Antonio Rosetti
Francesco Antonio Rosetti (c. 1750–June 30, 1792, born Franz Anton Rösler, changed to Italianate form by 1773) was a classical era composer and double bass player, and was a contemporary of Haydn and Mozart. The occasional disambiguation with a supposed, but non-existent, "Antonio Rosetti born 1744 in Milan," is due to an error by Ernst Ludwig Gerber in a later edition of his Tonkünstler-Lexikon[1] having mistaken Rosetti for an Italian in the first edition of his own Lexikon, and therefore including Rosetti twice - once as an Italian, once as a German-Czech.[2]
Rosetti was born around 1750 in Litoměřice, a town in Northern Bohemia, and was originally called Franz Anton Rösler. He is believed to have received early musical training from the Jesuits. In 1773 Rosetti left this native country and joined the Hofkapelle of Prince von Öttingen-Wallerstein, whom he served for sixteen years, before becoming Kapellmeister to the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1789. In 1777, he married Rosina Neher, with whom he had three daughters. In 1781 he was granted leave to spend five months in Paris. Many of the finest ensembles in the city performed his works. Rosetti arranged for his music to be published, including a set of six symphonies published in 1782. He returned to his post, assured of recognition as an accomplished composer. He died only half a year after Mozart on June 30, 1792.
Rosetti wrote a great deal of music, including many symphonies, concertos and vocal works. He is perhaps best known today for his horn concertos, which Mozart scholar H. C. Robbins Landon suggests (in The Mozart Companion) may have been a model for Mozart's four horn concerti. Rosetti is also known for writing the Requiem (1776) which was played at a memorial for Mozart in December 1791.
There is difficulty in attributing some music to Rosetti, since there were a couple of other composers with similar names at the same time, including Franciscus Xaverius Antonius Rössler.
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[edit] Incomplete works list
Available recordings are listed.
[edit] Symphonies
| Catalog Numbers | Name | Key | Recordings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | Kaul | |||
| A1 | I:8 | Symphony | C major | |
| A5 | I:6 | Symphony | C major | |
| A6 | I:11 | Symphony | C major | Tacet 1999 |
| A8 | I:26 | Symphony | C major | Arte Nova 2000 / RBM 1997 |
| A9 | I:21 | Symphony | C major | Chandos 1997 |
| A10 | I:3 | Symphony | D major | |
| A12 | I:12 | Symphony | D major | Chandos 1997 |
| A13 | I:30 | Symphony | D major | Teldec 1997 |
| A14 | I:29 | Symphony | D major | MDG 2001 |
| A15 | I:33 | Symphony | D major | |
| A16 | I:7 | Symphony | D major | |
| A17 | I:15 | Symphony | D major | |
| A19 | I:13 | Symphony | D major | Tacet 1999 |
| A20 | I:18 | Symphony "La Chasse" | D major | MDG 2003 |
| A21 | I:20 | Symphony | D major | MDG 2001 / Arte Nova 2000 |
| A22 | I:28 | Symphony | D major | MDG 2003 |
| A23 | I:5 | Symphony | E flat major | |
| A27 | I:32 | Symphony | E flat major | Arte Nova 2000 / Teldec 1995 |
| A28 | I:23 | Symphony | E flat major (notated as D sharp!) | Teldec 1995 |
| A29 | I:9 | Symphony | E flat major | RBM 1997 |
| A32 | I:10 + I:55 | Symphony | F major | |
| A33 | I:24 | Symphony | F major | Chandos 1997 |
| A39 | I:16 | Symphony | G major | CPO 2005 |
| A40 | I:22 | Symphony | G major | Chandos 1997 |
| A41 | I:44 | Symphony | G major | |
| A42 | I:27 | Symphony | G minor | Arte Nova 2000 / Teldec 1995 / K&K 2006 / RBM 1994 |
| A43 | I:19 | Symphony | B flat major | MDG 2003 |
| A45 | I:14 | Symphony | B flat major | CPO 2005 |
| A48 | I:31 ? | Symphony | B flat major | RBM 1997 |
| A49 | I:25 | Symphony | B flat major | Teldec 1995 |
[edit] Wind ensembles
| Catalog Numbers | Name | Key | Recordings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | Kaul | |||
| B1 | II:9 | Partita | D major | CPO 2004 |
| B2 | II:10 | Partita | D major | |
| B3 | II:8 | Partita | D major | CPO 2004 |
| B4 | II:11 | Partita | D major | CPO 2004 |
| B5 | II:14 | Partita | D major | CPO 2004 |
| B6 | II:17 | Quintet | E flat major | |
