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Franz Anton Hoffmeister
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Franz Anton Hoffmeister (12th May 1754–9th February 1812) was a German composer and music publisher. Born in Rottenburg am Neckar, he went to Vienna at the age of fourteen to study law. Following his studies, however, he decided on a career in music and by the 1780s he had become one of the city’s most popular composers, with an extensive and varied catalogue of works to his credit. Hoffmeister’s reputation today however rests almost exclusively on his activities as a music publisher. By 1785 he had established one of Vienna’s first music publishing businesses, second only to Artaria & Co which had ventured into the field just five years earlier. Hoffmeister published his own works and those of many important composers of the time, including Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Clementi, Albrechtsberger, Dittersdorf, and Vanhal. These famous composers were also among Hoffmeister's personal friends: Mozart dedicated his String Quartet in D (K.499) to him, and Beethoven addressed him in a letter as "most beloved brother". Hoffmeister’s publishing activities reached a peak in 1791, but thereafter seemed to take a back seat to composition. Most of his operas were composed and staged during the early 1790s, and this, combined with an apparent lack of business sense, led to a noticeable decline in production. In 1799 Hoffmeister and the flautist Franz Thurner set off on a concert tour which was to have taken them as far afield as London. They got no further than Leipzig however, where Hof
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Viola Concerto in D major: I. Allegro
8052Adagio cantabile
6533Viola Concerto in D major: II. Adagio
4414Viola Concerto in D Major: III. Rondo: Allegro
4085Viola Concerto in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro con spiritoso
3036Viola Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Rondo: Allegro
2807Double Bass Quartet No. 2 in D major: I. Allegro moderato
26586 Clarinet Quartets, Series 2: Clarinet Quartet in E-Flat Major: V. Menuetto
2449Viola Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Poco adagio
23810Concerto For Oboe And Orchestra In C Major: 1. Allegro con brio
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String Quartet Recital: Aviv Quartet
Hoffmeister: Works for Viola (Complete)
Hoffmeister: Double Bass Quartets Nos. 2-4
Hoffmeister: Clarinet Quartets
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Franz Anton Hoffmeister: 2 Sonate molto Concertanti Op. 14, 15
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Hoffmeister: Symphonies in G Major / E Major / D Major
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Lost And Found - Oboenkonzerte des 18. Jahrhunderts von Hoffmeister, Lebrun, Fiala und Koželuh
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Chamber Chill - The Most Relaxing Chamber Music
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
Stamitz, C.: Viola Concerto, Op. 1 / Hoffmeister, F.A.: Viola Concerto in D Major / Zelter, C.F.: Viola Concerto in E-Flat Major
Hoffmeister: Symphonies
Hoffmeister, F.A.: Quintets Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6