Johann Stamitz, father of the better-known Carl, was not only a progressive composer of the middle 18th century, one of the first true symphonists but also one of the key shapers of the famous orchestra of the Electoral Court at Mannheim. He worked individually with members of the orchestra to build its flashy, spectacular sound, and he was one of the inventors of the so-called "Mannheim rocket" that appeared a generation later in Mozart's works and lives on in the name, and to an extent, the music of the contemporary pop ...
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Johann Stamitz, father of the better-known Carl, was not only a progressive composer of the middle 18th century, one of the first true symphonists but also one of the key shapers of the famous orchestra of the Electoral Court at Mannheim. He worked individually with members of the orchestra to build its flashy, spectacular sound, and he was one of the inventors of the so-called "Mannheim rocket" that appeared a generation later in Mozart's works and lives on in the name, and to an extent, the music of the contemporary pop group Mannheim Steamroller. The booklet notes here refer to two key Stamitz works that use the device; those are regrettably not included on the album. However, there are various other smaller "Mannheim rockets" as well as other big effects in these symphonies, which drew the attention of audiences from Vienna to Paris (where they were published). The Mannheim orchestra was large and well-drilled, and this recording by the Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra of Moscow under Alexander Rudin...
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