| B7 | II:20 | Partita | E flat major | |
| B11 | II:1 | Partita | E flat major | |
| B16 | ? | Partita | E flat major | Classico 2006 |
| B17 | - | Quartet | E flat major | Classico 2006 |
| B18 | II:13 | Partita | F major | Classico 2006 |
| B19 | II:16 | Partita | F major | |
| B20 | II:15 | Partita | F major | CPO 2004 |
| B21 | ? | Partita | F major | |
| B22 | II:2 | Sextet | B flat major | Classico 2006 |
| B24 | II:19 + II:21 | Sextet | D major | |
| B26 | - | Sextet | E flat major | |
| B27 | I:58 | Notturno | E flat major | CPO 2003 |
[edit] Concertos
| Catalog Numbers | Name | Key | Recordings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | Kaul | |||
| C2 | III:1 | Piano Concerto | G major | Tacet 1999 |
| C3 | III:2 | Piano Concerto | G major | Tacet 1999 |
| C5 | III:8 | Violin Concerto | C major | |
| C6 | III:9 | Violin Concerto | D major | CPO 2005 |
| C9 | III:5 | Violin Concerto | D minor | CPO 2005 |
| C11 | III:4 | Violin Concerto | F major | |
| C14 | I:36 | Symphonie Concertante | D major | MDG 2001 |
| C15 | - | Viola Concerto | G major | |
| C16 | III:14 | Flute Concerto | C major | Orfeo 2003 |
| C17 | III:16 | Flute Concerto | D major | |
| C18 | III:12 | Flute Concerto | D major | |
| C19 | - | Flute Concerto | E flat major | Naxos 2008 |
| C20 | III:18 | Flute Concerto | E flat major | |
| C21 | III:20 | Flute Concerto | F major | Orfeo 2003 |
| C22 | III:13 | Flute Concerto | G major | Orfeo 2003 |
| C23 | III:11 | Flute Concerto | G major | |
| C25 | III:17 | Flute Concerto | G major | Orfeo 2003 |
| C27 | III:22 | Flute Concerto | G major | |
| C28 | III:21 | Flute Concerto | G major | MDG 2003 |
| C30 | III:27 | Oboe Concerto | C major | |
| C31 | III:29 | Oboe Concerto | C major | CPO 1991 |
| C33 | III:28 | Oboe Concerto | D major | CPO 1991 |
| C34 | III:3 | Oboe Concerto | F major | CPO 1991, Naxos 2002 |
| C36 | III:30 | Oboe Concerto | G major | MDG 2001 |
| C37 | III:25 | Oboe Concerto | G major | |
| C38 | III:43 | Horn Concerto | D minor | Hanssler 2001, Teldec 1994, Nimbus 1988, Rosa 1998 |
| C39 | - | Horn Concerto | D minor | |
| C40 | III:35 | Horn Concerto | E flat major | Arte Nova 2002 |
| C41 | III:39 | Horn Concerto | E flat major | Zuk 2005 |
| C42 | III:41 | Horn Concerto | E flat major | |
| C43 | - | Horn Concerto | E flat major | Arte Nova 2002 |
| C44 | III:48 | Horn Concerto (lost) | E flat major | |
| C45 | III:46 | Horn Concerto (lost) | E flat major | |
| C46 | III:47 | Horn Concerto (lost) | E flat major | |
| C47 | III:40 | Horn Concerto | E flat major | Arte Nova 2002 |
| C48 | III:37 | Horn Concerto | E flat major | |
| C49 | III:36 | Horn Concerto | E flat major | Hanssler 2001, Rosa 1998 |
| C50 | III:44 | Horn Concerto | E major | |
| C51 | III:42 | Horn Concerto | E major | Hanssler 2001, Rosa 1998 |
| C52 | III:45 | Horn Concerto | E flat major | Arte Nova 2002 |
| C53 | III:38 | Horn Concerto | F major | Hanssler 2001, Rosa 1998 |
| C54 | - | Horn Concerto | E flat major | |
| C55 | III:54 | Concerto for 2 Horns | E flat major | Naxos 1991 |
| C56 | - | Concerto for 2 Horns | E flat major | CPO 2003 |
| C57 | III:53 | Concerto for 2 Horns | E flat major | CPO 2003 |
| C58 | III:51 | Concerto for 2 Horns | E major | CPO 2003 |
| C59 | III:50 | Concerto for 2 Horns (lost) | E major | |
| C60 | III:52 | Concerto for 2 Horns | E major and F major | CPO 1999 |
| C61 | III:49 | Concerto for 2 Horns | F major | Naxos 1991 |
| C62 | III:55 | Clarinet Concerto | E flat major | CPO 1999 |
| C63 | III:57 | Clarinet Concerto | E flat major | CPO 1999 |
| C68 | III:64 | Bassoon Concerto | E flat major | |
| C69 | III:60 | Bassoon Concerto | B flat major | CPO 2003, Naxos 2003 |
| C73 | III:61 | Bassoon Concerto | B flat major | CPO 2003, Naxos 2003 |
| C74 | III:62 | Bassoon Concerto | B flat major | CPO 2003, Naxos 2003, Hungaroton 2006 |
| C75 | III:63 | Bassoon Concerto | F major | CPO 2003, Naxos 2003 |
[edit] Chamber music
| Catalog Numbers | Name | Key | Recordings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | Kaul | |||
| D6 | IV:1.1 | String Quartet Op 2/1 | A major | |
| D7 | IV:1.2 | String Quartet Op 2/2 | C major | |
