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Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz
12+ albums
first Viennese schoolCzechClassicalclassical period
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Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz (lang-cz: Jan Křtitel Krumpholtz) (8 May 1742 – 19 February 1790) was a Czech composer and harpist. Krumpholz was born in Budenice, near Zlonice. He learned music from his father while growing up in Paris; in 1773 he played a successful harp concerto in the Burgtheater in Vienna. After serving three years in Count Esterházy's court orchestra (1773–1776) during which he is said to have taken counterpoint lessons with Joseph Haydn, he embarked on a successful concert tour of Europe. In Paris and Metz he worked with manufacturers F. Nadermann and S. Erard towards improving the construction of the harp. He composed concertos and sonatas for harp and chamber music. He drowned himself in the Seine after his pupil and later wife, Anne-Marie Krumpholtz (1755–1824), also a virtuoso harpist, eloped to London, although the story that this was with pianist Jan Ladislav Dussek is apocryphal.[citation needed] Krumpholtz composed 52 sonatas, 6 concertos and many preludes and variations for harp.[1] He wrote also harp duets, quartets and 4 sonatas for harp, 2 violins, 2 French horns and cello. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Concerto for Harp No. 6, mvmt. I. Allegro Moderato (Roberta Alessandrini, Vittorio Parisi, Mantova Orchestra)
2002Concerto for Harp No. 6, mvmt. II. Romanza (Roberta Alessandrini, Vittorio Parisi, Mantova Orchestra)
1703Concerto for Harp No. 6, mvmt. III. Vivace (Roberta Alessandrini, Vittorio Parisi, Mantova Orchestra)
1604Concerto for Harp and Orchestra No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro moderato - Live
1425Concerto for Harp and Orchestra No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Rondo - Allegro - Live
11066 Sonaten Op.13, Nr.1 in B Major, IJK 7: II. Romanze
1027Concerto for Harp and Orchestra No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7: II. O ma tendre musette. Andante con variazioni - Live
968Sonata in B-flat Major, No. 1, Op. 8, mvmt. III. Allegro pastorale (Duo Cadenza)
859Sonata in G Major, No. 2, Op. 8, mvmt. I. Allegro pastorale (Duo Cadenza)
7910Sonata in B-flat Major, No. 1, Op. 8, mvmt. II. Romance tres lent (Duo Cadenza)
78albums
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La Harpe Reine: Concertos for Harp at the Court of Marie-Antoinette (Live)
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Flute & Harp
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Mostly Classical - SKY.FM - Listen and Relax, it's good for you! www.sky.fm
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DUSSEK / WAGENSEIL / KRUMPHOLTZ: Harp Concertos
Lauber: 4 Danses Medievales / Paradis: Sicilienne / Ibert: Entracte
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Squid Inc.: Live at the Hamlet
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Krumpholtz: Chamber Music With Harp
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Spohr / Donizetti / Krumpholz / Hovhaness: Music for Flute and Harp
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Classical Sonatas for Harp
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Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz: Simphonies for Harp and Orchestra 3
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Krumpholtz: Classical Harp Music
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