František Xaver Pokorny (1729-1794) - Klarinettenkonzert Nr.1 Es-Dur
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Composer: František Xaver Pokorny (1729-1794)
Work: Klarinettenkonzert Nr.1 Es-Dur
Performers: Eduard Brunner (1939-2017, clarinet); Münchener Kammerorchester; Hans StadImair (1929-2019, conductor)
Drawing: Carel Frederik Reimer (fl.1765-1775) - Ontvangst van de gezanten van de koning van Kandy door gouverneur Imam Falck (1772)
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Further info: https://www.amazon.es/Hoffmeister-Stamitz-Pokorny-Clarinet-Concertos/dp/B000025QSI
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Franz [František] Xaver (Thomas) Pokorny [Pokorný, Pockorny]
(Mies [now Střibro], 20 December 1729 - Regensburg, 2 July 1794)
Bohemian-German composer and violinist. Son of a bureaucrat, he was sent to Regensburg as a youth to study under Joseph Riepel. In 1750 he obtained a post as violinist at the court of Oettingen-Wallerstein, and in 1753 he was given leave to further his studies in Mannheim, where his teachers included Johann Stamitz, Franz Xaver Richter, and Ignaz Holzbauer. Returning to Wallerstein he was also employed at the Thurn und Taxis court in Regensburg, commuting back and forth for several years before being offered a permanent position in the latter city in 1769. He was appointed as court chamber composer, though his relationship with the Kapellmeister, Baron Theodor von Schacht was not smooth, resulting in much of his music being deliberately misattributed to others after (and possibly before) his death in 1794. Pokorný was one of the most prolific symphonists of the period, noted for his particular use of the orchestra. His works in this genre are mostly four movement, and in his numerous concertos he was able to exploit the technical capabilities of the instrumental solos. His works include at least 145 symphonies (with as many as another 100 still of possible attribution), 65 concertos (including 45 for keyboard), numerous serenades/divertimentos, three quartets, a piano quintet, three string trios, and five trio sonatas. Much of his music remains to be explored, primarily due to von Schacht’s intervention.