Presents
Franz Danzi
String Quintet in E flat Major, Op.66 No.1
For 2 Violins, 2 Violas & Cello
Franz Danzi (1763-1826) today is only known for his wind quintets which over the past few decades have been resuscitated and gained popularity among wind players for their ease of performance and fine melodic writing. However, he wrote works in virtually every genre. His chamber music includes sextets, quintets, quartets and trios, some for strings, some for wind instruments and some for a combination of the two. He was born near and grew up in Mannheim and studied cello with his father and composition with Abt Vogler before he joined the famous Mannheim orchestra of the Elector in 1778. His career spanned the transition from the late Classical to the early Romantic styles. Danzi knew Mozart and mentored Carl Maria von Weber. In 1783, Danzi succeeded his father as one of the conductors of Elector’s orchestra. He eventually rose to the position of Kapellmeister at the courts in Munich and later Stuttgart. His works reflect thea style from his own early experience in Mannheim.
The String Quintet in E flat major is the first of a set of three published around 1820, although they appear to have been composed some decades before they were published. Judging from the lack of difficulty they present, it appears they were intended for the burgeioning bourgeois home music making market. In four movements, the quintet begins with an interesting and straight forward Allegro. This is followed by an Andante which resembles an intermezzo. The third movement is a searching and unusual sounding Menuetto. The finale is an Allegretto,
We have reprinted the original edition which is 200 years old. Though we cleaned it, it is not like a new edition and the price reflects this.
Parts: $24.95