| D8 | IV:1.3 | String Quartet Op 2/3 | E flat major | |
| D9 | IV:2.1 | String Quartet Op 6/1 | A major | CPO 1995 |
| D10 | IV:2.2 | String Quartet Op 6/2 | E flat major | CPO 1995 |
| D11 | IV:2.3 | String Quartet Op 6/3 | B flat major | CPO 1995 |
| D12 | IV:2.4 | String Quartet Op 6/4 | C minor | CPO 1995 |
| D13 | IV:2.5 | String Quartet Op 6/5 | D major | CPO 1995 |
| D14 | IV:2.6 | String Quartet Op 6/6 | F major | CPO 1995 |
| D15 | IV:4.1 | String Quartet | A major | |
| D16 | IV:4.2 | Flute Quartet | G major | |
| D17 | IV:4.3 | String Quartet | F major | |
| D18 | IV:3 | Bassoon Quartet | B flat major | |
| D19 | IV:13.1 | Violin Sonata | D major | Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002 |
| D20 | IV:13.2 | Violin Sonata | E flat major | Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002 |
| D21 | IV:13.3 | Violin Sonata | B flat major | Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002 |
| D22 | IV:13.4 | Violin Sonata | G major | Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002 |
| D23 | IV:13.5 | Violin Sonata | B flat major | Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002 |
| D24 | IV:13.6 | Violin Sonata | C major | Supraphon 2000, Naxos 2002 |
| D29 | IV:8.1 | Piano Trio | C major | |
| D30 | IV:8.2 | Piano Trio | E flat major | |
| D31 | IV:8.3 | Piano Trio | D major | |
| D32 | IV:8.4 | Piano Trio | D major | |
| D33 | IV:8.5 | Piano Trio | A major | |
| D34 | IV:8.6 | Piano Trio | C major | |
| D38 | IV:9.4 | Piano Trio | C major | |
Note: The recordings of D19 through D24 above are arrangements for harp.
[edit] Piano
E1 Piano Sonata in F major
E2 Piano Sonata in G major
E3 Piano Sonata in B major
E4 Piano Sonata in F major
E5-62 Piano Pieces
[edit] Vocal works
Rosetti also composed a significant number of vocal and choral works, particularly in the last few years of his life. Among these are German oratorios including Der sterbende Jesu and Jesus in Gethsemane (1790) and a German Hallelujah.[3]
| Catalog Numbers | Name | Date | Recordings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | Kaul | |||
| F86-F89 | Salve Regina | CPO 2006 | ||
| G1 | Oratorio »Der sterbende Jesu« | |||
| G2 | German Oratorio "Jesus in Gethsemane" | 1790 | CPO 2006 cond. Johannes Moesus | |
| G7 | German Cantata "Hallelujah" | CPO 2006 | ||
| F86-F89 | Salve Regina | CPO 2006 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Ernst Ludwig Gerbers, Neues historisch- biographisches Lexikon der Tonkunstler (4 vols, Leipzig: Breitkopf, 1790-92), 1750 DIED: Ludwigslust, June 30, 1792 Antonio Rosetti--not to be confused with Antonio Rosetti (1744-after 1780)-- was born north of Prague in the Vltava town now called Litomeríce of German stock and baptized Franz Anton Rösler (not to ...
- ^ Music and letters Arthur Henry Fox Strangways, JSTOR (Organization), Project Muse - 1977 "lexicographer has mistaken the Italian Antonio Rosetti for the Bohemian composer .' Gerber himself made this error ... first edition of his Tonkunstler-Lexikon, where he identified the Wallerstein Rosetti as 'born in Milan around 1744' :
- ^ Howard E. Smither A history of the oratorio 1977- Page 368 "Among these composers are J. W. Hertel, who set Tode's seven-part lyric Passion, one part of which is Jesus in Gethsemane (1780), set separately as a lyric oratorio by both E. W. Wolf (1788-89) and A. Rosetti (1790). ..."
- H.C. Robbins Landon, "The Concertos: (2) Their Musical Origin and Development," in H.C. Robbins Landon and Donald Mitchell, eds., The Mozart Companion, NY: Norton, 1956, p. 277. ISBN 0-393-00499-6.
- Sterling E. Murray. "Antonio Rosetti", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed February 5, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
[edit] External links
- Homepage of the Internationale Rosetti Gesellschaft (in German)
- A biography of Rosetti (in English) at Mozartforum.com
- A shorter biography (in English) at Bach-Cantatas.com
- Horn Concertos of Rosetti at Robert Ostermeyer Musikedition
- Extensive information (in German) Including complete list of works, at Klassika.info
- Free scores by Antonio Rosetti at the International Music Score Library Project
