The project: An orchestral concert series on period instruments presenting a revival of mostly forgotten but great composers from the time after Bach and throughout the life of Mozart.
How to donate
This year, we have an interesting concert series in the works entitled "The Rise of Classicism." We want to explore the rise of the Classical style between 1730-1800 which culminated in composers such as Mozart, Haydn,
The project: An orchestral concert series on period instruments presenting a revival of mostly forgotten but great composers from the time after Bach and throughout the life of Mozart.
This year, we have an interesting concert series in the works entitled "The Rise of Classicism." We want to explore the rise of the Classical style between 1730-1800 which culminated in composers such as Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, but through the lens of more obscure composers who, while highly regarded in their times, are mostly forgotten today.
This includes famous German opera composers in Dresden and Berlin (Hasse, C.H. Graun), composers associated with the Mannheim Court Orchestra (The Stamitz family, Christian Cannabich, Johann Baptist Wendling, Ignaz Holzbauer), and Johann Christian Bach, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, who had a successful career in London.
Although not performed much today, this music is interesting, vibrant, and extremely enjoyable! For this reason, we think it deserves revival.
We need some assistance helping to make our concerts a reality. Already, we have confirmed concert dates in the Hague (beginning in November 2017), but additional funds could help us plan more concerts in other venues and other cities. As well, it would help us cover our production costs, which include venue rental, instrument transport, travel costs, and compensation of musicians.
Check out the rewards available! We would love to offer up our concerts to international audiences, so we will create internet livestreams of our events for select backers!
The Group
My name is Anders Muskens, and I am a Canadian fortepianist and harpsichordist living in the Hague. I am the founder and kapellmeister of Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester (DNMO), an early music orchestra specializing in the historical performance of galante, Classical, and Early Romantic repertoire on period instruments. Myself and vice-kapellmeister Beniamino Paganini lead the orchestra from the harpsichord or fortepiano.
We were inspired by the fame and prowess of the Mannheim Court Orchestra in the second half of the 18th century, believed by many such as Mozart and Burney to be the finest in Europe at the time.
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Thanks!
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We look forwards to seeing you at our concerts!
