Anton Adam Bachschmid (1728-1797) - Flauto Traverso Concerto: In G (1771)

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Composer: Anton Adam Bachschmid (1728-1797)
Work: Flauto Traverso Concerto: In G (1771)
Performers: FeIix RengIi (flute); Nova Stravaganza

Painting: Elias Van Nijmegen (1667-1755) - Baroque Instruments
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(Johann) Anton (Adam) Bachschmidt [Bachschmid]
(Melk, Lower Austria, 11 February 1728 - Eichstätt, 29 December 1797)

German composer and violin virtuoso of Austrian birth. He came from a long line of musicians who emigrated to Melk late in the 17th century from Traunstein, Bavaria. While still a young man he was appointed Thurnermeister (director of instrumental music) in Melk, a post which he held from July 1751 to May 1753. He left his native town for travels as a virtuoso and may have been employed briefly at Würzburg (or Wurzbach) before settling in Eichstätt. There he established himself as a versatile musician in the court orchestra of Prince-Bishop Johann Anton II, using steadily in rank from violinist (September 1753) to Konzertmeister (March 1768) and finally to court Kapellmeister (July 1773). Although he developed a reputation primarily as a church composer, Bachschmidt wrote a number of dramatic works for Eichstätt’s theatres. His turn from Latin school drama to Italian opera reflects the closing of the Jesuit theatre in Eichstätt in 1773. #ClassicalMusic