Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797) - Concerto à 5 Stromenti ()

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Johann Baptist Wendling! 🎁🥂 Composer: Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797) Work: Concerto (C-Dur) à 5 Strom[enti] | Flauto Traverso Principale | Violino Primo | Violino Secundo | Viola | et | Basso () Performers: Joachim Schmіtz (flute); Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester; Hans Oskar Kοch (conductor) Concerto à 5 Stromenti () 1. Allegro 0:00 2. Largo cantabile 8:29 3. Allegro assai 11:36 Painting: Lorenzo Bellotto (1744-1770) & Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780) - View of Munich seen from the east () HD image: Further info: Listen free: --- Johann (Jean, Giovan) Baptist (Battista, Batist) Wendling [Vindling, Wandling, Wentling] (Rappoltsweiler [now Ribeauvillé], bap. 17 June 1723 - Munich, 27 November 1797) German flautist and composer. His forebears originated from a region of Alsace with a strong musical tradition of fife playing and both his father and grandfather were musicians. Little is known of his training, but in 1745 he obtained a post as a flute teacher of Duke Christian IV of Zweibrücken. By 1749 he undertook tours to Berlin and Paris, where he made a successful debut at the Concerts spirituels. On 9 January 1752 he married the soprano Dorothea Spurni and few months later he was appointed as flute teacher to the Electoral court in Mannheim. From April 1771 to May 1772 he was in London, not only performing as a soloist but also collaborating with J.C. Bach in chamber music concerts and in the presentation of Bach’s serenata Endimione. He accompanied the Mannheim court in its removal to Munich in 1778 and was first flautist at least until 1790. In his latter years he revisited Mannheim to perform at the Concerts de Mrs les Amateurs. Johann Baptist Wendling is best known for his friendship with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but he also contributed much toward the development of music for his instrument. His style reflects second-generation Mannheim composers. His works include 14 concertos, three flute quartets, 30 trios, 39 duos, and 12 sonatas for the flute. He was one of the most celebrated flautists of his day. His daughter Elisabeth Augusta [Gustl] Wendling (1752-1794) was a singer and his brother Franz Anton Wendling (1733-1786), according to his contemporaries, was universally admired as a violinist.