Antonín Kammel (1730-1784) - Sonata I in D Major (1766)

Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám Antonín Kammel! 🎻🎹 Composer: Antonín Kammel (1730-1784) Work: Sonata I in D Major, Op.1 (1766) Performers: Paul Luchkow (violin); Sam Stadlen (Viola da Gamba); Michael Jarvis (Fortepiano) Sonata I in D Major 1. Andante 0:00 2. Allegro 7:35 Painting: David Allan (1744-1796) - James Erskine, Lord Alva (1722-1796) and his family HD image: Painting: Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) - Portrait of a musician, probably Antonín Kammel HD image: Further info: Listen free: No available --- Antonín Kammel [Kamel, Kammell, Kamml, Khaml, Cammell] (Běleč, bap. 21 April 1730 - London, 5 October 1784) Bohemian composer and violinist. Born on the Wallenstein estate, he attended the Patris Piares College in Slaný before moving to Prague to attend university in law beginning in 1751. When he decided to dedicate his life to music, he was sent by Count Vincent of Waldstein to Padua to study with Giuseppe Tartini. By 1765 he had made London his residence, performing frequently as a musician in the royal chambers with colleagues Carl Friedrich Abel and Johann Christian Bach. He frequently toured England as a soloist, and he had a reputation for performing adagios in a fine, sensitive manner. He composed exclusively instrumental works, mostly for strings: violin sonatas, duos, string trios, quartets and violin concertos, as well as sinfonias and divertimentos, where he also used wind instruments. In his time he was a very successful composer, as is indicated by the number of works he published and their numerous re-editions. Most of his works were published between 1770 and 1777 in London, Paris, Amsterdam, The Hague and Berlin.