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Karl Kohaut
12+ albums
baroqueClassical18th centuryaustrianclassical period
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Karl Ignaz Augustin Kohaut (Carolus Ignatius Augustinus) (baptised August 26, 1726 – August 6, 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent. He is considered (along with Bernhard Joachim Hagen) to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque Lute. Born in Vienna, Karl Kohaut pursued a dual career as a diplomat and musician. He entered the Austrian civil service in 1756 or 1757 as a minor official in the state chancellery, but by 1778 he had reached the position of court secretary. He was active as a violinist in performances organized by Gottfried van Swieten (in quartets by Haydn and Mozart), but he was most widely admired as a lutenist. He is recorded to have appeared as the soloist in a performance of one of his own lute concertos at the Tonkünstler-Societät on 17 March 1777, during which one of his symphonies was also performed. Kohaut wrote seven lute concertos, which are fine examples of this rare genre. The concerto in F major is probably most well known, having been recorded twice: by Julian Bream and Hopkinson Smith. Kohaut’s eight masses were frequently performed at the monasteries of Melk and Göttweig, especially the Missa S Willibaldi, which was performed at Göttweig on 24 occasions, the last time as late as 1798. Kohaut's Symphony in f-minor was his best known work during the 20th century. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Sonata a liuto solo in D Major: I. Adagio
1282Concerto for Lute in F Major: I. Allegro
1253Sonata a liuto solo in D Major: II. Allegro
1174Sonata a liuto solo in D Major: III. Menuet & Trio
1175Concerto in F for Lute and Strings: Adagio
1166Concerto for Lute in F Major: II. Adagio
837Lute Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio
628Concerto in F Major for Lute & Strings, mvmt. II. Adagio (Julian Bream)
479Concerto in F Major for Lute & Strings, mvmt. III. Tempo di Menuetto (Julian Bream)
3810Concerto for Lute in F Major: III. Tempo di minuetto
36albums
Kohaut: Lute Concertos
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The Baroque Lute in Vienna
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Kohaut: Concerto for Lute in F Major: II. Adagio
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Karl Kohaut - Haydn's Lute Player
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Karl Kohaut (1726-1784): Lute Concertos
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German Lute Music of the 18th Century
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Vivaldi, Kohaut & Handel: Concertos for Lute and Orchestra
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Concerti pour luth - Hopkinson Smith
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Weiss / Vivaldi / Telemann / Kohaut: Quintet Almodis
Music for Lute, Violin & Violincello
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Julian Bream - The Complete Album Collection
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Giuliano Carmignola - The Complete Sony Recordings