Josef Myslivecek
4 Trios Vol. 1
Trios 1 und 2 für für Flöte, Violine und Cello
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Josef Myslivecek
4 Trios Vol. 1
Trios 1 und 2 für für Flöte, Violine und Cello
- Instrumentation Flute, Violin and Cello
- Composer Josef Myslivecek
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Edition Kossack
- Order no. KOSSACK20154
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Josef Myslivecek (1737–1781) was one of the most important artists of the 18th-century Czech musical emigration. He was born on March 9, 1737, near Prague, the son of a miller. After completing his studies at the Jesuit seminary, he took over his parents’ business, but after his father’s death, he left it to his brother so that he could devote himself entirely to music. Even then, he devoted himself to music with great dedication, made a name for himself as a violinist, and eventually studied composition. The great success of his six symphonies prompted him to travel to Italy, where he continued the studies he had begun in Prague, arriving in Venice in 1763. Just one year later, he achieved great success with his first opera in Parma, a city that remained loyal to him throughout his life and led him to the court in Naples, where he was called "il divino boemo" (the divine Bohemian). From there, his fame continued to spread. His operas were enthusiastically received in Bologna, Florence, Venice, Turin, Milan, Munich, Vienna, and Rome. His instrumental works were published in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and Offenbach. Myslivecek’s life, though rich in success, was marked by extravagance and profligacy; it ended, however, in infirmity and poverty in Rome in 1781.
Myslivecek also wrote vocal compositions, cantatas, oratorios, symphonies, and instrumental concertos, including two flute concertos and several trios for flute, violin, and cello, as well as for two flutes and cello.
His style is aptly described as "Mozartian," though it should not be overlooked that Mozart was only four years old when Myslivecek’s first work was published.
The two musicians were friends. Mozart assessed his sonatas as follows: "…they are very light and pleasing to the ear…for these are sonatas that are bound to please the public…and cause a sensation."
The source for this new edition of the 4 Trios or Sonatas for Flute, Violin, and Cello was a score published by the Czech publisher Supraphon in 1978. A few obvious errors in the score have been quietly corrected.
Wolfgang Kossack, September 2026
Myslivecek also wrote vocal compositions, cantatas, oratorios, symphonies, and instrumental concertos, including two flute concertos and several trios for flute, violin, and cello, as well as for two flutes and cello.
His style is aptly described as "Mozartian," though it should not be overlooked that Mozart was only four years old when Myslivecek’s first work was published.
The two musicians were friends. Mozart assessed his sonatas as follows: "…they are very light and pleasing to the ear…for these are sonatas that are bound to please the public…and cause a sensation."
The source for this new edition of the 4 Trios or Sonatas for Flute, Violin, and Cello was a score published by the Czech publisher Supraphon in 1978. A few obvious errors in the score have been quietly corrected.
Wolfgang Kossack, September 2026