I think many piano learners here would have gone the route of learning Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven sonatas at some point. The three are among the most widely known of \u2018classical\u2019-period music composers from the mid 1700s to early 1800s. <\/p>\n
There are numerous other composers who lived around their time though, and also wrote marvelous music. It\u2019s a pity that their compositions weren\u2019t recorded as prolifically in the early days of audio recording. But with many of the lesser-known but no less skilled European orchestras and also budget recording labels getting into the act from the 1980s onwards, there\u2019s been many relatively obscure works coming to the fore and finally seeing the light of day outside live performances in theatres. <\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been exploring many of these \u2018contemporaries\u2019 of Mozart by way of the emusic subscription service I\u2019ve been on for a year now, and it\u2019s been an incredible experience digging out the hundreds of piano concerto and symphonies composed by many others during the early 18th century but all got overshadowed over the years by output from the H., M. B. trio. Among some of my findings include:<\/p>\n
Cramer<\/strong>, Johann Baptist (English) \u2013 Wrote some absolutely lovely Piano Concertos<\/em> Apparently, the brother of the more famous Wesley was himself a composer, and considered during his time as the English equivalent of Mozart.:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I think many piano learners here would have gone the route of learning Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven sonatas at some point. The three are among the most widely known of \u2018classical\u2019-period music composers from the mid 1700s to early 1800s.<\/p>\n
Gyrowetz<\/strong>, Adalbert (Bohemian) \u2013 Symphonies<\/em>
Gossec<\/strong>, Fran\u00e7ois Joseph (Belgian) \u2013 Symphonies<\/em>
Herschel<\/strong>, William (English) \u2013 Wrote Symphonies but also known for his work in astronomy LOL<\/em>
Hoffmeister<\/strong>, Franz Anton (German) \u2013 Symphonies<\/em>
Kraus<\/strong>, Joseph Martin (Bohemian) \u2013 Symphonies<\/em>
Krommer<\/strong>, Franz (Moravian) \u2013 Clarinet and Oboe Concertos. Gigantic output that I\u2019ve just barely scratched the surface of.
<\/em>Kozeluch<\/strong>, Leopold (Czech) \u2013 Symphonies.
<\/em>Myslive\u010dek<\/strong>, Josef (Czech) \u2013 Symphonies. <\/em>A close friend of Mozart and who provided some of his early inspiration to.<\/em>
Pichl<\/strong>, Wenzel (Bohemian) \u2013 Symphonies<\/em>
Pleyel<\/strong>, Ignace Joseph (French) \u2013 Symphonies. Famous during his time but whose works are rarely heard today.<\/em>
Richter<\/strong>, Franz Xaver (German) \u2013 Symphonies
<\/em>Ries<\/strong>, Ferdinand (German) \u2013 Piano Concertos and Symphonies. Friend, pupil and performer of Beethoven.<\/em>
Rosetti<\/strong>, Antonio (Bohemian) \u2013 Symphonies<\/em>
Stamitz<\/strong>, Karl Philipp (German) \u2013 Clarinet Concertos and Symphonies<\/em>
Vanhal<\/strong>, Johann Baptist (Bohemian) \u2013 Symphonies<\/em>
Wesley<\/strong>, Samuel (English) \u2013 Symphonies<\/em>
Wranitzky<\/strong>, Pavel (Moravian) \u2013 Symphonies. Highly regarded by H., M. and B \u2013 and even their preferred conductor by Haydn and Beethoven for their new works.<\/em><\/p>\n