(1983) Franz Krommer: Flute & Oboe Concertos Esprit Philippe Chédeville Although a contemporary of Liszt

Although a contemporary of Liszt and Wagner

to be cherished

are sensual without ever turning to sentimentality

its symphonic and epic scope cannot be overlooked

It is a story filled with light that will appeal to the whole family

(1983) Franz Krommer: Flute & Oboe Concertos Esprit Philippe Chédeville Although a contemporary of LisztBorn in Moravia in 1759, Franz Krommer was trained as a violinist and organist. Relatively late in his carrier, in 1975, he settled in Vienna as a violin teacher, but he quickly earned a reputation as a composer, which is evident by the large number of his works published at the time. In 1815 he became Kammertrhter to Franz I; this rather vague function obliged him to accompany the emperor on trips to Italy and France where many musical honors were