
C31 III:29 Oboe Concerto C major CPO 1991
C33 III:28 Oboe Concerto D major CPO 1991
C34 III:3 Oboe Concerto F major CPO 1991, Naxos 2002
C36 III:30 Oboe Concerto G major MDG 2001
C37 III:25 Oboe Concerto G major
C38 III:43 Horn Concerto D minor Hanssler 2001, Teldec 1994
C39 - Horn Concerto D minor
C40 III:35 Horn Concerto E flat major Arte Nova 2002
C41 III:39 Horn Concerto E flat major Zuk 2005
C42 III:41 Horn Concerto E flat major
C43 - Horn Concerto E flat major Arte Nova 2002
C44 III:48 Horn Concerto E flat major
C45 III:46 Horn Concerto E flat major
C46 III:47 Horn Concerto E flat major
C47 III:40 Horn Concerto E flat major Arte Nova 2002
C48 III:37 Horn Concerto E flat major
C49 III:36 Horn Concerto E flat major Hanssler 2001
C50 III:44 Horn Concerto E major
C51 III:42 Horn Concerto E major Hanssler 2001
C52 III:45 Horn Concerto E flat major Arte Nova 2002
C53 III:38 Horn Concerto F major Hanssler 2001
C54 - Horn Concerto E flat major
C55 III:54 Concerto for 2 Horns E flat major
C56 - Concerto for 2 Horns E flat major CPO 2003
C57 III:53 Concerto for 2 Horns E flat major CPO 2003
C58 III:51 Concerto for 2 Horns E major CPO 2003
C59 III:50 Concerto for 2 Horns (lost) E major
C60 III:52 Concerto for 2 Horns E major and F major CPO 1999
C61 III:49 Concerto for 2 Horns F major
C62 III:55 Clarinet Concerto E flat major CPO 1999
C63 III:57 Clarinet Concerto E flat major CPO 1999
C68 III:64 Bassoon Concerto E flat major
C69 III:60 Bassoon Concerto B flat major CPO 2003, Naxos 2003
C73 III:61 Bassoon Concerto B flat major CPO 2003, Naxos 2003
C74 III:62 Bassoon Concerto B flat major CPO 2003, Naxos 2003, Hungaroton 2006
C75 III:63 Bassoon Concerto F major CPO 2003, Naxos 2003

[edit] Chamber music

Catalog Numbers Name Key Recordings
Murray Kaul
D6 IV:1.1 String Quartet Op 2/1 A major
D7 IV:1.2 String Quartet Op 2/2 C major
D8 IV:1.3 String Quartet Op 2/3 E flat major
D9 IV:2.1 String Quartet Op 6/1 A major CPO 1995
D10 IV:2.2 String Quartet Op 6/2 E flat major CPO 1995
D11 IV:2.3 String Quartet Op 6/3 B flat major CPO 1995
D12 IV:2.4 String Quartet Op 6/4 C minor CPO 1995
D13 IV:2.5 String Quartet Op 6/5 D major CPO 1995
D14 IV:2.6 String Quartet Op 6/6 F major CPO 1995
D15 IV:4.1 String Quartet A major
D16 IV:4.2 Flute Quartet G major
D17 IV:4.3 String Quartet F major
D18 IV:3 Bassoon Quartet B flat major
D19 IV:13.1 Violin Sonata D major Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002
D20 IV:13.2 Violin Sonata E flat major Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002
D21 IV:13.3 Violin Sonata B flat major Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002
D22 IV:13.4 Violin Sonata G major Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002
D23 IV:13.5 Violin Sonata B flat major Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002
D24 IV:13.6 Violin Sonata C major Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002
D29 IV:8.1 Piano Trio C major
D30 IV:8.2 Piano Trio E flat major
D31 IV:8.3 Piano Trio D major
D32 IV:8.4 Piano Trio D major
D33 IV:8.5 Piano Trio A major
D34 IV:8.6 Piano Trio C major
D38 IV:9.4 Piano Trio C major

Note: The recordings of D19 through D24 above are arrangements for harp.

[edit] Piano

E1 Piano Sonata in F major

E2 Piano Sonata in G major

E3 Piano Sonata in B major

E4 Piano Sonata in F major

E5-62 Piano Pieces

[edit] References

  • H.C. Robbins Landon, "The Concertos: (2) Their Musical Origin and Development," in H.C. Robbins Landon and Donald Mitchell, eds., The Mozart Companion, NY: Norton, 1956, p. 277. ISBN 0-393-00499-6.
  • Sterling E. Murray. "Antonio Rosetti", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed February 5, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).

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