Richter: 3 Sonatas for Flute (Violin), Harpsichord and Cello ad lib.

Description

Franz Xaver Richter is one of the most important representatives of what is known as the Mannheim School, a style that influenced not only Mozart, but also the young Beethoven and even some of the early Romantic composers. The significance of Richter's chamber music in the evolution of the major genres of Viennese classicism deserves to be recognised, showing the way as it does from the Baroque trio sonata to the immediate forerunners of the classical string quartet.

Richter's sonatas for flute, harpsichord obbligato and cello are milestones on that road. These pieces were written in the tradition of J.S. Bach's sonatas with harpsichord obbligato and can bear comparison with the best works of Bach's son Carl Philipp Emanuel.

The pieces may also be performed without the cello if necessary.