ZAPPA, F.: Symphonies (Crowning Glory - The Musical Heritage of the Netherlands)

This recording presents newly discovered symphonic music by 18th century The Hague court cellist Francesco Zappa (fl. 1763 – 1788) who lived and worked in The Hague for more than twenty years as a solo cellist, pedagogue and composer. Complementing the symphonies of Zappa, this disc offers a view of orchestral music by other composers active at the court of Willem V in The Hague includingthe court’s Kapellmeister Christian Ernst Graaf (1723 – 1804), the court’s concertmaster Friedrich Schwindl (1737 – 1786), and violin/viola virtuoso Carl Stamitz. The works
by these composers also appear here for the first time on disc.