Bratislava was an important cultural center in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The city was home to many government activities and many nobles lived there. In addition, the city had a number of monasteries and was the center for trade. Many artists therefore moved to Bratislava (now located in Slovakia). Works by four composers from the 'classical' period have been brought
… together on CD. Johann Matthias Sperger went to Bratislava during his studies in Vienna. He worked there as a double bass player and composer with Count Jozef Batthyányi. He wrote the "Symphony in E flat major". Frantisek Xaver Tost was of Czech descent. He first worked at the court of Esterhazy, but later became Bratislava's city trumpet player and conductor and manager of various theaters. To be " Anton Zimmermann was organist. His symphonies are rich in expression and were innovative for his time in instrumentation and form. He is seen as one of the most important representatives of classicism. His "Symphony in B flat major" has been recorded. Ján Lavotta wrote a lot of instrumental dance music inspired by original Hungarian dance music and thus occupies a special place in relation to his contemporaries. You can listen to "Nocturne hungariae in F minor" and "Nocturno hungariae in C major". The works mentioned are on a CD of the State Chamber Orchestra of Zilina conducted by Oliver Dohnányi. (LW) _ Anton Zimmermann was organist. His symphonies are rich in expression and were innovative for his time in instrumentation and form. He is seen as one of the most important representatives of classicism. His "Symphony in B flat major" has been recorded. Ján Lavotta wrote a lot of instrumental dance music inspired by original Hungarian dance music and thus occupies a special place in relation to his contemporaries. You can listen to "Nocturne hungariae in F minor" and "Nocturno hungariae in C major". The works mentioned are on a CD of the State Chamber Orchestra of Zilina conducted by Oliver Dohnányi. (LW) _ He is seen as one of the most important representatives of classicism. His "Symphony in B flat major" has been recorded. Ján Lavotta wrote a lot of instrumental dance music inspired by original Hungarian dance music and thus occupies a special place in relation to his contemporaries. You can listen to "Nocturne hungariae in F minor" and "Nocturno hungariae in C major". The works mentioned are on a CD of the State Chamber Orchestra of Zilina conducted by Oliver Dohnányi. (LW) _ He is seen as one of the most important representatives of classicism. His "Symphony in B flat major" has been recorded. Ján Lavotta wrote a lot of instrumental dance music inspired by original Hungarian dance music and thus occupies a special place in relation to his contemporaries. You can listen to "Nocturne hungariae in F minor" and "Nocturno hungariae in C major". The works mentioned are on a CD of the State Chamber Orchestra of Zilina conducted by Oliver Dohnányi. (LW) _more
