The joys of Civil Service! If you really think that being a composer in the 18th and 19th centuries was an easy way to make a living, just ask Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814). Born into a highly musical family in

“No rights reserved” Vanhal, Violin Concerto in B-flat major If you have ever wondered about the competitive nature of the music business in the 18th Century, Johan Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813) would be a good person to ask. He rubbed shoulders

Harp Concerto Sonata for 2 organs in G major During the first half of the nineteenth century, the piano became all the rage as a powerful and expressive concert instrument as well as the parlor instrument par excellence. Technical changes

Cello Concerto in D major, Badley D3 Flute Concerto in G major, Badley G2 Concerto for Oboe and Harpsichord in F major, Badley F1 Leopold Hofmann (1738 – 1793) was an Austrian church musician and composer of instrumental music. His