¡Knecht: Le Portrait musical de la nature / Philidor: Overtures
¡Christian Benda (conductor), Torino Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Sinfonia
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[Machine Translation] Born in Biberach in 1752, Knecht initially studied organ and other keyboard instruments, violin, and singing. He had various activities in Weimar and Stuttgart, and finally returned to his birthplace as an orchestra director, a position he held for the rest of his life. He was also a gifted organist, and wrote a piece on the same theme of "nature," but it is probably this "Rural Symphony," a musical depiction of nature, that has kept his name above all else. The existence of this piece itself is sometimes added as an extra when Beethoven's "Rural Symphony" is mentioned, but it is rare to have a chance to hear the actual piece. For such fans, this is the one for you. The titles of each movement are exactly Beethoven's own. Although the power of "Storm" is a little lacking, it is certainly interesting in its own right. How was the relationship between Beethoven and Knecht? I will leave this to your imagination. In the margin is a collection of overtures by Philidor, a composer of the same period.
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