WIND QUINTET in G minor, Op.56 No.2 (score & parts)

"Franz Danzi (1763-1826) was born near and grew up in Mannheim. Danzi studied cello with his father and composition with Abt Vogler before he joined the famous Mannheim orchestra of the Elector in 1778. His career spanned the transition from the late Classical to the early Romantic styles. Danzi knew Mozart and mentored Carl Maria von Weber. In 1783, Danzi succeeded his father as one of the conductors of Elector’s orchestra. He eventually rose to the position of Kapellmeister at the courts in Munich and later Stuttgart.
He was a prolific composer who wrote works in virtually every genre. Danzi's chamber music includes sextets, quintets, quartets and trios, some for strings, some for wind instruments and some for a combination of the two. These works are generally in a style that reflects his own early experience in Mannheim.
The Wind Quintet Op.56 No.2 in g minor is the second of a set of three such works. Very few composers had written wind quintets before him. Anton Reicha published his first set of six in 1817. They turned out to be tremendously popular. Danzi followed suit with his Op.56 in 1821 dedicating them to Reicha who was then living in Paris. Danzi with an eye for the marketplace lavished his gift for attractive melodies upon these works. But unlike Reicha whose parts often demanded players of a very high technical calibre, Danzi’s were written for Everyman and are technically undemanding. But he did follow Reicha’s practice of treating all of the voices as equals. The opening Allegretto starts off with some hesitation before the charming main theme is brought forth by responsion. The following Andante is peaceful and a bit dreamy. The Menuetto is quite interesting, being accented on the second and third beats, it has a lopsided quality. The main theme to the exciting finale, Allegretto, is played over an pulsing accompaniment."

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