The Scenic Route: Swept Under the Rug — Joseph Wölfl and Anton Eberl

There are composers from the classical era who are so obscured in the shadows of Beethoven and Mozart that their contributions are barely recognized. Just recently some major recording projects have emerged that reveal the merits -- and some limitations, but not as many as one might think, given the received wisdom about the era -- of two significant individuals from around 1800 who played key roles in the rise of romanticism; Joseph Wölfl (1773-1812) and Anton Eberl (1765-1807). Their names ...

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