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Major Discoveries: CPO’s Beck Symphonies Boxed

David Hurwitz

Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809) was certainly one of the greatest […]

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Telemann: Wind Concertos, Vol. 1

John Greene

Wind players (especially students) love Telemann if only because he provided them with plenty of repertoire to play. While sonatas for solo and various combinations

Benda: Harpsichord Concertos/Bauer SACD

ClassicsToday

Georg Anton Benda (1722-1795), who was attached to the Berlin court initially under Frederick Great, made his mark as an innovative opera composer. However, there’s

Franz Ignaz Beck: Symphonies

John Greene

Listeners who enjoy the symphonies of Franz Joseph Haydn surely will admire these works, composed by Haydn’s lesser-known contemporary Franz Ignaz Beck. Like Haydn’s, Beck’s

Telemann: Orchestral Suites/La Stagione Frankfurt

John Greene

In 1716 Telemann composed Die Kleine Kammermisik (The Little Chamber Music), a cycle of six seven-movement chamber Partitas intended primarily for the enjoyment of middle-class