℗ 2022 CPO
Released | April 1, 2022 |
Duration | 57m 21s |
Record Label | CPO |
Catalogue No. | 777991-2 |
Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Richter: 6 Symphonies, Op. 2
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Johannes Moesus
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Symphony in D Major, Op. 2 No. 1
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1.1
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I. Allegro spiritoso
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
2:55 | |||
1.2
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II. Andantino grazioso
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
3:02 | |||
1.3
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III. Presto
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
1:26 | |||
Symphony in F Major, Op. 2 No. 2
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1.4
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I. Adagio con brio
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
2:43 | |||
1.5
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II. Andantino affettuoso
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
3:48 | |||
1.6
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III. Presto
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
2:30 | |||
Symphony in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3
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1.7
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I. Allegro con spirito
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
5:20 | |||
1.8
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II. Andantino
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
2:20 | |||
1.9
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III. Presto ma non tanto
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
3:26 | |||
Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 4
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1.10
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I. Allegro maestoso
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
5:35 | |||
1.11
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II. Andante grazioso
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
4:30 | |||
1.12
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III. Menuetto - Trio - Menuetto da capo
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
3:23 | |||
Symphony in G Major, Op. 2 No. 5
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1.13
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I. Allegro con brio
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
2:26 | |||
1.14
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II. Andantino
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
3:28 | |||
1.15
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III. Vivace
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
2:06 | |||
Symphony in D Major, Op. 2 No. 6
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1.16
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I. Allegro spiritoso
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
2:26 | |||
1.17
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II. Andantino grazioso
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
3:40 | |||
1.18
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III. Presto
Franz Xaver Richter; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim; Johannes Moesus |
2:17 | |||
Digital Booklet
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Franz Xaver Richter shares the honors with Johann Stamitz as one of the founding figures of the Mannheim school and the famous court orchestra of Prince Elector Carl Theodor of the Palatinate. Richter joined this renowned ensemble in 1747, serving as a composer, violinist, and bassist. His works combine Baroque stylistic features with elements of the style galant, and he numbered among the masters of the Mannheim school who made very important contributions to the beginnings of the early classical symphony. While Johann Stamitz, Ignaz Holzbauer, and Anton Fils, drawing on ideas of Italian provenance, shaped the new musical language of what came to be known as the Mannheim school, Richter’s own comparatively conservative view of music was an obstacle to his advancement. His collection of Six Symphonies op. 2 dedicated to Prince Elector Carl Theodor was printed by the publisher Johann Julius Hummel in Amsterdam in 1759. All six symphonies have three movements, and in these works Richter generally adhered to the model established by the opera sinfonia. Only the fourth symphony in this collection forms an exception in that Richter has a minuet with a trio in the last position instead of a presto. Despite some backward-looking tendencies, Richter was not at all an enemy of progress – but just the opposite: he was the first “Mannheimer” to publish string quartets. Our recording of the symphonies is based on the editions prepared at the research center for the study of Southwest German court music at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – CPO Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.94 -7.05 to -0.10 | -20.37 -26.78 to -17.17 | -17.14 -24.00 to -13.80 | 12 11 to 14 | |
1 | I. Allegro spiritoso | -0.10 | -18.13 | -14.9 | 11 |
2 | II. Andantino grazioso | -1.30 | -22.10 | -18.5 | 13 |
3 | III. Presto | -0.10 | -17.17 | -13.8 | 12 |
4 | I. Adagio con brio | -0.10 | -18.14 | -14.9 | 11 |
5 | II. Andantino affettuoso | -0.42 | -22.41 | -19.2 | 14 |
6 | III. Presto | -0.10 | -19.83 | -16.5 | 12 |
7 | I. Allegro con spirito | -0.10 | -18.91 | -15.6 | 12 |
8 | II. Andantino | -4.31 | -25.19 | -22.0 | 11 |
9 | III. Presto ma non tanto | -0.10 | -19.57 | -16.2 | 13 |
10 | I. Allegro maestoso | -0.10 | -18.66 | -15.6 | 12 |
11 | II. Andante grazioso | -0.10 | -21.78 | -18.8 | 13 |
12 | III. Menuetto - Trio - Menuetto da capo | -0.10 | -19.28 | -15.9 | 12 |
13 | I. Allegro con brio | -0.10 | -17.74 | -14.5 | 12 |
14 | II. Andantino | -2.57 | -23.28 | -20.3 | 12 |
15 | III. Vivace | -0.10 | -19.83 | -16.4 | 12 |
16 | I. Allegro spiritoso | -0.10 | -18.17 | -15.2 | 11 |
17 | II. Andantino grazioso | -7.05 | -26.78 | -24.0 | 14 |
18 | III. Presto | -0.10 | -19.66 | -16.3 | 13 |