Gossec: Symphonies London Mozart Players & Matthias Bamert

• François-Joseph Gossec (1734 - 1829): Symphony in F Major, Op. 12 No. 6, RH 40:
• 1 Gossec: Symphony in F Major, Op. 12 No. 6, RH 40: I. Allegro molto 05:55
• 2 Gossec: Symphony in F Major, Op. 12 No. 6, RH 40: II. Andantino allegretto 04:45
• 3 Gossec: Symphony in F Major, Op. 12 No. 6, RH 40: III. Poco presto 04:25
• Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 2, RH 16:
• 4 Gossec: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 2, RH 16: I. Allegro moderato 04:55
• 5 Gossec: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 2, RH 16: II. Romanza. Andante 01:47
• 6 Gossec: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 2, RH 16: III. Minuetto & Trio 02:01
• 7 Gossec: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 2, RH 16: IV. Presto 04:24
• Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 5, RH 39:
• 8 Gossec: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 5, RH 39: I. Lamentabile - Presto con furia 05:06
• 9 Gossec: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 5, RH 39: II. Andante moderato 04:34
• 10 Gossec: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 5, RH 39: III. Allegro 03:25
• Symphony in D Major, Op. 5 No. 3, RH 17, "Pastorella":
• 11 Gossec: Symphony in D Major, Op. 5 No. 3, RH 17, "Pastorella": I. Adagio lento - Allegro 04:30
• 12 Gossec: Symphony in D Major, Op. 5 No. 3, RH 17, "Pastorella": II. Adagio 03:06
• 13 Gossec: Symphony in D Major, Op. 5 No. 3, RH 17, "Pastorella": III. Minuetto & Trio 02:15
• 14 Gossec: Symphony in D Major, Op. 5 No. 3, RH 17, "Pastorella": IV. Allegro 03:23
• Symphony in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1, RH 35:
• 15 Gossec: Symphony in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1, RH 35: I. Allegro 05:02
• 16 Gossec: Symphony in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1, RH 35: II. Andante un poco allegretto 04:24
• 17 Gossec: Symphony in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1, RH 35: III. Presto 02:50
• Total Runtime 01:06:47

Info for Gossec: Symphonies

François-Joseph Gossec was born on 17 January 1734 (two years after Haydn) at Vergnies in the Netherlands province of Hainault, and died on 16 February 1829 (two months after Schubert) at Passy, near Paris; his Walloon peasant family name had numerous different spellings, ranging from Gaussé to Gossez via Gossec. His musical aptitude was recognized early, and when he was about six he was sent to the collegiate church at Walcourt, near Charleroi. Soon after this his name is listed as a singer in the chapel of St Aldegonde in Maubeuge, and while there he joined the chapel of St Pierre and studied violin, harpsichord, harmony and counterpoint with Jean Vanderleben. In 1749 he was admitted as a chorister in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Antwerp, where he continued his musical studies with André- Joseph Blavier.

Early in 1751 he went to Paris, armed with a letter of introduction to the great Jean-Philippe Rameau, who was then director of the private orchestra maintained by the fermier-général Le Riche de la Pouplinière, a wealthy patron of the arts.

Gossec joined the orchestra as a violinist, and became acquainted with the works of the Mannheim school through Johann Stamitz, who took over the direction of the orchestra from Rameau in 1754. Gossec succeeded Stamitz as director a year later, and after la Pouplinière’s death in 1762 became director of music at the private theatre of Louis- Joseph de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, at Chantilly, and remained there for eight years. In 1769 he founded the Concert des amateurs, which quickly acquired a reputation as one of the best orchestras in Europe and made a feature of commissioning new works and introducing distinguished guest artists. ...

London Mozart Players
Matthias Bamert, conductor

The London Mozart Players
is Britain’s longest-established chamber orchestra. Founded in 1949 by Harry Blech (now the orchestra’s Conductor Laureate), the London Mozart Players has a worldwide reputation for its outstanding and insightful performances and recordings of its core repertoire – the music of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven plus other composers of the late- eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. The London Mozart Players also regularly plays music of this century and has commissioned and given the first performances of many works by British composers. Since 1993 Matthias Bamert has been the orchestra’s Music Director and Howard Shelley is Principal Guest Conductor.

Matthias Bamert
Bamert’s reputation in the big, romantic repertoire, his championship of new music and innovative programming have garnered international praise. He has been Director of the prestigious Luzern Festival since 1992 and Music Director of the London Mozart Players since 1993. Matthias Bamert’s conducting career began as an apprentice to George Szell and later as Leopold Stokowski’s assistant. Posts have included Resident Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, Music Director of the Swiss Radio Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He works regularly with the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia and the BBC Symphony and appears each year at the Proms. A busy schedule of international guest engagements takes him to Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and the Far East.

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