Allan Badley (ed.): Leopold Hofmann (1738-1793). Sechs Konzerte für Tasteninstrument, Reihenhrsg. Martin Eybl, Wien: HOLLITZER Verlag, 2019 (Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich, Band 161), 300 S., 24 x 34 cm, English, Softcover
ISBN 978-3-99012-538-0 (pbk) € 199,00
ISMN 979-0-50270-008-9
Leopold Hofmann (1738-1793). Sechs Konzerte für Tasteninstrument
Although he was by profession a church musician, holding the position of Kapellmeister at St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna from 1772 until his death 1793, Leopold Hofmann was also a prolific and successful composer of instrumental works. Among the most important of these works are his concerti of which he composed nearly 50 for a variety of solo instruments in addition to 26 concertini.
The six concerti presented in this volume, which include two works probably written for the organ, show Hofmann's mastery of the mid-century Viennese concerto idiom. While they adopt many of the structural and stylistic conventions established by Wagenseil in his concerti, these works also display progressive tendencies in their musical structures and an energy and purpose, particularly in their finales, that draws its inspiration from Hofmann's symphonies.
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INHALT
PREFACE | VORWORT
ILLUSTRATIONS | ABBILDUNGEN
CONCERTO A1
CONCERTO C1
CONCERTO C3
CONCERTO C4
CONCERTO D1
CONCERTO F1
CRITICAL REPORT | KRITISCHER BERICHT
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | ABKÜRZUNGSVERZEICHNIS
