Musical Dynasties
With Richard Baker. In a quiet corner of 18th-century Bohemia, the Bendas turned music into a small family business. Frantisek Benda numbered
Frederick the Great among his customers, while his brother Jiri perfected the melodrama and influenced Beethoven and Weber.
Including excerpts from:
Frantisek Benda Symphony in C
Slovak CO, conductor Bohdan Warchal
Frantisek Benda Flute Sonata in E minor Barthold Kuijken, Wieland Kuijken (cello),
Bob van Asperen (harpsichord) Jiri Benda Song selection Emma Kirkby (soprano),
Timothy Roberts (fortepiano) Jiri Benda Sinfonia No 5 in G
Prague CO, conductor Christian Benda
SOUNDING THE CENTURY