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Carl Stamitz, born on 7 May 1745 in Mannheim, was the eldest son of Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (1717–1757). His first composition teacher was his father. When the latter died, his teachers were Christian Cannabich, Ignaz Holzbauer and Franz Xaver Richter. In 1762 he joined the famous Mannheim court orchestra as violinist. In 1770 he was drawn to Paris, where he entered the service of the Duke of Noailles. He also appeared in the Concerts Spirituels with his brother Anton, performing works of his own. From Paris, Carl Stamitz went on tours that took him to Vienna, Frankfurt and Strassburg. Successful years in London followed in 1777/78. In 1782/83 he spent in Holland, gave recitals in The Hague and Amsterdam, where works of his were published. Returning to Germany in 1785, he first sought to consolidate his artistic reputation by appearing as a touring virtuoso, mainly on the viola and viola d’amore, and directing “musical academies” in Hamburg, Lübeck, Magdeburg, Leipzig and Berlin. In 1789/90 he was director of the amateur concerts in Kassel. Tired of travelling, he settled as a music teacher at the academy in Jena, after fruitlesssly applying for a post at the Schwerin court. He died poor and in debt in Jena on 9 November 1801. The compositional legacy of Carl Stamitz is great. He wrote some 50 symphonies, 38 concertante symphonies, a genre Mozart took over, some 60 concerti for violin, viola, flute, clarinet, bassoon and basset-horn, as well as a rich and melodically entrancing oeuvre of chamber music which ranges from the quintet to the duo. A good 42 trios by Stamitz are extant in print, almost entirely for the standard formation of 2 violins or flutes and violoncello. Many of these are still rooted in the baroque figured bass tradition, although figures are omitted in the solo passages, where the harmonies flower freely in concertante competition. Stamitz succeeded in scoring his chamber music for alternative instruments, a common contemporary practice. Famous for this are his six quartets op. 8, in which a striking tonal exchange between the horn and viola as well as an alteration of oboe and violin are possible. A similar choice is also found in the present three quartets op. 12. The title of the undated set of parts, which were first printed in Paris ca. 1775, is: TREI / QUARTETTI / CONCERTANTE / Clarinetto o Violino Primo Violino Secondo / Alto e Basso / PAR / CARLO STAMITZ / FILS / Mis au jour / PAR MR HEINA / Gravé par Mlle Fleury / Prix 6h / ŒUVRE XIIE / A PARIS / Chez Mr Heina / Md Bereaut / a Lyon. The passages of the clarinet part specific to the instrument (chalumeau register) were cleverly rewritten in the alternative violin part in such a manner that no change in style can be heard. That edition also contains some obvious mistakes in notation; adjustments of the articulation and dynamic specifications were necessary.
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